http://www.harborfreight.com/

[Mikey P]

http://www.harborfreight.com/


So what passes off as dependable and a value there and what should be avoided?

We dont have one locally but I'm headed to LA in a couple of weeks where they have one every square mile.

 

[Desk Jockey]

We have one just a few blocks from the shop, I buy everything I can from them.

I'm addicted, I always come out with more than I went in intending to purchase.

They have lots of good stuff and very few bad items. If you're a real mechanic you won't like the quality but for a hack like me it's decent quality at a cheap price. You can out fit every truck with tools and not have a cow when they loose them.

Hardware store quality not nice tools like Snap-on or Matco but if you use tool occasionally and not for a living, it's the place to shop. 8)

 

[Chris A]

Yup, what Richard said. If its something your gonna use once a year, get it at harbor freight. I have 3 years on my dual action buffer I use once or twice a year on my boat. It even came with extra brushes for the motor.

 

[Lee Stockwell]

I've done well with their hydraulic stuff, jacks, cherry picker, etc.

edit: I have four grown sons, thus I no longer buy heirloom tools.

 

[John Watson]

Their straps and bungees don't seem to last like others, Most things made with low quality materials. You get what you pay for, aint got stuff for Caddys,bmw's or lexuses..

 

[floorguy]

Yup, what Richard said. If its something your gonna use once a year, get it at harbor freight. I have 3 years on my dual action buffer I use once or twice a year on my boat. It even came with extra brushes for the motor.

yup....x2....

get the warrenty and then you can swap it out no questions asked......i did that with an angle polisher, i used to polish a marble table, and some encap stairs...it blew up.....swapped me out no prob...

bought my hoist and winch there for the truck....like Jim martins....


wish they had one closer....i always forget what i need ummmm want when i walk through there

 

[Bob Foster]

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[FLYERMAN]

I bought a Sawsall there and when it quit working they replaced it no charge/hassle.

They have a few name brand things there too like WD40 and the sand paper is as good as you need most days.

Their gloves are the best I've ever worn lasting wise that is. They are black and blue and they out ware leather by at least three times.

 

[alazo1]

There's one in Santa Clara Mikey.

The "Chicago" power tools suck.

 

[Dolly Llama]

what are you looking for, gOOber??

some of their stuff is jUnk, some is good quality and some are acceptable quality for the price

if you need a miter saw, they're a good value.
If you need a portable table saw at a budget price, buy a Ryobi ..cause HF's table saw in a POS.
Their scroll saw is a POS
Their small drill presses are junk
(the bigger ones are OK)

all their "industrial" line of shop tools are a pretty good value
I have their 48" belt sander and 6" planer/joiner and they're both heavy duty cast iron tools that hold up to "real" work
I'll be buying their large band saw 'fore too long

their compressors are hit and miss ..mostly miss from my experience
Their air tools are good though.
I have several of their nailers .... framing, roofing , finish and brad/narrow crown staple nailers
all have been good .
I had a hardwood flooring blind nailer that worked great...til I loaned it to Bob
Don't ask me how, but he busted the fck out of it cause he or the other yo-yo he had helping didn't know how to use it........... and then sent it back to me in pieces :roll:

their hand tools come in different levels of quality.
cheap tools like you'd find at Big Lots (not good for anything but a 5 year old to play with)
mid range, which are fine for the average dude
and pro series which are quality tools


their nitrile gloves are worth stocking up on if they're on sale.
Same for their mechanics gloves

Their large steel roller tool boxes with ball bearing drawer glides are hard to beat for the price


..L.T.A.

 

[floorguy]

I bought a Sawsall there and when it quit working they replaced it no charge/hassle.

They have a few name brand things there too like WD40 and the sand paper is as good as you need most days.

Their gloves are the best I've ever worn lasting wise that is. They are black and blue and they out ware leather by at least three times.

I tried a few of their gloves...

uhhh the color bled out onto my skin....blue, red, black...

tried a skin one....yellow...ick.....work likes it though, and he laughs at the bleed out n his hand

 

[Dolly Llama]

I tried a few of their gloves...

uhhh the color bled out onto my skin....blue, red, black...

tried a skin one....yellow...ick.....work likes it though, and he laughs at the bleed out n his hand

here you go, Doug
These are the ones to get


http://www.harborfreight.com/mechanics- ... 93641.html


on sale right now too

They're "meAt approved" !gotcha!


..L.T.A.

 

[floorguy]

damnit i almost shit myself i laughed so hard......

these are the ones that leave yellow


http://www.harborfreight.com/leather-me ... 95542.html


and i cant find the red ones....they looked a lot like those....

maybe ill try out some Meat approved ones....ill check when i am in there in the next day or so

 

[Louis]

Moving Blankets with the coupon. Can't beat it. Tools to carry on the truck so if they go missing no big deal. Latex Gloves are a good price too.

 

[Desk Jockey]

on sale right now too

They're "meAt approved" !gotcha!

Nice I'll have to try a pair. I've been wearing the green and black "Western Safety" ones they sell. Thin and light weight, you can do quite a bit with them on.

That place is like Sam's Club, I go for one thing and come back with a bunch of stuff I couldn't pas up for the price.

I try to avoid both places as much as I can.

 

[Connor]

Going there is like shopping at a yard sale, some ok, some bad and some of it is a pretty good deal.

 

[Charlie Lyman]

I have to stay out of that store. Lots of stuff I don't need, but might need someday, so I buy it just in case.

 

[Fred H]

I have a sledge hammer from them, works great, also a folding loading ramp 1200 lb capacity works nicely.

 

[bob vawter]

and then sent it back to me in pieces

begin yor pardon Larry.....
i very politely handed the junk-ass pieces
back to you personally.............

 

[Dolly Llama]

and then sent it back to me in pieces

begin yor pardon Larry.....
i very politely handed the junk-ass pieces
back to you personally.............

so you did ..and you even managed to bustthefck out of the plastic bin I shipped it in :shock:

the phrase "monkeys trying to fck a football" comes to mind


..L.T.A.

 

[Connor]

[quote="freeman dyson":t8m3qrx8]

and then sent it back to me in pieces

begin yor pardon Larry.....
i very politely handed the junk-ass pieces
back to you personally.............

so you did ..and you even managed to bustthefck out of the plastic bin I shipped it in :shock:

the phrase "monkeys trying to fck a football" comes to mind


..L.T.A.[/quote:t8m3qrx8]

Okay, what's the story behind the above quote??

 

[Dolly Llama]

Okay, what's the story behind the above quote??

I'm slOw, Connor, you know that....which quote?


..L.T.A.

 

[bob vawter]

[quote="freeman dyson":34wom4tn]

and then sent it back to me in pieces

begin yor pardon Larry.....
i very politely handed the junk-ass pieces
back to you personally.............

so you did ..and you even managed to bustthefck out of the plastic bin I shipped it in :shock:

the phrase "monkeys trying to fck a football" comes to mind


..L.T.A.[/quote:34wom4tn]

I heard that they have GREAT sandpaper too.............

 

[Mikey P]

On the road to la la land right now.
got my free screw driver coupons.