Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

Rock Crawler · Oct 27, 2018

Citydude said:
What isle are the T-50 staples on?

Go straight back to the back wall, make a right and top the end if the tarps that are on the back wall on your right. Stop at the end if the tarps, turn 90 degrees to tie right, your looking at the "clearance" end cap if isle 12. There you'll see the rivets, the nails and the staples as well as some others.

I actually stop at my local HF at least 4 days a week and spend an hour looking at stuff. I now have a stack of 27 free tarps, 10 of the tape measures and 8 of the magnet strips. The employees know me by name, the regional manager is there every Tuesday and comes out and walks with me most of the days that he's there..... I have a real problem....

Citydude · Oct 27, 2018

Rock Crawler said:
Go straight back to the back wall, make a right and top the end if the tarps that are on the back wall on your right. Stop at the end if the tarps, turn 90 degrees to tie right, your looking at the "clearance" end cap if isle 12. There you'll see the rivets, the nails and the staples as well as some others.

I actually stop at my local HF at least 4 days a week and spend an hour looking at stuff. I now have a stack of 27 free tarps, 10 of the tape measures and 8 of the magnet strips. The employees know me by name, the regional manager is there every Tuesday and comes out and walks with me most of the days that he's there..... I have a real problem....

We all have a problem. That's why we're here on this forum....

newbury · Oct 27, 2018

Rock Crawler said:
Multi process... but no AC Tig, so no aluminum. Personally, I wouldn't buy one that didn't offer the option to also do aluminum. I've never welded aluminum, but my next machine will have that ability so that if I want to teach myself aluminum, I can.

Can you point us to such a machine? One that does multi process (mig, tig, stick) with AC TIG at 200 amps and is a good brand name and comes in for about $650?

Rock Crawler · Oct 27, 2018

newbury said:
Can you point us to such a machine? One that does multi process (mig, tig, stick) with AC TIG at 200 amps and is a good brand name and comes in for about $650?

There is none at $650, add another $1200 or so to that, and your in the ballpark.

I already have a $1600 Thermal Dynamics / Thermal Arc that doesn't do aluminum. I'll never make that mistake again.

Diggin It · Oct 27, 2018

I'd suggest a tarp intervention at least. I have 3 or 4 and think that's too many. Maybe you should start on the moving blankets and work on a padded room.

Rock Crawler · Oct 27, 2018

Diggin It said:
I'd suggest a tarp intervention at least. I have 3 or 4 and think that's too many. Maybe you should start on the moving blankets and work on a padded room.

My problems run deep.

Rock Crawler · Oct 27, 2018

But honestly, i have a mental problem that tells me that i must stock many of everything. I can't buy less than 3 of an item that is a consumable. Sometimes 6. I can't control it. I'd the stores run out of what you need during the zombie apocalypse, it's okay. I've likely got 10.