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Posted by on August 10, 2007, 8:30 am
I bought a spiral saw from HF after seeing the roto zip commercial and
seeing that it cost $70 or so.. Sure the HF may not be as trim and
nice looking but it works fine. I dont use it everyday but I have
it. I also bought a $19.99 recip. saw. It works okay but definitely
is not as nice as a genuine sawzall. For craftsmen who use a tool
daily it's worth paying more. But for homeowners, HF allows us to
have a wider variety of tools without breaking the bank.
> With so much stuff being made in China and India these days, The Harbor
> Freight situation is kind of like the Family Dollar situation. You can buy
> name brand athletic shoes for $100.00 at a sporting goods store, or you can
> buy a nearly identical shoe made in the same factory by the same people at
> Family Dollar for $10.00. You just aren't paying for the name. Most of the
> tool companies who used to make quality tools are having their stuff made in
> China now, so the impact wrench that you get with a "Pittsburgh Tools"
> sticker on it at HF is the same as the Rockwell or Ingersoll one that costs
> 3 times more. I own a machine shop so I HATE that everything is going
> overseas, but at least Harbor Freight is selling the imported stuff at a
> reasonable price without trying to portray it as high quality by selling it
> under a well known brand name.
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> > On Jul 31, 10:31 pm, oooo...@ooooooooo.com wrote:
> >> Harbor Freight sells GARBAGE tools. Unless you enjoy tossing money in
> >> the garbage, DO NOT buy from them.
>
> > Anyone who buys tools will know what they are buying, you have to be
> > picky and not generalize. I bought a sheet metal brake that I use to
> > make electronic chassis (I like to build tube powered guitar amps) it
> > works great I regularly use it to make boxes out of 1/8 inch aluminum
> > stock and similar steel stock.
>
> > I bought their resistor assortment a few weeks ago:
>
> >http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95860
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> > I've used them in amps recently, they are as good of quality as
> > anywhere.
>
> > I have their electric spot welder, again for making chassis, it's the
> > first one I've ever used that did not destroy aluminum and still be
> > adequate for steel spot welds.
>
> > I also set up one of their security cameras outside my home, pointing
> > at the back yard so I can see the dogs, etc. It has been running non-
> > stop for about 4 years through 4 Chicago winters, that says a lot, I
> > modulated the signal to one of my unused cable TV channels.
>
> > Would I buy a cheap ass set of Chinese screwdrivers or sockets
> > anywhere, no, because I know better than that. Would I but a painting
> > scaffold from them? probably not, Would I buy a case of paint rollers?
> > probably yes.
>
> > I did buy a cheap pocket multi-meter from them for $3.50, that did
> > stop working, but I never expected to get a B&K or Fluke quality in a
> > $3.50 digital multi meter, and I may have blown it myself testing a
> > circuit with the range setting wrong.
>
> > Their rolling project carts are a great value and as good as
> > Rubbermaid or other steel ones, I use them in the shop to keep
> > separate in-progress projects organized, all parts on each cart for
> > that project. I like to restore old guitar amps, so sometimes I'll
> > have 3 of them on carts in various states of dis-assembly, or 3
> > separate speaker cabinet projects.
>
> > I think you got burned and you're just venting, because in reality
> > everybodys shop contains some crappy tools, and yes we all use them.
> > If your shop has no crappy tools I would probably question that. We
> > all cant live in a "Norm Abrams" fantasy world where every tool in the
> > shop is received gratis and of top quality.- Hide quoted text -
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