Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[jack707]

I have to drive there today and but some step drill bits.

 

[LittleBill21]

1/4 in. Cut-Off Wheel Arbor for Die Grinder 93389

Utter Junk, spent 2 days trying to get a die grinder cut off setup going for a cast iron pipe cut in a wall, after buying a Weiler bit, everything went flawless, the bit was so bent it burnt out the first die grinder in 4 minutes from the vibration

 

[IslandTractor]

I used to drive an hour plus each way to HF and always came home with so many cheap "steals" that I would forget that I'd even bought them within a week or so. Since an HF opened 15 minutes away my purchases have been far fewer in total but I now buy things like sandpaper from them that I never did before. It's no longer such a toy store and competes for my business with the local True Value hardware franchise and Lowe's/HD.

It's kind of like turning 21 and no longer needing to think of getting beer as an exciting illicit adventure.

 

[jack707]

Went in today to buy 1 step drill bit and bought other tools I needed final bill 43 bucks!!!!.

 

[DFB]

I used to drive an hour plus each way to HF and always came home with so many cheap "steals" that I would forget that I'd even bought them within a week or so. Since an HF opened 15 minutes away my purchases have been far fewer in total but I now buy things like sandpaper from them that I never did before. It's no longer such a toy store and competes for my business with the local True Value hardware franchise and Lowe's/HD.

It's kind of like turning 21 and no longer needing to think of getting beer as an exciting illicit adventure.

Sigh...the thrill is gone :confused2:

Except for those few odd times a one off cheap tool purchase gets you out a jam

After a while you just do hate realizing you did waste money on something that was utter junk


I used one the 1/2 impact extension at work the other day changing a Cat 1 pin on the rototiller out in the field...after a couple of impact raps using my Milwaukee 2763 the bar fell right off the hog ring anvil

Overall you have to love Harbor Frieght stores at least to look and compare (how else would you know what is better hey )

I am sooo really wanting to use their 2 18v cordless impacts driver and wrench just to see how well they perform. Real Tool was supposed to run a comparison with them and similar Ryobi tools...didn't happen yet don't think it ever will either

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Sigh...the thrill is gone :confused2:

Except for those few odd times a one off cheap tool purchase gets you out a jam

After a while you just do hate realizing you did waste money on something that was utter junk


I used one the 1/2 impact extension at work the other day changing a Cat 1 pin on the rototiller out in the field...after a couple of impact raps using my Milwaukee 2763 the bar fell right off the hog ring anvil

Overall you have to love Harbor Frieght stores at least to look and compare (how else would you know what is better hey )

I am sooo really wanting to use their 2 18v cordless impacts driver and wrench just to see how well they perform. Real Tool was supposed to run a comparison with them and similar Ryobi tools...didn't happen yet don't think it ever will either

DFB, I think you may have a cordless impact driver obsession! Lol. :drink:

 

[DFB]

DFB, I think you may have a cordless impact driver obsession! Lol. :drink:

I do...I'm getting too old to want to bust my nuts using breaker bars anymore! :drink:

 

[CreekyB]

I need to get some cordless impact drivers. I have a few of the screw ones. I have a 1/2" dewalt corded but it has the same problem that my air tools have. Limited to how much cord/hose I have on hand.

 

[IslandTractor]

I need to get some cordless impact drivers. I have a few of the screw ones. I have a 1/2" dewalt corded but it has the same problem that my air tools have. Limited to how much cord/hose I have on hand.

I personally wouldn't buy an HF battery tool because they haven't discovered lithium batteries yet (last time I looked). I buy lots of tools from HF but swear by Makita for battery powered tools. My LXT tools are truly pro level and I still have a functioning NiCad drill from about 1980. Great tools.

 

[CreekyB]

I personally wouldn't buy an HF battery tool because they haven't discovered lithium batteries yet (last time I looked). I buy lots of tools from HF but swear by Makita for battery powered tools. My LXT tools are truly pro level and I still have a functioning NiCad drill from about 1980. Great tools.

I tend to not buy anything battery or electric powered from HF. I love that place, but there are just some of their products that I do not buy. I have bought some smaller electric stuff from them and they just do not stand up to any kind of daily use. One thing that surprised me was a demolition hammer from them. It was cheaper than the one week rental for a big bosch and it did everything I wanted it to. Over the years I have abused it, loaned it out to be abused and it still works. I have had to put different cords on it. But other than that it had broke a lot of concrete and peeled a lot of tile off floors.

All of my cordless stuff is either Rigid, Milwaukee or Snapon, I might have a Makita still around here or there but for the most part stopped buying them when they had that long stagnation period of no new development. Any of them can only be rebrushed a few times, if even that nowdays.

I keep wanting to get on the Snapon truck when it comes around to get a 3/8 and or 1/2 cordless impact but I have to stay off that truck. I no longer make my living with my tools and just cannot justify that kind of money going out the door for intermittent weekend use.