Re: Harbor freight must haves.
[Re: Flicker Shad]
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07/20/22 11:06 AM
07/20/22 11:06 AM
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DakotaBoy
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I use a few things from HF. Just picked up a Jackery brand power station for tent camping to be able to run a small fan and charge phones when no electric plug in is available. Supposedly this thing is backed by Honda. Tested in the house, it seems like a nice little unit. I picked up a pneumatic floor jack from them awhile ago, it's proven to be a good purchase so far. Small things too, here and there, like zip ties, gloves, heat shrink, and LED trailer lights. Mostly pretty good stuff. Have not had good luck with their vice grips though. Do not recommend. Their crescent wrenches are too bad, just need to put a tiny tack weld on the bar that keeps the roller in place so you can use it as a hammer if needed I've heard their Predator motors and generators are actually really good. I've used their Apache cases too, they're a great bang for the buck.
Last edited by DakotaBoy; 07/20/22 01:30 PM.
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Re: Harbor freight must haves.
[Re: Flicker Shad]
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07/20/22 11:22 AM
07/20/22 11:22 AM
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Posts: 18,766 Green County Wisconsin
GREENCOUNTYPETE
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4 pound dead blow hammer , get the warranty for 2 bucks make sure they link it to your phone number watched guy bring one in and it was beat to heck , they get used for beating rims off cars , he gave them his number they said go grab another some of the lead shot dumped out on the counter https://www.harborfreight.com/4-lb-...-69004.html?_br_psugg_q=dead+blow+hammerother hammers , driving stakes, beating disks , driving pins , handy to have cheap hammers around https://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/hammers-pry-bars/16-oz-rip-hammer-67716.htmlhttps://www.harborfreight.com/hand-tools/hammers-pry-bars/3-lb-hardwood-engineers-hammer-69013.htmlclamps their 6 point impact sockets aren't bad for the price especially if your going to beat it on a rusted bolt with that cheap hammer if you cut down 223 to make 300 blackout the mini rotary hacksaw is handy , cheap and not that well built but better than anything else out there for the specific purpose the 4 tile floor mats are handy use them on the bench , cut them as needed , kneel on them when working on cars https://www.harborfreight.com/4-piece-anti-fatigue-foam-mat-set-94635.htmlthe Braun light is handy https://www.harborfreight.com/390-lumen-magnetic-slim-bar-folding-work-light-56329.html wait for it to go on sale or use a coupon you can get it for 23 this works well the rechargeable battery is replaceable also. I buy the assorted air fittings also so that i have some around to put on any hose or tool the 90 degree pneumatic die grinders work I got a rivet gun that was really handy for doing the boat floor https://www.harborfreight.com/3-16-inch-air-hydraulic-riveter-93458.html?_br_psugg_q=rivet+gun the amazon one broke and this was what I could get it worked well when doing boat rivets , the solid aluminum throught eh hull type this drives them decent using a 3 pound hammer head as a bucking bar on the other side , i found the rivet bit on amazon that fit the air hammer , shor burrps with the gun and a little epoxy around the inside of the whole.
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Re: Harbor freight must haves.
[Re: Flicker Shad]
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07/20/22 01:08 PM
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Posts: 21,124 St. Louis Co, Mo
BigBob
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Consumable tooling, ie: sanding/grinding disc's etc. Pneumatic tools. ALWAYS check out the clearance racks, may not NEED something you find, but for the price, can't be passed up.
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Re: Harbor freight must haves.
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07/20/22 05:34 PM
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Posts: 2,495 Idaho
bearcat2
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The magnetic dishes to hold nuts and bolts when you are working on something are great, I've got their chainsaw grinder, not profesional quality, but the first one lasted me over ten years (and I left it outside, bolted to the side of my woodshed year round) and $40 versus $600 for a professional one. Have a tire machine, cheaply built and I braced up the bead breaker, but I've mounted and dismounted a lot of trailer tires with it. Have an air impact gun that has been trouble free for many years, and their 3500 lb (the 2500 has terrible reviews) winch on my ATV and another on the snowmachine, both have been trouble free and worked great. Bought some shop lights there that were absolute junk, burnt bulbs in hours. And some of their cutoff/grinding wheels just turn to dust in one cut, others are good, have to figure out which ones to buy and pay attention next time you buy.
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Re: Harbor freight must haves.
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#7631517
07/21/22 06:38 AM
07/21/22 06:38 AM
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Posts: 20,122 SEPA
Lugnut
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I bought their CENTRAL FORGE 55 lb. anvil a few tears ago. It works great for beating and bending smashed traps back into shape. I get a lot of smashed traps with my style of fox trapping.
A steel number and letter stamp set. I don't know how well it would hold up to use on steel or iron, I mostly use it to stamp wood.
1/2 in. Horsehair Bristle Acid Shop Brushes, I use them to spread wood glue on shop projects. You get three dozen for $2.99 and that price hasn't changed in years,
Drift pin punch sets, cold chisels, etc.
All of the above items were very inexpensive and while not top quality, they work well for my uses.
Eh...wot?
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