Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[prichard]

Congratulations!!! 10 year anniversary!!!

Thank you for starting this thread.

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Agreed thanks. This has been a great thread.

 

[goeduck]

Anyone know if these work?

 

[Travelover]

Congratulations!!! 10 year anniversary!!!

Thank you for starting this thread.

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You are welcome. Now if I could only monetize it...lol

 

[thepumpguysc]

I don't know Goeduck but they look about as worthless as the electronic flyswatter.. Lol

I DID try out my portable bead blast gun w/ the canister built into the top.. 2 thumbs up!!!
I looked online/utube & saw the "MODS" you have to do before using it.. drilling out the feed holes w/ the drill set I got from HF & did that before hooking it up..
I filled it w/ 80 grit crushed walnut shells, also from HF & it worked perfectly..
I wasn't expecting the results I got.. I held on to piece I was cleaning, {for a milli-second}.. BIG MISTAKE
Those shells coming outta that gun at 90 psi will make your hand STING for the rest of the afternoon. Lol
GLOVES & SAFETY GLASSES are a must..
1 tip tho, if your doing small parts, do it in a box.. that way you can save the shells & if you drop the piece, you don't have to search for it.
IF your going to try one out.. they're in the BLOW GUN SECTION.. NOT in the blast cabinet section..
I asked a "sales person" if they had any?? he looked at me like I was from outer space.. & said, "if we have them, they'll be in the blasting cabinet area".. I said, "yea, you would think so, huh?" Well I found them in the blow gun section..
1 MORE THING> I was picking up some air hose that was on sale.. & was thinking, I don't need 50 or 100' of air line to run this little gun.. so I might as well get the 50' & cut it in 2..??
Right above the air line section, on the TOP SHELF were "remnants".. partial left over air lines.. the package said 8-15' air line> $2.25 !!!
That was PERFECT for what I needed.. I was gonna cut up a 50'er..seeing I didn't wanna get to far away from my little portable compressor..
It had pre-made ends & a 300psi burst rate.. all I had to do was screw some end to it & ablastin I went..

 

[bcp]

I DID try out my portable bead blast gun w/ the canister built into the top.. 2 thumbs up!!!

This?
21 Oz. Hopper Gravity Feed Spot Blaster Gun

or?
Gravity Feed Blaster Gun

Bruce

 

[thepumpguysc]

The 1st one.. 20oz hopper $19.99..
Funny thing is, the specs say 7cfm.. the tool says 5 & my compressor puts out 3.?? & it worked fine..
theres a couple of utube reviews on it.. how it doesn't work right outta the package so I didn't even try.. they show the before & after results.
I did the mods before hooking it up & it worked great.

 

[thepumpguysc]

The instructions say NOT TO USE SILICATE MEDIA.. that's why I got the walnut shells..
One of the "reviewers" said he got sand from homedepot.. maybe that's why his didn't work??
BUT after he did the mods, it worked fine w. the sand..
The other blaster has an 8oz cup.. you'd be there all day refilling that thing.. I guess that's why they promote it as a "SPOT" blaster..??

 

[Midniteoyl]

but they look about as worthless as the electronic flyswatter..

Hey now, that thing has actually been working pretty good As long as you make contact (and its pretty big, so easy to do), it just 'zaps' the bug dead..

 

[thepumpguysc]

I just checked out the caps from MR. yellow cap x20 .. on Amazon & they're 9.98. lol
$7.08 on ebay.. I just ordered a set. I'll probably be fixing neighbors cans for awhile..

 

[lostcreekranch]

I don't know Goeduck but they look about as worthless as the electronic flyswatter.. Lol

I DID try out my portable bead blast gun w/ the canister built into the top.. 2 thumbs up!!!
I looked online/utube & saw the "MODS" you have to do before using it.. drilling out the feed holes w/ the drill set I got from HF & did that before hooking it up..
I filled it w/ 80 grit crushed walnut shells, also from HF & it worked perfectly..
I wasn't expecting the results I got.. I held on to piece I was cleaning, {for a milli-second}.. BIG MISTAKE
Those shells coming outta that gun at 90 psi will make your hand STING for the rest of the afternoon. Lol
GLOVES & SAFETY GLASSES are a must..
1 tip tho, if your doing small parts, do it in a box.. that way you can save the shells & if you drop the piece, you don't have to search for it.
IF your going to try one out.. they're in the BLOW GUN SECTION.. NOT in the blast cabinet section..
I asked a "sales person" if they had any?? he looked at me like I was from outer space.. & said, "if we have them, they'll be in the blasting cabinet area".. I said, "yea, you would think so, huh?" Well I found them in the blow gun section..
1 MORE THING> I was picking up some air hose that was on sale.. & was thinking, I don't need 50 or 100' of air line to run this little gun.. so I might as well get the 50' & cut it in 2..??
Right above the air line section, on the TOP SHELF were "remnants".. partial left over air lines.. the package said 8-15' air line> $2.25 !!!
That was PERFECT for what I needed.. I was gonna cut up a 50'er..seeing I didn't wanna get to far away from my little portable compressor..
It had pre-made ends & a 300psi burst rate.. all I had to do was screw some end to it & ablastin I went..

Has anyone tried these blasting gloves yet?

Rubber Blasting Gloves