Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[buck12]

The delta has extendable arms on both sides, about 4 1/2 feet on either side of the saw!

The Hercules arms did not seem to bend as much.

 

[5030]

I don't care if I'm tracked. I have nothing to hide and lead a pretty dull life anyway.

Speaking of HF, they have American Flags (made in America) with embroidered stars for $5.99 each 3 foot x 5 foot or Inside track at $3.99 each, limit 5. Nice flags, bought them previously.

 

[5030]

42" bolts cutters
42 in. Bolt Cutters

Bought them to cut rebar for my garage addition. Works fine. Cheap with 20% off coupon.

I have the ones with the yellow fiberglass handles and the cable cutters. Had them for years, work good. They cut wire rope, battery cables, welding cable and bolts too.

 

[hunt4570]

The Hercules arms did not seem to bend as much.

Could be. If I'm cutting very long or very pieces I'll sometimes use a portable stand as well.

132 lb. Capacity Roller Stand

 

[Alan W.]

42" bolts cutters
42 in. Bolt Cutters

Bought them to cut rebar for my garage addition. Works fine. Cheap with 20% off coupon.

Ive had a set for about 20 years, been good.
I prefer to use the HF cutoff wheels in my Porter Cable grinder on the rebar. Cuts fast

 

[stuckmotor]

Large Drain Cleaning Bladder
If have good metro water pressure and beat on the sewer pipe where I thought the clog resided. After a while there the water was draining again.

 

[rbstern]

Needed to cut some 2" / 10ga square tube, so I bought the Chicago Electric 14" cutoff saw. Mounted a new Diablo 14" metal cutting wheel. Felt like lots of wobble in the blade; it seemed to cut straight enough, but it didn't feel right. Thoughts?

Follow up on this: The chop saw has gotten worse as I've cut more steel with it. The wobble is getting more pronounced and the saw is now starting to have trouble cutting. Motor is bogging down more easily, like it's losing power. I've made less than a dozen cuts.

I've already boxed it up and it's going back.

Now I have to decide if I'll just go with a better chop saw, maybe from Dewalt, take a chance on the HF horizontal bandsaw, or really belly up to the bar and buy something like the Makita LC1230, which is a 12" carbide blade saw that everyone raves about. Expensive, but appears to deliver.

 

[Oaktree]

Follow up on this: The chop saw has gotten worse as I've cut more steel with it. The wobble is getting more pronounced and the saw is now starting to have trouble cutting. Motor is bogging down more easily, like it's losing power. I've made less than a dozen cuts.

You get what you pay for. I've always thought of the CE stuff as one step above junk.

 

[Diggin It]

I see two coupons for the click type torque wrenches, one for 9.99, the other for 11.99

Why?

They also say 'reversible' which I believe someone was asking about for left handed threads.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

Follow up on this: The chop saw has gotten worse as I've cut more steel with it. The wobble is getting more pronounced and the saw is now starting to have trouble cutting. Motor is bogging down more easily, like it's losing power. I've made less than a dozen cuts.

I've already boxed it up and it's going back.

Now I have to decide if I'll just go with a better chop saw, maybe from Dewalt, take a chance on the HF horizontal bandsaw, or really belly up to the bar and buy something like the Makita LC1230, which is a 12" carbide blade saw that everyone raves about. Expensive, but appears to deliver.

I have had good results with the lower cost HF horizontal band saw. It cuts up to 6" wide. Takes a little to get it all adjusted first especially the vertical setting. Even their lowest cost band saw blades last pretty well . Break more than going dull. Gets away from all the hot pieces of metal from a chop saw which I also had, hated it so got rid of it.

Ron

 

[Diggin It]

How hard is it to pull to 108 Ft Lbs? That's what I need for the blade bolts on the red mower. There is another nut I can use a wrench to hold steady while pulling the torque wrench. Bolt is M14, so the socket should be 19 or 20 MM.

 

[3Ts]

How hard is it to pull to 108 Ft Lbs? That's what I need for the blade bolts on the red mower. There is another nut I can use a wrench to hold steady while pulling the torque wrench. Bolt is M14, so the socket should be 19 or 20 MM.

Lug nuts on a car wheel are typically in the 80 to 90 ft lbs range, so a little more than that.

 

[dragoneggs]

How hard is it to pull to 108 Ft Lbs? That's what I need for the blade bolts on the red mower. There is another nut I can use a wrench to hold steady while pulling the torque wrench. Bolt is M14, so the socket should be 19 or 20 MM.

Depends on the length of your torque wrench. 1ft long, you are pulling 108lbs. 2ft long, a much more manageable 54lb. All about leverage.

 

[5030]

How hard is it to pull to 108 Ft Lbs? That's what I need for the blade bolts on the red mower. There is another nut I can use a wrench to hold steady while pulling the torque wrench. Bolt is M14, so the socket should be 19 or 20 MM.

Depends on how much arse you have....:laughing:

 

[hunt4570]

How hard is it to pull to 108 Ft Lbs? That's what I need for the blade bolts on the red mower. There is another nut I can use a wrench to hold steady while pulling the torque wrench. Bolt is M14, so the socket should be 19 or 20 MM.

108 is not bad, put a piece of pipe over the handle as an extension if you need it.

 

[bigtiller]

Follow up on this: The chop saw has gotten worse as I've cut more steel with it. The wobble is getting more pronounced and the saw is now starting to have trouble cutting. Motor is bogging down more easily, like it's losing power. I've made less than a dozen cuts.

I've already boxed it up and it's going back.

Now I have to decide if I'll just go with a better chop saw, maybe from Dewalt, take a chance on the HF horizontal bandsaw, or really belly up to the bar and buy something like the Makita LC1230, which is a 12" carbide blade saw that everyone raves about. Expensive, but appears to deliver.

Add $50 to it and you can get a 14" Fein. I have one, it was square right out of the box. Good German engineering.

 

[California]

I see two coupons for the click type torque wrenches, one for 9.99, the other for 11.99. Why?
They also say 'reversible' which I believe someone was asking about for left handed threads.

...How hard is it to pull to 108 Ft Lbs? That's what I need for the blade bolts on the red mower. There is another nut I can use a wrench to hold steady while pulling the torque wrench.

Same tool, $9.95 is just the best coupon price. I've had one for years and compare it against two different beam torque wrenches a couple of times per project. (It is from HF, after all) It's always right on.

I don't remember but I think it measures the same clockwise or counter-clockwise.

108 ft lbs? Just to give you an idea, near anybody could pull that using both hands. I'm getting old, pulling that with one hand might be a strain. You won't need a cheater pipe over the torque wrench, and I don't think that is recommended for a precision measuring tool.

 

[herm0016]

https://www.northerntool.com/shop/t...QUk_2llv2JF3H3K1MHyNXdEVfwP1GLQAaAu2BEALw_wcB

northern tool sells a dry cut carbide steel saw for around 300, looks like its on sale for 269. the evolution branded one is also good. if you were going to go for the HF saw, i am sure either of these will be good.

 

[Diggin It]

Lug nuts on a car wheel are typically in the 80 to 90 ft lbs range, so a little more than that.

Depends on the length of your torque wrench. 1ft long, you are pulling 108lbs. 2ft long, a much more manageable 54lb. All about leverage.

108 is not bad, put a piece of pipe over the handle as an extension if you need it.

108 ft lbs? Just to give you an idea, near anybody could pull that using both hands. I'm getting old, pulling that with one hand might be a strain. You won't need a cheater pipe over the torque wrench, and I don't think that is recommended for a precision measuring tool.

My point is, I gotta do this on the underside of a 7 foot finish mower that weighs a few hundred pounds. I'll have to raise one end of it with the FEL, then rig straps to a tree to maintain support. I don't want blocks or 4x4s in the way. Then I have to hold the spindle nut with a wrench in one hand and pull or push the torque wrench on the blade retaining nut with the other.

Option is to use an electric impact wrench, but then I have no idea of the tightness rating and there's a risk of deforming the belleville washers.

Depends on how much arse you have....:laughing:

Hunnert percent.

 

[lostcreekranch]

My point is, I gotta do this on the underside of a 7 foot finish mower that weighs a few hundred pounds. I'll have to raise one end of it with the FEL, then rig straps to a tree to maintain support. I don't want blocks or 4x4s in the way. Then I have to hold the spindle nut with a wrench in one hand and pull or push the torque wrench on the blade retaining nut with the other.

Option is to use an electric impact wrench, but then I have no idea of the tightness rating and there's a risk of deforming the belleville washers.



Hunnert percent.

Just pick it up so you can work on it?





I lift mine, every Spring, yank the old blades, pressure wash the underside, and install new blades. You can do everything standing up and your never working "under" It.