prichard
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I have a porter cable pancake that I run my framing nailer on, but it's a load on that. Since I'm building a house I thought I'd either see how well it keeps up or run off both in parallel.
Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck
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I've run a framing nailer off my 10 gallon / 2.5 hp. The compressor doesn't turn on excessively. I doubt you would need to run parallel.
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Actually we have a lot of HF stuff and none of it sucks in my view/experience. Yes it is often cheap in the check out line and the same way in usage but I have no complaint except their marketing triggers my tool buy binge. 
We are 20+ minutes away from town and it is good to get back going without making a trip to town plus it is often late or weekends. I can not bring myself to grind on a wrench for a special application but grinding on the HF stuff is exciting.
We are 20+ minutes away from town and it is good to get back going without making a trip to town plus it is often late or weekends. I can not bring myself to grind on a wrench for a special application but grinding on the HF stuff is exciting.
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And for $7 you can get it delivered.
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I have the older version of that 8gal compressor and have ran 2 framing nailers at the same time. Just last year it was running 3 roofing nailers at once when a roofers gas powered compressor went down early in the job. They laughed at first but were impressed by the end of the day.
prichard
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Thanks all for the compressor reviews.
Any one tried this 1-1/8 in. SDS Variable Speed Pro Rotary Hammer Kit
I have limited need for one so I have a hard time justifying a $300 expenditure on a "real" one.
Any one tried this 1-1/8 in. SDS Variable Speed Pro Rotary Hammer Kit
I have limited need for one so I have a hard time justifying a $300 expenditure on a "real" one.
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Very slowly. The last time I ordered something from them (before we had a store nearby) it took over 2 weeks to get here.
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Somewhere I read - maybe here? - that HF has a great rate from UPS because UPS parks a trailer at HF's central warehouse and doesn't come to get it until its full.
That would be a real cost savings to UPS if they avoid sending out multiple little trucks every day to pick up / scan / transport HF's shipments.
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God Bless!
I wanted to make sure everyone knew about this too:
Medscape: Medscape Access
Safety and Health Topics | Methylene Chloride - Hazard Recognition | Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Why is methylene chloride, dangerous chemical in common paint strippers, still on the market? - CBS News
It's one of the VOCs I was exposed to in college working summers at Eastman Kodak that caused permanent eye and skin damage.
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I looked at the first of your links.
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"Wynne's death was at least the third that has come to light since the EPA proposed banning the chemical. He was using the product Goof Off, according to his family.
"Kevin Hartley, a 21-year-old from Nashville, died while refinishing a bathtub in April 2017. He was using a commercial product called White Lightning Low Odor Stripper.
"In June, a worker stripping a bathtub with Jasco Premium Paint & Epoxy Remover in Huntington Park, CA, died from methylene chloride poisoning. The man wasn't wearing a respirator
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Wow. I didn't realize Goof Off and Jasco Premium Remover contained MEK. I don't recall seeing that on their labels.