frankie Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 They've got some really good deals, i don't know how good the quality is though http://www.harborfreight.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 *cough* CRAP *cough* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 Best thing you can get from them is arbor press. They have a special this weekend that you can get one for 14.99 if i'm not mistaken. I'll check into it again though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LGM Guitars Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 They aren't called "horror freight" for no reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 I like the $20.00 digital calipers I bought from them, but I'm not so happy with the drill bits I got from them. The $3.00 multimeter I got from them seems to work as good as my $50.00 one. Most of their stuff is made in China. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 *cough* CRAP *cough* yup... i have bought quite a few tools from them...it really is mostly junk.and i have been to the local store and it is just a mess in there it's like "the dollar store" for tools Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 it's like "the dollar store" for tools nailed it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 They do have a few good things. Like many threads on newsgroups say, you have to know what to "weed out" when you go there. But I wish such places didn't exist, because it's hard to resist when they do have a tool that's as good as an American made tool that cost 10 times more. It would be better to keep the money in America. Maybe the American factory worker would play guitar and pay me for some repair work. A Chinese factory worker isn't going to buy anything from me. Next time I'm tempted to buy from HB, I'll give the pawnshops another try first . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsherman2006 Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 i'm thinking about buying their 5.00 rasp/file set, only because im not much of a woodworker and don't need something that will last longer than me. It's like 7.50 shipped, and ill tell you what i think of them, though it probably wont be the most helpful assessment. Neal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdog Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 i'm thinking about buying their 5.00 rasp/file set, only because im not much of a woodworker and don't need something that will last longer than me. It's like 7.50 shipped ....don't waste your time or money on Harbor Freight.....go to your local hardware store and pick up a few Vermont-American files.....They are of decent quality, not great, but are made of a much higher grade of steel than the Chinese stuff, and will work well for more than one project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southpa Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 There are some items I'm not really concerned about, like rasps, and other misc. small tools. But when one of these normally sells for roughly $400 (Cdn) in my neck of the woods, I have my suspicions. Remember folks, for some items if you buy cheap you get cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdog Posted June 5, 2004 Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 Southpa.....Funny you should post a link to an auto darkening welder's helmet. I was looking at a Lincoln TIG 185 yesterday and also checked out the auto-dark helmets...Somehow I think that at $315, the helmet at the welder's supply is a better helmet than the $49.99 Harbor Freight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 Southpa.....Funny you should post a link to an auto darkening welder's helmet. I was looking at a Lincoln TIG 185 yesterday and also checked out the auto-dark helmets...Somehow I think that at $315, the helmet at the welder's supply is a better helmet than the $49.99 Harbor Freight! if you get one of those be careful...i don't like them because when i have been welding for a while and my eyes get tired(you other welders know what i am talking about)i start to stretch my eye muscles while i am welding and i will tilt my head a little so i can look at the weld through the corner or top or bottom of my eye instead of straight on...and if you tilt away from the weld with those lenses they tend to undarken and leave you looking directly at the arc unprotected. i much prefer a standard hood with a well worn headband that will flip down when i move my head forward Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapbarstrat Posted June 6, 2004 Report Share Posted June 6, 2004 Everytime I see something at HB that I'm curious about, I do a google newsgroup search on it. Half the time there are threads about the item, and you find out pretty quick if it's a good deal or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyB7539 Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 I guess I am one of the lucky ones. Every tool I have bought from there has worked well and has stood up just as good as some name brand stuff... I have their laminate router and their 1-3/4 HP Plunge Router from Chicago Tools, and I use them almost daily for different things at the shop, and they have yet to fail me... As a matter of fact, the laminate router just outlasted our Ryobi laminate router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guitarfrenzy Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Personally I wouldn't consider Ryobi a good name brand product, but that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Rosenberger Posted June 8, 2004 Report Share Posted June 8, 2004 Personally I wouldn't consider Ryobi a good name brand product, but that's just me. They used to be a good name, about 10 or so years ago. Now Ryobi is synonymous with plastic crap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maiden69 Posted June 10, 2004 Report Share Posted June 10, 2004 I used to work at a machine shop and the tools that we bought from them were not the cheap ones. If you get the cheapest you get crap. They have a router set of 41 pcs for 19, another for 40 and another for 80. If you get the 19 don't expect to use them more than once. My boss learn that the hard way. we wanted a HVLP sprayer and he got the $40 special. Worthless. SO be careful what you order. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sinner16 Posted July 1, 2004 Report Share Posted July 1, 2004 Well I posted a Harbor Freight horror story in here a few months ago. My big problem was with their customer service.... I bought a metal work bench from them... It came to my house missing the hardware to put it together. A month of several calls led me to send it back for a refund. Buyer beware: On a good note.... I had a pair of digital calipers I bought from them.... No problems so far... But then again its a just a sophisticated ruler!!!!! I still get books and flyers from them in the mail. I use them to keep my 10 month old daughter from ripping my guitar mags. By the time she is done.... there's nothing but shredded catalog all over the place.... lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fryovanni Posted July 2, 2004 Report Share Posted July 2, 2004 I have bought some odd ball clamps that have proved to be handy. I also bought buffing wheels there and sand paper. You can find some things there that are odd ball tools that you won't find elsewhere and will do the job. Plus its kinda like a treasure hunt, and at some places I guess you will have to dig a deeper hole to find that trinket. I doubt I would look there for a quality tool though. Fryguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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