Harbor Freight tools that DO suck

[crazyal]

I currently have Milwaukee M18 cordless tools and it's clear that they have limitations. Drilling holes over 1/2" in steel can be done but it takes a toll on the battery. If I have more than one or two I use a real drill. The same goes for saws. There's certainly places where a battery is much more desirable. When building my house before the power was installed it sucked having to listen to a generator run but I don't know of anyone making a cordless table saw.

 

[aczlan]

I currently have Milwaukee M18 cordless tools and it's clear that they have limitations. Drilling holes over 1/2" in steel can be done but it takes a toll on the battery. If I have more than one or two I use a real drill. The same goes for saws. There's certainly places where a battery is much more desirable. When building my house before the power was installed it sucked having to listen to a generator run but I don't know of anyone making a cordless table saw.

It looks like both DeWalt and Milwaukee offer one:

Cordless Jobsite Table Saw Head-To-Head - Tool Box Buzz Tool Box Buzz

Aaron Z

 

[bcp]

Possible improvement to lithium-based batteries.

A powerful new battery could give us electric planes that don’t pollute - MIT Technology Review

Bruce

 

[Diggin It]

The little shop type vac, 5 gallon is it? Maybe less. It sucks good, but tips over too easily. I may need to add some kind of feet to it. Hose is stiff too and doesn't bend very well, which is why I keep tipping it over.

 

[reb]

Possible improvement to lithium-based batteries.

A powerful new battery could give us electric planes that don’t pollute - MIT Technology Review

Bruce

Battery powered devices don't pollute? They just transfer the pollution to the generating station that provides the power to charge them.

 

[crazyal]

It looks like both DeWalt and Milwaukee offer one:

Cordless Jobsite Table Saw Head-To-Head - Tool Box Buzz Tool Box Buzz

Aaron Z

I figured they would be coming. It looks like the battery is very expensive but both saws look like they would work well enough to get by on a jobsite.

 

[dragoneggs]

Battery powered devices don't pollute? They just transfer the pollution to the generating station that provides the power to charge them.

Not to mention the factory that built the batteries or the waste when the battery is spent. Not knocking batteries vs. other forms but I think many folks just see a 'clean' battery output and it has zero pollution impact.

 

[herm0016]

i gave the ratcheting pipe threader a try. stay away. my first 1/2 in black iron and i'm going along, gets real easy... casting around the dies disintegrates into a handful of cast iron bits. ohwell. traded it back in on a couple more furniture carts.

 

[Travelover]

i gave the ratcheting pipe threader a try. stay away. my first 1/2 in black iron and i'm going along, gets real easy... casting around the dies disintegrates into a handful of cast iron bits. ohwell. traded it back in on a couple more furniture carts.

This is good to know. I almost bought this threader, but ended up finding an old American made set on Craigslist for less $$.

 

[California]

i gave the ratcheting pipe threader a try. stay away. my first 1/2 in black iron and i'm going along, gets real easy... casting around the dies disintegrates into a handful of cast iron bits. ohwell.

Wow. I bought the set that goes up to 2" in about 2003. I've only used the set for maybe 50 cuts overall in 1/2, 3/4, 1.25, 1.5" galvanized pipe, plus 2" PVC. No problems. I doubt the dies are anywhere near tradesman quality but this worked fine for the farm repairs I needed.

If it were me, I would wait until they have a different production run on the shelves then buy again. HF's Chinesium is random in quality.