Re: Tools from HF that don't suck!
[Re: Guss]
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08/06/22 02:34 AM
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Scott__aR
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When son was in auto school, Snap-On came in and selling their shiney tool packages to the kids. They would even set up financing lol. Now nothing against Snap-On tools. I said no! Took him down to HF, bought him all the tools in their package and more for less than 1/4 what Snap-On wanted. He still has those tools 20 years later, except for the ones his buddies borrowed and didn't return. They are still working everyday.
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Re: Tools from HF that don't suck!
[Re: Scott__aR]
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08/06/22 11:28 AM
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When son was in auto school, Snap-On came in and selling their shiney tool packages to the kids. They would even set up financing lol. Now nothing against Snap-On tools. I said no! Took him down to HF, bought him all the tools in their package and more for less than 1/4 what Snap-On wanted. He still has those tools 20 years later, except for the ones his buddies borrowed and didn't return. They are still working everyday. What a racket. A coworker went to auto school and the exact thing happened. He was just telling me about it a couple days ago. 19 years old financed 10k for 16 percent interest. Said several of his buddies financed 30k or better. Between the school and snap on, its almost criminal. I wouldnt buy a thing from those crooks.
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Re: Tools from HF that don't suck!
[Re: Guss]
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08/06/22 05:38 PM
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If you pay in cash, snap on isn't too bad to do business with. I only buy 1-3 hand tools @ a time from snap on. No power tools from snap on. There's plenty of reviews on YouTube and other social media to help sort out the junk . I don't like snap on adjustable wrenches for one. I'm more of a Klein tools fan.
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Re: Tools from HF that don't suck!
[Re: Guss]
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08/07/22 03:40 PM
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My Cousin in law helped me roof my cabin and we managed to kill his pancake compressor. When I asked the store manager if they sold replacement O-Rings, He practically BEGGED me to bring it in and exchange it for a new one. Great service from them.
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Re: Tools from HF that don't suck!
[Re: Guss]
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08/31/22 09:59 PM
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wire cups for the die grinder https://www.harborfreight.com/power...brushes/2-inch-wire-cup-brush-42858.html1/4 inch die grinder https://www.harborfreight.com/air-angle-die-grinder-32046.html?_br_psugg_q=die+grinderthis combination is a rust and paint removing machine use them on brake parts and used it to do 6 windows in the last 2 days if it is loose paint it will come off and the stuff that is stuck on if you stay on it a bit it will wear it down working on a 113 year old house there is a bit of paint build up I took the windows and trim down to bare wood in a lot of spots where it was peeling so much faster than a scraper and takes so much more off than the scraper also a very fast way to remove loos window glazing 6 windows and trim the brush is showing wire loss , but it would have taken a lot of sheets of sand paper to come close to amount it took off.
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Re: Tools from HF that don't suck!
[Re: Guss]
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08/31/22 10:10 PM
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BigBob
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Paint that old is likely full of lead, wear a mask.
Every kid needs a Dog and a Curmudgeon.
Remember Bowe Bergdahl, the traitor.
Beware! Jill Pudlewski, Ron Oates and Keven Begesse are liars and thiefs!
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Re: Tools from HF that don't suck!
[Re: Guss]
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09/01/22 08:07 AM
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I’ve bought many things at HF that have served me well. The electric hoist bolted to my garage ceiling for skinning coyotes is a perfect fit for that job. Gloves, brushes, you name it. I lose screwdrivers around here like crazy. Replacing with bundles of HF screwdrivers has worked well. I seem to lose them before I ruin them through use. Jim
Money cannot buy you happiness, but it can buy you a trapping license and that's pretty close.
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Re: Tools from HF that don't suck!
[Re: Guss]
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09/01/22 08:11 AM
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Had the family in town the other day. My oldest boy (5) just learned to ride his bike without training wheels. We told him when he learns to ride without training wheels, we'd get him a new bike. It was about time anyway, he's outgrown the 16" bike and his younger brother can use it. Picked up a bike for him, and had a load of groceries in the back of the Traverse, so nothing more would fit in the car. My wife's bike needed quite a few repairs and new parts, and was out of commission. It turned out to be one of those "it would be better to buy a new $600 bike than put $300 into a 15 year old bike" kind of things. But, we needed a bike rack. HF had them for sale for $40. So, for $60, I walked out of the store with a bike rack and a new socket set. Put the rack together in the parking lot, then got her new bike and strapped it on. Made it the 100 or so miles home, no problem.
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