Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[AchingBack]

I bought this flooring tool to use in gardening. Today I was using it to grub out young black berry starts, and some annual thistles, and hemlock. It is extremely sharp, and easy to keep it so. I converted and old eyeglass pouch to use as a holster. It is an incredible value.
8" Linoleum Knife

 

[California]

I bought this flooring tool to use in gardening. Today I was using it to grub out young black berry starts, and some annual thistles, and hemlock. It is extremely sharp, and easy to keep it so. I converted an old eyeglass pouch to use as a holster. It is an incredible value.
8" Linoleum Knife

Those are handy. I drove one into a piece of conduit to make a long handle cleanout tool, to cut out blackberry bush runners that get snarled up in my rototiller. Now I can reach in from either side, clear to the center. I carry the tool strapped down on top of the rototiller, so I always have it handy.

I like the idea of an eyeglasses pouch for a holster!

 

[dragoneggs]

Those are handy. I drove one into a piece of conduit to make a long handle cleanout tool, to cut out blackberry bush runners that get snarled up in my rototiller. Now I can reach in from either side, clear to the center. I carry the tool strapped down on top of the rototiller, so I always have it handy.

I like the idea of an eyeglasses pouch for a holster!

I like the idea of extending the handle... opens up other uses for sure.

 

[AchingBack]

Those are handy. I drove one into a piece of conduit to make a long handle cleanout tool, to cut out blackberry bush runners that get snarled up in my rototiller. Now I can reach in from either side, clear to the center. I carry the tool strapped down on top of the rototiller, so I always have it handy.

I like the idea of an eyeglasses pouch for a holster!

I had the same thoughts today about an extension handle. Stoop labor is stupid if it can be avoided.

 

[ultrarunner]

My parents had a small safe installed in their house when it was being remodeled. Years later, they forgot the combination. They had someone come out (locksmith?) he had it open within about 30 minutes of his arrival.

I worked with it a little tonight but no joy...

The other two safes were drilled and then a borescope was used to align the discs...

Might still try and see if the manufacturer will provide the combo...

Still going through lots of papers left behind thinking I am bound to find the original manual with combo... even checked under drawers to see if it was written down...

 

[sixdogs]

If you think you have an application for a battery pole saw, by all means buy one! You won't regret it.

I should have done this long ago. It makes projects attainable that would have been too much trouble with a manual pole saw.

Agreed. I have a gas commercial pole saw not so much for trimming high but reaching into evergreens and trimming lower and up to six ft high things. The pole saw has been a dramatic improvement for me and made the work much easier and quicker. For the homeowner, the HF Lynx has excellent reviews and should do a great job. No more manual pole saws for me.

 

[Rock Crawler]

I worked with it a little tonight but no joy...

The other two safes were drilled and then a borescope was used to align the discs...

Might still try and see if the manufacturer will provide the combo...

Still going through lots of papers left behind thinking I am bound to find the original manual with combo... even checked under drawers to see if it was written down...

Cut off wheel on grinder.

I cut a larger safe open one time, it was a steel outer wall, steel inner wall, the Gap was filled with concrete and steel mesh. It was messy as heck, but not horribly hard. The bad thing was fear of grinding sparks that could ignite cash inside.... If there was any. There was not.

 

[California]

Cut off wheel on grinder.

I cut a larger safe open one time, it was a steel outer wall, steel inner wall, the Gap was filled with concrete and steel mesh. It was messy as heck, but not horribly hard. The bad thing was fear of grinding sparks that could ignite cash inside.... If there was any. There was not.

I wonder if you could cut most of the depth with the cutoff wheel then after the first breakthrough, switch to a reciprocating saw. Although I suppose that could damage documents/cash too. Maybe, cut a hand-size rectangle well above the floor of the safe.

 

[Rock Crawler]

I wonder if you could cut most of the depth with the cutoff wheel then after the first breakthrough, switch to a reciprocating saw. Although I suppose that could damage documents/cash too. Maybe, cut a hand-size rectangle well above the floor of the safe.

I cut into the flat top, it was about a 3 foot square safe, about 3 or 4 inches of concrete between the walls. In hind sight... I would cut the top of the side wall, create a flap by cutting 2 verticals and a horizontal at the upper bend. Then try to hammer a pry bar in and bend it out.

 

[rgr33]

I had to call a locksmith to open a safe after my dad passed away. After a few tries at the combo, he picked it up as high as he could and dropped it hard on one corner, The third time he did this, the door popped open. There was nothing in the safe.

 

[rangerfredbob]

On the HFT stuff that doesn't suck, I found an amazing use for the cheap electrical tape! When strapping things down with ratchet straps, especially the big 2" 20 footers there's always a long tail left... I've used duct tape when it's handy and it rips pretty easy when wrapped around a bundle of strap, but the electrical tape is more sturdy in this application. At $.50 a roll it'll last a long time and doesn't leave as much residue on the straps as duct tape and easier to keep track of than bungies or trying to tie them in knots...

 

[Alan W.]

I bought this flooring tool to use in gardening. Today I was using it to grub out young black berry starts, and some annual thistles, and hemlock. It is extremely sharp, and easy to keep it so. I converted and old eyeglass pouch to use as a holster. It is an incredible value.
8" Linoleum Knife

Ok now I have to go get a couple of those. Can see how useful they could be.

Now a question has anyone used the Pittsburg moisture meter.

 

[ultrarunner]

I would be surprised if there is anything inside the safe...

A cut off wheel would not work because of location... the safe in bolted to fine cabinetry in the master bedroom...

I once tried to use a cut off wheel in the house and position my shop vac to catch the sparks and it did... also melted the shop vac plastic...

 

[dragoneggs]

I would be surprised if there is anything inside the safe...

A cut off wheel would not work because of location... the safe in bolted to fine cabinetry in the master bedroom...

I once tried to use a cut off wheel in the house and position my shop vac to catch the sparks and it did... also melted the shop vac plastic...

Nuttin' to do with HF, but I plumbed my bench grinder to my shop vac using metal dryer vent flex hoses. Gives time for those sparks to cool down before getting to the shopvac and filter.

 

[ultrarunner]

Very Clever....

I was not so careful as there was lint and fur balls…

 

[dragoneggs]

Very Clever....

I was not so careful as there was lint and fur balls?

Ha ha... I went back and found a photo... 'or it didn't happen'. BTW I used new dryer duct. I'm pretty sure I could have started a nice burn if I would have repurposed my used dryer vent.



That reminds me... maybe I should do a service and clean out of my dryer plumbing!

 

[California]

I once tried to use a cut off wheel in the house and position my shop vac to catch the sparks and it did... also melted the shop vac plastic...

Dumb stuff I did with a cutoff wheel:

Daughter wanted the lock cut off her bicycle. But I wasn't wearing Levi's, but rather, the synthetic office slacks I had just come home in. Yep.

Daughter howled in laughter as she pointed out the sparks were burning holes in my slacks.

:irked:

 

[sixdogs]

While we're on HF cutoff wheels...I always wear quality safety glasses after I had one come apart at high RPM. Could happen to any wheel.

 

[ultrarunner]

Using Harbor Freight Cut Off wheel to shorten a overhead garage door track... made quick work of the task but the shower of sparks reached a newly installed double pane window.

The hot sparks actually melted the glass where it hit... the glass was as rough as a cobb... well it was my window at least!

 

[PJSprog]

Has anyone here used the sanding sponges? Thinking of grabbing some of those this weekend to work on a guitar body I'm building.