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Harbor Freight tmurf.1 05-23-2006
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Posted by Steven L Umbach on May 24, 2006, 9:04 pm
Their industrial duty reciprocating saw is on sale on the web for $39.99. I
don't know if the store will honor web pricing or not. I have not used any
HF power tools but after looking at them in the store I would avoid most
unless they are the industrial series which still are 70% less than major
brand names when they are on sale. I have heard on other forums that their
low line cordless tools are mostly garbage and when taken apart bronze
sleeves are often found instead of ball bearings. I have a HF crown stapler
that I bought for $19 with case and staples that works great to go along
with my Porter Cable kit that came with a pancake compressor, finish and
brad nailer. On other forums users really like their $14.99 [when on sale]
18 ga brad nailer and in general have good things to say about their drill
presses. It seems that quality of tools made in China is improving if they
are meant to be competitive tools. -- Steve

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=42597

>> Ignoramus16643 wrote:
>>>
>>> Their air tools all serve me faithfully. (saws, grinders etc)
>>>
>>> i
>>
>> I got their air hammer with 9 chisels when it was on sale for $10 and it
>> works beautifully. The combo with the 1/2 impact wrench and 3/8 ratchet
>> also works flawlessly. Their 20T air/hydraulic jack is now on my non
>> Harbor Freight H frame press.
>>
>> Pete C.
>
> Do you know anything about their sawzall?
>
> I need a sawzall for occasional use.
>
> i
>



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Posted by Pete C. on May 24, 2006, 9:54 pm
Steven L Umbach wrote:
>
> Their industrial duty reciprocating saw is on sale on the web for $39.99. I
> don't know if the store will honor web pricing or not. I have not used any
> HF power tools but after looking at them in the store I would avoid most
> unless they are the industrial series which still are 70% less than major
> brand names when they are on sale. I have heard on other forums that their
> low line cordless tools are mostly garbage and when taken apart bronze
> sleeves are often found instead of ball bearings. I have a HF crown stapler
> that I bought for $19 with case and staples that works great to go along
> with my Porter Cable kit that came with a pancake compressor, finish and
> brad nailer. On other forums users really like their $14.99 [when on sale]
> 18 ga brad nailer and in general have good things to say about their drill
> presses. It seems that quality of tools made in China is improving if they
> are meant to be competitive tools. -- Steve
>

In my experience the stores are very agreeable to honoring the online
prices (just print the page) and all the catalogs and flyers. Rain
checks on coupons for out of stock items, or in one case an "it's on one
of the two trucks we're unloading right now" item.

Pete C.

Posted by Stormin Mormon on May 26, 2006, 10:27 am
Bring the catalog (I get em in the mail every couple days) in. The
store honors the catalog sale prices. Got a $25 flashlight for $10
that way.

--

Christopher A. Young
You can't shout down a troll.
You have to starve them.
.

Steven L Umbach wrote:
>
> Their industrial duty reciprocating saw is on sale on the web for
$39.99. I
> don't know if the store will honor web pricing or not. I have not
used any
> HF power tools but after looking at them in the store I would avoid
most
> unless they are the industrial series which still are 70% less than
major
> brand names when they are on sale. I have heard on other forums that
their
> low line cordless tools are mostly garbage and when taken apart
bronze
> sleeves are often found instead of ball bearings. I have a HF crown
stapler
> that I bought for $19 with case and staples that works great to go
along
> with my Porter Cable kit that came with a pancake compressor, finish
and
> brad nailer. On other forums users really like their $14.99 [when on
sale]
> 18 ga brad nailer and in general have good things to say about their
drill
> presses. It seems that quality of tools made in China is improving
if they
> are meant to be competitive tools. -- Steve
>

In my experience the stores are very agreeable to honoring the online
prices (just print the page) and all the catalogs and flyers. Rain
checks on coupons for out of stock items, or in one case an "it's on
one
of the two trucks we're unloading right now" item.

Pete C.



Posted by Shopdog on May 24, 2006, 2:45 pm
Yeah, I just got done sanding and painting with HF air tools today. Still
working great. I also have an HF vacuum canister, the kind you use for
"sucking" liquids, for the 20.00 I paid for it this thing is incredible. I
didn't like the acid brushes they sell, they fall apart quickly.

Searcher



Posted by Jim Yanik on May 24, 2006, 6:50 pm

> says...
>> Hey Badgolf,
>>
>> Please let us know, I have been VERY reluctant to purchase
>> electrical
>> items from them. I look at it this way, if I need a tool for a once
>> in awhile job, I'd rather buy it from HF then spend big bucks on it
>> elsewhere.
>
> Last year I bought their $99 special 10" sliding compound miter say
> thinking that if it was good enough to 2x4's it was worth the
> money. I was very pleasantly surprised. A couple of cow-orkers
> bought them too, one was pleased the other had issues with the
> slider bearings being too stiff.
>
> I bought a "6-n-1" 10Ga. framing nailer a couple of months ago.
> The thing is *huge*. I'm not sure it was such a good purchase. You
> pays your money and takes your chances.
>
>> I did buy the wrenches and learned the hard way how bad they were.
>> Luckily, they were only to keep at work for happenstance tightenings.
>
> Most people don't realize how important the accuracy of the
> business end of a wrench is. A lot of times cheap wrenches have
> crappy plating so they're off-size. I've seen some that were the
> right size before plating. I don't think I'd buy any hand tools
> from HF, particularly without seeing them. OTOH, HF is great for
> things like chip brushes, gloves, and other throw-aways.
>

I bought a very nice HF jigsaw,a clone of a Bosch 1581(the model just
before the quick blade release),I'm very satisfied with it. $59.95,compared
to a Bosch $160 at HD.

--
Jim Yanik
jyanik
at
kua.net

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