Harbor Freight SALE!

[mrsleeve]

have some standards and don't buy their chinese shit!

x2

[MrWizard]

+10

chinese stuff is usually cheap crap but folks here want cheap crap. guess why nothing is made in the usa anymore. cos the cheap US consumers don't want to pay for it. you can't have it both ways.

A statement worth quoting.

Also it is already coming to pass that the US consumers now can't afford to even buy the cheap Chinese crap.

Is there anyone still left wondering why?

[xLibelle]

cool, thanks. needed to go there today anyhow

[Naplm00]

no worries!

just got back

new cabinet, 50 lbs glass bead, o2 sensor offset socket, magnetic parts dish, 17mm allen key, set of funnels, 50 foot rubber air hose, and some npt connecotrs

261.76 after tax

SCORE

[E30_pilot]

hmmm.. i think im gonna get me a tool box

[Naplm00]

http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/...ess/wbmake.php


get learned mofo s

[E30 Memorial]

found this cupoon today:

http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/...0&keycode=0000ive already got one of these units, they are great and cost effective with a few mods

How's this cabinet for containing dust? Or do you use a dust collection system? What mods have you done to it?

[Naplm00]

Cabinet will bleed dust if you dont seal it,

I used silicone while assembling and have a old tiny shop vac hooked up to the dust collector output.

I just shoved a rag to make up the difference in the hose sizes

put about a inch of water in the bottom of the vac and get to work

no dust bleed, works great


The gun that comes with it is so-so

a TP tools bun is much better and damn cheap

http://www.tptools.com/p/2189,22_Trigger-Operated-Power-Gun.html

[Brian 89 325i]

I really only but HF when it's something I don't really use that much, or something that I can't afford name brand stuff. Too bad Im already broke. :(

B

[Naplm00]

with this cupon the cabinet only cost me 175 bucks

[Hick]

BUMP

Some good stuff this weekend - picked up a Digital Caliper, seem nice

http://www.harborfreightusa.com/usa/common/displayCoupon.do?week=0310&campaign=RetailB&page=0310_retailB.html&r=7544_149417&cust=78118080420&keycode=0000

[b*saint]

I never buy hb stuff. That is for backyard mechanics who do a job once. How many times do they use half moon wrenches? I need tools that I use every day that wont break. Plus the tolerances on stuff like Mac are closer meaning you don't round deteriorated nuts.

Its not about being made here or not (gearwrench is imported and fantastic). its about end product with me.

[napabavarian]

Have some standards and don't buy their chinese SHIT!

I used to say that, but now everything comes from China :curse: I got a dolly from OSH for $50, then found the exact dolly at HF and it was $25, when US brand names were quality and actually made in the USA I'd buy them in a hurry, craftsman isn't far from HF overall, some good products, I purchased a $220 brand name floor jack from Tool Warehouse.com, then I got 2 more slightly smaller jacks for $80 each from HF to aid in installing subframes and I swear they came off the same assembly line in china, even the same bolts came out of all 3 jacks, HF of 15-20 years ago was crap, but their quality has come way up, and big names have gone down, my $150 S-K ratcheting box wrenches aren't nearly as smooth as they should be, I'd pay the money in a heartbeat if I was confidant I got something for it, but more and more it's looking like the same product in a different box.

[mitch500]

why is there no price list on that shitty site.

[Hick]

FWIW there are some things on there that dont require high tolerances to be a good products. I have a lot of HF tools that have worked well for me, but i also have some SnapOn tools for when tolerance matters.

The calipers are not something to live or die by, but for small things where the precision is not going to ruin the project [i.e. dont use it to build set deck height] its a great product.