Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[TMGT]

They now have a 30" 4-drawer for $159.99 and the 2nd generation 5-drawer is now $209.99.

I think the 30" Bulk Storage Tech Cart is new too.

Or you could get them for 99.99 and 169.99 with coupons rockcrawler posted earlier, 4 drawer one is good until 12/31 and the 5 drawer is good until 9/13 I believe.

 

[PhysAssist]

Incorrect, it is a $70 difference between the 4 drawer at $99 and the 5 drawer at $169. For this reason I went with a pair of the 4 drawer units at $99 each and then used the 20% off for each of the folding side shelves.

You absolutely will need to enhance the folding side shelf if you intend to put a grinder on it.

As for the quality of the tool cart, I love it.

The 4 drawer has more space beneath and fits larger items like gallon jugs of chlorine that the 5 drawer will not accept. For the 70% cost increase I did not desire the 5 drawer version.

When your pricing this stuff, throw the paper adds in the nearest trash can and use the Harbor Freight Coupon Database phone application instead. Otherwise, your throwing money in the nearest trash can.

I agree on pretty much all points- the 4-drawer cart is the better deal for the money.

It was kind of a pain to put together, but it's strong and serviceable, and well worth it.

I think the shelf maybe could hold a grinder, but it wouldn't feel very secure, and on my cart anyway, the side shelf made the lid hard to close- like they weren't made to fit each other very well.

 

[crazyal]

The shelf will be lower than the lid, 30" seams to be a good height, so it shouldn't be a problem. The single drawer cart would be enough storage but it's a big deep drawer and what I want is at least one smaller shallow drawer for things like screws. It'll most likely have a drawer full of sandpaper. Then one with bulky items (that could go in the top. It would be nice to be able to close the lid to keep wood shavings out of it. I have all the different coupons saved on my phone and next week I'll stop in. Hopefully they have at least one on display of each. Just looking at the pictures it looks like the only difference is that the 5 drawer has one more half width drawer and one of the half width drawers is taller plus it's a little deeper. But the specs say it can hold more (about what the one extra drawer could hold). Right now I'm leaning towards the 4 drawer as I can't see the benefits for my intended use.

 

[TMGT]

The shelf will be lower than the lid, 30" seams to be a good height, so it shouldn't be a problem. The single drawer cart would be enough storage but it's a big deep drawer and what I want is at least one smaller shallow drawer for things like screws. It'll most likely have a drawer full of sandpaper. Then one with bulky items (that could go in the top. It would be nice to be able to close the lid to keep wood shavings out of it. I have all the different coupons saved on my phone and next week I'll stop in. Hopefully they have at least one on display of each. Just looking at the pictures it looks like the only difference is that the 5 drawer has one more half width drawer and one of the half width drawers is taller plus it's a little deeper. But the specs say it can hold more (about what the one extra drawer could hold). Right now I'm leaning towards the 4 drawer as I can't see the benefits for my intended use.

Only thing I have my been able to figure out is where the extra weight of the 5 drawer comes from, it weight almost 1/3 more which can't come from the 1 extra drawer. It also has a higher load capacity so might be made of heavier materials?

Hopefully they have them side by side in the store so you can see which one fits your needs better, that's how I ended up with the 5 drawer over the 4. I haven't looked at the Series 2 real close yet though to see how much they differ.

 

[lostcreekranch]

The shelf will be lower than the lid, 30" seams to be a good height, so it shouldn't be a problem. The single drawer cart would be enough storage but it's a big deep drawer and what I want is at least one smaller shallow drawer for things like screws. It'll most likely have a drawer full of sandpaper. Then one with bulky items (that could go in the top. It would be nice to be able to close the lid to keep wood shavings out of it. I have all the different coupons saved on my phone and next week I'll stop in. Hopefully they have at least one on display of each. Just looking at the pictures it looks like the only difference is that the 5 drawer has one more half width drawer and one of the half width drawers is taller plus it's a little deeper. But the specs say it can hold more (about what the one extra drawer could hold). Right now I'm leaning towards the 4 drawer as I can't see the benefits for my intended use.

Do you already have the grinder you intend to use? I assume, for your turning tools, you’d want a slow speed wet grinder? The Delta I have weighs about 8 lbs.



Delta Shopmaster Utility Sharpener Model GR Knife Chisel Blade Part No.96996 | eBay

Here is similar from Micro-Mark but suspect Delta makes it.

Amazon.com: Wet/Dry Utility Sharpener: Home Improvement

 

[PhysAssist]

Do you already have the grinder you intend to use? I assume, for your turning tools, you壇 want a slow speed wet grinder? The Delta I have weighs about 8 lbs.

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Delta Shopmaster Utility Sharpener Model GR5 Knife Chisel Blade Part No.96996 | eBay

Here is similar from Micro-Mark but suspect Delta makes it.

Amazon.com: Wet/Dry Utility Sharpener: Home Improvement

Thanks for the links Rick- I put them on my buy-some-day list.

 

[Travelover]

Only thing I have my been able to figure out is where the extra weight of the 5 drawer comes from, it weight almost 1/3 more which can't come from the 1 extra drawer. It also has a higher load capacity so might be made of heavier materials?..........

My sense when looking at them in the store was that the cheaper cabinets are made of thinner steel. Could be wrong though. I love the 5 drawer cabinet.

 

[crazyal]

Yes, as I said it's a Tormek grinder. It weighs about 35 lbs.

There's a couple clones on the market, one from Grizzly, that will save you money. But you'll end up buying the jigs from Tormek as they seam to be the best. If you want a razor sharp edge it's the way to go. They are really for touching up the edge ve reshaping a tool or repairing major damage.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Yes, as I said it's a Tormek grinder. It weighs about 35 lbs.
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There's a couple clones on the market, one from Grizzly, that will save you money. But you'll end up buying the jigs from Tormek as they seam to be the best. If you want a razor sharp edge it's the way to go. They are really for touching up the edge ve reshaping a tool or repairing major damage.

Ok ..... sorry.

 

[crazyal]

Ok ..... sorry.

No problem. I should have posted a picture of it when I first asked the question. Most people aren't familiar of them.