/diy/ - Do It Yourself

Shill thread.
Sage.

how are HF's thunderbolt batteries

>>1566852

I had 3 of them work all through December for a tiny LED Christmas decoration, so I'd say THUNDERBOLT BEATS DURACELL

>>1566832
To be honest, I couldn't pass up their Bauer Portaband when I had a coupon for it for $94.99 (Reg $149). I immediately ordered DeWalt blades for it but used it with the Vietnamese made blade before the DeWalts arrived and was surprised how well it worked. I can cut steel, 1 inch thick brass/copper and aluminum tube with it no problem.

Had it about a year and still on the Viet Cong blade.

Do not buy the table top drill press. There's so much slop in the chuck -even after modifications- that it's easier to do precision drilling with a hand drill.

>>1566890
those drill presses are fine, you just have to replace the chuck.

>>1566902
Mine is collecting dust, do you happen to know off hand what type of taper I need? I'll gladly pull it out of retirement if I can stop the slop.

>>1566832
>$11.99 ratchets
>$99.99 floor jack

wew lad those should be $6.99 and $89.99. Look for a different coupon flyer, that one is trash.

>>1566902
Maybe for the smaller ones but I have the 13" table top drill press for $280 and the chuck is great. Look at the reviews online for the others and someone will say what replacement chuck you can use. Highly recommend a drill press though. Dem straight holes, feels good man

Seriously considering the floor jack. Is it safe?

>>1566920
ChuckE2000 (I know, I know) loves them. He has an 8 year old one that he still uses and says he's never had a HF jack fail on him.

>>1566924
I'd be using jack stands of course, just want to make sure it isn't a total piece of junk before I buy one.

>>1566916
This is true. I got those same orange straps for $6-$7. And that Low Profile is always $70-$80 with whatever coupon. Those are the regular prices. Tool cart is $109 as well.

>>1566920
Those 3-ton jacks are actually the thing that got me into HF the first time. The low profile always has coupons for <$80, and I think the regular 3-ton rapid pump goes on sale for ~$70. That’s one of the handful of things from there that you can’t get anywhere else for close to that money, it’s probably a loss leader to get you in the door so you can spend $90 on a Chinesium drill press worth $30 and think you got a good deal.

I have had one of those jacks for 2 years and still going strong, and I have seen the nog tire shops beating on them day after day. The Daytona jacks are great for <$200 as well.

>>1566930
4u

The 3-ton Daytona has a coupon for $109 too.

>>1566986
Vaguely related I can vouch for the 1.5T aluminum floor jack at $60. If you don't need the extra capacity having the jack itself weigh half as much is convenient.

>>1566986
>$79
why is my Florida coupon book so shit

>>1567012
Meh I have heard mixed things on the aluminum jacks and stands. I feel much safer under steel, especially if it’s just going to stay in the garage.

Also the 1.5T jacks are like a toy compared to the 3T. If you look at them in-store, there is a huge difference. The 3T is more like an actual shop jack, not some spare in the trunk. That 1.5T lifts to 14”, the 3T Rapid Pump goes closer to 20”, that’s a lot more working room.

>>1567015
Sign up for the emails. There are new coupons every month, and basically every weekend has new sales that are good Fri-Sun.

http://www.hfqpdb.com

>>1567015
Also look in the mail. They send these things out at least once a month

>>1567029
>>1567027
I should've looked closer, the flyer they mailed me had the right price

This is the Daytona vs the 1.5 racing jack. The racing jack does have it's place, and I've had this one for years, and if that's all you can afford, it's okay. It's way better than the $19 trolley jack for sure. But if you can, nut up for the Daytona. They are a whole other beast entirely.

>>1566890
>Do not buy the table top drill press. There's so much slop in the chuck -even after modifications- that it's easier to do precision drilling with a hand drill.

My girlfriend uses the small one daily for jewelry making. Mostly drilling brass. First one was missing a piece we returned it. Second one has very little slop. Luck of the draw.

>>1566902
formerly sneeds

>>1567122
Does HF sell Daytona? No bully pls.

>>1567148
Fucking kill yourself

>>1567172
Nevermind just looked it up, I'm a doofus. Really dig the foot lever for bringing it up quick. Seems like a great deal at 200.

>>1567188

>>1567189

>>1567122
I have that racing jack ad it pissed all of its hydraulic oil all over my floor last year.

Been using a 3 ton jack from Napa for a while that's probably made in the same factories as the HF daytonas since then. So far so good.

>>1567122
This is what I was trying to explain. Looking at the ads, people don’t realize that the 1.5T jacks are like toys and the 3-Ton jacks are real pieces of equipment.

>>1567172
>>1567185
Pretty much everything at HF is their own store brand. There are only a couple random things that are sold elsewhere (Poulan Pro and a couple of the tiny home section items come to mind).

That Daytona jack is nice, but make sure you check the coupons whenever you buy something from that store. The low profile ones are more costly and you don’t really need them unless you drive a slammed Civic that bottoms out on speed bumps so keep that in mind. Also if you have never shopped at HF, remember that they only offer a 90-day warranty on anything with moving parts that doesn’t explicitly say “Lifetime Guarantee”. You can buy the extended warranty, but then you should factor that into the cost (Northern Tool has these nice Yellowjacket jacks that are just like the Daytonas for $199 right now and they might have a real warranty, making it ~$50 cheaper than the HF jack with a similar warranty). Make sure you follow instructions on jacks because I have seen ones you need to bleed before first use and you will wreck them prematurely if you don’t bleed it the first day you get it home.

>>1567217
Was it just a seal? That’s the other thing, for what you save at HF, you have to think about future service. I’m sure you can find seals, but HF won’t help you.

>>1567185
>>1567257
Pic related is the Yellowjacket, 4yr warranty. Actually just saw that HF offers a 3yr warranty on the yellow Daytona for $199, but the cheaper orange Daytonas only have the 90-day warranty.

Don't forget to do your duty and check for recalls on your tools.

https://www.cpsc.gov/search?site=cpsc_site&output=xml_no_dtd&getfields=*&tlen=120&client=ek_drupal_01&proxystylesheet=ek_drupal_01&filter=p&query=harbor+freight

>>1567257
>but HF won’t help you
HF customer service works for me.
I found an abandoned 2 ton engine hoist (w/air powered jack)
It was left behind because the six casters were missing
I called customer service with the stock number for the hoist.
They said they only sold the casters as a kit with mounting hardware.
They sold me six casters with mounting hardware (nuts and bolts) for ~$30
Locally they would have been over $50 without the mounting hardware.

>>1567258
>the cheaper orange Daytonas only have the 90-day warranty.
Don't worry bro. You'll be out of the hospital after it fails and drops your car on you before 90 days. Plenty of time to get a refund. Don't forget to put her in park before you jack her up and remember, the E-brake is for pussies.

>tfw HF just released something I might actually buy
It would be so easy to snag a couple from work, but they would greatly frown upon stealing safety equipment. I mostly didn’t even know where to buy the damn things.

>>1567294
Which is why I bought some 6-ton double locking jack stands from a different store. Those 3-Ton jacks are a standby though, even the most paranoid people buy them and will swap out some Chinesium hardware for Grade 8 stuff and get years out of it.

>>1566924
>what is survivor bias

Has anyone bought their metal ammo cans before?

So their micrometer set is good to go, but its not listed online anymore. My store was out for like 3 months but the other day there were 4 sitting on the shelf for $25 ea. I have tested them and they are both repeatable and +- 0.0003".

Does anyone have a freebie tape measure coupon? My ad only has the fucking flashlight, mini shamwow knockoff, and chinesium screwdriver.

>>1567615
If you can convince em to scan this

>>1567620
Thanks bruh! I swear I have a half dozen of them, I will never buy a fatmax again lol.

My goal is 15 by the end of the year.

>>1567621
Here's a high quality pic. The counter guys normally don't mind the digital coupons

>>1567621
>>1567677
>>1567620
http://www.hfqpdb.com

>>1567696

>>1566924
there's a reason you don't hear from ChuckE's 0001-1999.

>>1567294
That's why you never work under a vehicle unsupported by jack stands, rims etc.

>>1567739
Oooh there’s a couple good ones in there. The magnetic strips are dope and you can cut them down to whatever size or just rip out the ~2” long magnets for whatever you want. Pic related, and my tool cart is mag’d out.

6” dish is a good one too if you don’t already have a dozen of them lying around.

>>1566832
https://www.harborfreight.com/latex-coated-work-gloves-large-61435.html

>>1566832
HF is perfect for every tool you won't use more than once a week or so, or even just first time buys in general. If you use the tool so much you break the shitty chinese pos in half you just buy a name brand to replace it. Best litmus test of how much you need the tool is using a HF first every first purchase.

>>1566920
Doesn't really matter, always use jack stands

>>1567506
Yes. No complaints but I wouldn’t buy them without the coupon... otherwise the store price is basically the same as the generic “craigslist guy selling 1 million ammo cans” price...

>>1567257
>Was it just a seal?
honestly the damn thing wasn't worth my time to troubleshoot. If I recall right, the pump started to push oil onto the floor rather than into the ram. Not sure if it would've dropped the load as it happened before it was able lift the truck. (just a ranger, nothing heavy)

>>1567357
>I mostly didn’t even know where to buy the damn things.

Menards stocks them in the electrical section near smoke detectors.

>>1567257
My car is normal and only has like 4-5" of clearance

>>1567984
Tell your 400 pound girlfriend to get out of the geo metro..

>>1568009
Shitboxes are loved by /o/. We like to say they have character. We beat them to hell, and they somehow still go another 50k miles. When brand new with 4 miles on the odometer, we smugly donned these vehicles "econoboxes". But they matured, such as a fine wine does. They surived to 300k miles with minimal repairs. Just like a soldier earns the Purple Heart, our "econoboxes" earned their reputation as the "shitbox". There are a few cars that will always be known as great little shitboxes: the Toyota Corolla, our beloved Twingo, and America's frontrunner, The Geo Metro.

The Geo Metro was conceived much the same way I was: during a 4am cocaine fueled grope session in the back seat of an AMC Gremlin.

The year was 1987. A few Detroit executives who were down on their luck decided that we need a car designed for real human beans. A car that would love its 8th owner more than its original buyer. A car that had seen 3 oil changes its first 100k miles, but now is pampered by synthetic blend every 2,999 miles. Sunroof? Fuck that! 4 cylinders? Nope! We want 4 wheels, 3 cylinders, 2 doors, and one goddamn good car.

Thus the 1989 Geo Metro was born. It reigned supreme for decades, much like a dictator in Asia. Jay Leno owns 7 Geo Metros in case you forgot. The Geo Metro is the only car to win at Monza, Laguna Seca, Silverstone, and Talladega. Ford and Chrysler appealed to the US government in 1990, saying that production of the Geo Metro created an unfair advantage for GM. Unfortunately for Ford and Chrysler, 98% of the members of Congress drove Geo Metros and loved them to death. The Geo Metro placed 4th in the 1992 Presidential election behind Ross Perot.

Some say the Chevrolet Aveo was the successor to the Geo Metro, but I refuse to believe. Nothing can ever succed over the Geo Metro when it comes to its main purpose: being a spectacular shitbox.

>>1568009
5.7", and that's when the tires are fully inflated
https://www.carspecs.us/cars/2000/buick/century/8067

>>1568013
Is the corolla the richfag's prizm?

>>1566902
Chuck chuck bo buck.

>>1568019
Was the Prizm a compact or mid size? I think the Camry would be the choice ride of the kid who grew up on the right side of the tracks.

>>1568014
You could probably slide the regular jack under there, $10 more might be worth it if you work on lots of big chunks of steel molded by GM and fitted onto suspension that isn’t up to the task.

>>1568027
>Camry
whoa now, lets not get too carried away.

Prizm is more or less a Metro with a back end welded on to it. If you like, they also came in beige with gold encrusted toyota badges.

>>1568032
Kek my buddy had a Prizm and we would load 3-4 bmx bikes onto the bike rack and smoke mad blunts in that thing. It was a good little shitbox, he got it for like $800 and it ran great for years.

>>1567614
That's fucking terrible for a mic.

>>1568071
It’s $30 for a 3-pack. I hope the lab is willing to spring for something a little more, but Juan will probably be ok.

>>1568027
Sincerely doubt it, there's probably less than half an inch to work with

>>1566986
HOLY BASED

Daytona

>>1568019
The prism WAS a corolla, it had a full corolla drive train

>>1568013
>Shitboxes are loved by /o/.

Have you ever even been on /o/?
They hate shitboxes that arent 90s Civics you faggot.

>>1568473
>seething for no reason
Yep, that's an /o/ user

>>1568473
sup /o/, still sinking thousands of dollars into """""modding""""" your daily driver shitbox?

>>1568496
Only 16 year olds "modify" their daily drivers.
You put money into your track or weekend car.

>>1568548
I added an aux port to mine, but I'm not a teenager, what do?

How is this even profitable? Can you imagine paying a guy minimum wage to make 24 batteries in one hour or a pair of mechanics gloves. They're practically giving these products away for free.

>>1568619
Minimum wage in China?

>>1568362
That’s what I paid for mine. I think the $79 is the low profile, but I own two SUVs so I wasn’t concerned with that and it lifts my brother’s Focus fine.

>>1568473
More than you know.

>>1568362
Looking at this again; this is a sale, so you can use the 20% off coupon too

>>1568619
>Can you imagine paying a guy minimum wage to make 24 batteries in one hour or a pair of mechanics gloves

Well, the obvious answer is that you're not paying a human for most of the labor, you're operating a robot. What little human labor you DO require is mostly at Chinese wageslave rates.

Also, for the record, those batteries are unbelievably shitty.

>>1568706
>cannot be used with other discount, coupon or any of the following items or brands: inside track club membership, extended service plan, gift card, open box items, 3 day parking lot sale item, compressors, floor jacks, sales, saw mills, storage cabinets, chests, or carts, trailers, trencher/backhoe, welders, Admiral, Ames, Bauer, Cobra, CoverPro, Daytona, Diamondback, Earthquake, Fischer, Hercules, Icon, Jupiter, Lynxx, Poulan, Predator, Tailgator, Viking, Vulcan, Zurich

Courtesy of the squint-o-vision text on a 20% coupon. Might as well see if it goes through anyway but I wouldn't bet on it.

>>1568744
Nah, the coupons can be used on jacks at all, they won’t even scan. And the computer won’t let you use a 20% off coupon on top of another coupon.

You may be able to use the 20% off on a pair of jack stands, but I believe there’s coupons out there to snag the 3-ton stands for like $17 and the 6-ton for $10 off.

Are there any coupons for one of the $60 air compressors?

>>1568809
Those go on sale for $40-$45 all the time, almost every weekend they send out emails for a “3 Day Sale!” and they’re in 75% of them.

>>1568619
>to make 24 batteries
>make

They rebadge recycled batteries

I picked up a 12in miter saw Chicago electric second hand but the thing is missing the arbor flange is there anywhere I could pick one up or am I just holding onto an expensive paper weight

>>1569319
Get the number off the saw and call HF customer service 800 number.
If it's still available they'll take your CC number and send it to you via UPS.
Shipping will likely be ~$6

>>1566878
>>1566852
Look up Project Farm's tests of all leading batteries, thunderbolt is ass per unit money spent and how much energy you get.

Their zipties and electrical in the consumables were pretty good. I've had their 10-15$ angle grinders, they are workhorses, I've used them during my welding/fabrication/machining work, they are a great cheap way of getting multiple grinders so you don't have to keep swapping different wheels. Quickly go from a cup wheel to a grinder, then a cut-off, then a wheel or sanding flap disc. Totally changes the way I do work in the shop.

>>1566890
Agreed on the drill press, shell out for a used Delta floor press on CL for $1-200 bucks. Most of their electrical operated stuff is decent value for the money. I didn't like the Bauer impact/hammer brushed drill though.

The orange thin tie-down straps suck ass, but I guess I shouldn't be trying to use them slightly above their rating...

>>1568815
Awesome, thanks.

Picked this up today

>>1569345
well wouldn't ya know they dont stock it anymore. Anyone hear anything about fastenal for replacement parts?

>>1569319
>>1569345
>>1569685
Im an idiot I just need the insert not the flange itself think i could just get by with a washer? or should I actually buy a saw blade bushing?

>>1569690
>should I actually buy a saw blade bushing?
yes
get one at the hardware store

>>1567739
Holy shit, thanks so much. I honestly didn't expect this to work, but yesterday I got the free multimeter. Major thanks to you

>>1569882
>http://www.hfqpdb.com
I didn't post the pic to be used in the store.
I posted it to show which coupons are available at
http://www.hfqpdb.com
But you got the meter so there's no arguing with success.

Are their 1/2 inch impact sockets worth a fuck?

Where do I get flux core tips that fit the HF125? These things don't work and it's all they sell... Trying to go up market is going to bite them in the ass...

>>1569912
Yes, I've tried machining them, they are something akin to a cromoly steel, very tough shit.

I got a digital calipers from a HF parking lot sale for $10 once, it is hands down the best HF purchase I've made. I do 3D printing so I don't need super high accuracy and for ten bux it has made my hobby so much easier.

>>1567949

But does HF make good jack stands? $16 for 3 tons.

>>1569954
Jack stands are what keeps the vehicle up and away from crushing your body. It's up to you if you want to save yourself from being crushed. That being said, I do use their jack stands and jacks, the welds appear to be solid enough, and the steel meets specifications.

>>1569954
That weird Finnish guy put the European equivalent of the HF 3 ton into his hydraulic press and it withstood 12 tons of pressure before warping and the expensive stand only survived 10 tons.

>>1566832
>Gem Tier
65G+ Air Compressors
Earthquake Impact

>Bretty Gud Tier
Pittsburgh Wrenches
Specialty Automotive Tools

>Okay tier
Bench Grinders
Corded tools

>Shit Tier
Welders
Metrology Tools

>>1569954
Just buy 6

>>1569954
Found the weird Finnish guy I was talking about.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_fqF09QQjc

>>1569941
I got a set of those digital calipers, too. CRUSTY. Oof, big time. Plus, they aren't finished at all, so not only don't they slide very well, the sharp edges will cut your hands!

I took it apart and with a round file, and broke all of the edges. I then sprayed Comet dry-lube (graphite based) on it and let it it in the sun to "soak" into the pores of the metal. And yes, these things are so cheap, there are microscopic pores.

Put it back together, and Bam! It's a useable instrument now!

Is it a Starrett or Mitutoyo? Hell no. Not even close. But at 1/10th the price, it'll do fine.

>>1568809
>>1568815
Are those the fabled Harbor freight compressors? How good would they be for using an air powered die grinder for metal work? Small TIG shit

>>1566852
>>1566878
>>1569373
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V7-ghrTqA44
The problem with this test is he used Alkaline batteries for every brand except Harbor Freight and Dollar General. The HF and DG batteries are Zinc Carbon. They don't last as long as Alakalines.

I've used the HF Alkalines (Orange batteries) and they're pretty decent, but they do have a tendency to leak if you leave them unused in a device for too long.

>>1570177
I wouldn't recommend the 3 gallons for anything more than light inflation or dusting. At least not the $40 ones. They're loud, and take a long time to get pressure.

They have new compressors that are very quiet and run for about $140 with coupons, those aren't too bad compared to the other brand, but haven't tested them outside of their store display yet.

>>1570177
>How good would they be for using an air powered die grinder for metal work?

You need a larger capacity compressor. I have played with cut off saw/ratchet/die grinder other high volume tools with my 8 gallon oiled HF compressor.
It works, but I only get maybe 20-30 seconds before it loses too much air and turns the compressor back on. Not really practical if you want to use it al lot. It will be useless with only 1 gallon.
You cant really just say "ill let the compressor just run", they arent rated for that type of duty and itll kill them in short order.

If I were you, id look into the oiled 21 gallon machine. Their oiled motors are reliable and why they have a good reputation for air compressors. Their oil free are junk and ride the coattails of the oiled ones.

I have no comment on the brand new quiet compressors, except for the fact that they are priced fucking stupid.
You can buy a REAL California Air (the popular silver, ultra quiet brand HF is knocking off) compressor for those prices. Right down the road from my HF is a Farm and Fleet.

A 1 gallon California Air compressor is $110, an 8 gallon ultra quiet California Air compressor is $199.
They also sell higher end California Air compressors with aluminum air tanks which is a huge upgrade.

>>1570203
>>1570189
Thanks for the tips, anons.
Definitely wanted something with a good duty cycle and thought that would cost more, but the harbor freight 21 gallon seems like a good idea. Fuck quitness gotta annoy the neighbors somehow

>>1570230
Take a look at those blue ones, that new brand. They always have coupons and they end up being like $20 more for a better oiled compressor with better duty cycle and higher PSI and more CFM.

Also if you’re going to get a 20gal+ compressor and run it on 120V, make sure you have a good outlet in your garage because some of those things pull real close to the limit of what some home breakers will handle.

>>1570240
God damnit, why must anything fun not run on basic bitch house electricity

>>1570264
Electrician-Industrial Complex conspiracy. Why wire a garage only once when you can charge $3,000 again to run 240 to a 50 amp breaker when a DIY-minded person moves in?

>>1570142
Metrology fag here, aside from the temperature coefficients compensation in the digital models the digital calipers have the same specs. Cleaning it up is really the best thing you can do. I would not touch the dial calipers.

Anyone have a higher quality image of the free multimeter coupon?

>>1570283
This isn't HQ but it should be good enough to print and use at the counter.

Also: another source for coupon images.
https://www.imagenesmy.com/imagenes/harbor-freight-printable-coupons-2018-b9.html

>>1570264
Because garages are built to house cars, not light industry.

>>1570453
He didn't mension garages

>>1570240
>They always have coupons and they end up being like $20 more for a better oiled compressor with better duty cycle and higher PSI and more CFM.

Did you even look at the specs?
Lower CFM with lower HP because to make it quieter, its not worth it. Buy the black ones

>>1569900
LMAO the cashier was like 60 years old. Lynnwood, Washington location. Good shit

I have the 115 piece titanium drill index, and the drills are just fucking junk.

I needed a #18 bit, and not only was it out of tolerance when I mic'ed it, it was ground so badly it would never have worked right.
And I was tapping a 5mm thread so I wanted it to stay concentric and to size.

Luckily I had an old cleveland #18 which was ground properly and to size. It cut like butter.
Most if not all of the # sizes in the harbor freight index are ground incorrectly. Makes me want to throw the fucking thing away.

>>1570743
Can confirm the HF drill bits are garbage. I never do anything that requires more precision than what I can eyeball, but they don't cut for shit. Same goes for cutting and grinding wheels, recip saw blades, etc, though their stepped bits aren't horrible to use for the price.

>>1570723
I’m too lazy to do that. I remember looking at the 8gal blue ones awhile back and all of the specs were much better than the red and black ones of a similar size.

>tfw just got back from spoiling the girl for her birthday and have like $1000 left from my tax return
Shopping spree at HF or should I save it like an adult? I want a big compressor, a scope, a drill press and decent drill index, more power tools...

>>1570268
>Why wire a garage only once when you can charge $3,000 again to run 240 to a 50 amp breaker when a DIY-minded person moves in?
If they're a DIY-minded person, why the hell would they pay someone to do some minor wiring work?

>>1570770
>$1000 left from my tax return
must be nice, I only got ~$100 this year

>>1570925
I know a lot of people that got fucked on taxes this year, weird.

>>1570770
>should I save it like an adult?

Depends, are you ACTUALLY saving it or are you putting it in your bank account and "saving" it by "not spending" it until you inevitably waste it on something stupid?.

>>1570950
Brother OWED an additional 200 on 3k+ taxes paid on 17k this year.
>>1570770
Look on craigslist for a big compressor, DEFINITELY for a drill press, drill index should be something like ironton(They are the most budget bang for your buck). Go to flea markets, thrift stores, and pawn shops. Git gud at haggling. Turkroach here so I have +50/100 innate haggling from growing up in the bazaars. 80/100 haggling skill, but missing that 20 because I try not to hurt the other guy while I'm getting my share out of it.

>>1570770
If you give me a zipcode or craigslist city I can find suitable tools that are good bang for your buck. Just give me a list and I'll find stuff for you.

>>1567615
The towels are my favorite free item, aside from the magnetic tool holders.

>>1567027
>http://www.hfqpdb.com

Nice, my HF never has an issue scanning coupons off of my phone.
Since these are all legit coupons, should work.

Pretty freaking cool instead of having to wait for super coupons.

Whats your favorite, cheap thing HF sells?
Im going to make the trip over there later on, looking to just buy shit

>>1571007
I asked the old lady who I got the bench grinder from to let me know if she found any big drill bit sets, but never heard back. Dead husband had all sorts of tools but the only drill bits I saw on the top of everything was one of those 14pc DeWalt Ti sets.

There was a compressor there too and I shoulda grabbed it, not sure if it’s gone now. I’m about to go pick up this tool box middle I just ordered from Sears.

>>1570983
TBD

>>1571035
Their tool boxes and jacks are good deals for the money, but not inexpensive items.

Those 29pc drill bit sets in the OP go on sale for $10 a lot, and people love those for working with wood because they’re basically disposable after you dull a few common sizes and break some of the small ones. The latex gloves and zip ties are popular items, free mag dishes are great to have around the shop. Mid-grade pliers and screwdrivers aren’t bad if they tend to disappear on the jobsite a lot.

The Braun 180deg slim light is on sale for $25 this weekend and that’s an awesome light for the money.

>>1571042
>TBD

Ive started being a miser over the last ~3 years. I paid off all my credit card and student loan debt. I own a modern, reliable car thats paid off, and im like 5 years from paying my house off.
My parents gave me practically nothing.

I wish I would have done this from day 1 instead of being nigger rich and wasting years of wages on stuff.
I want to travel and enjoy life in my 30s, not my 60s, so thats kind of what im trying to do, and build a life within my means to do that. Dont really want to work 9-5 till im 70. If anyone in this thread hasnt thought about this shit, you should.

>>1571059
I really haven’t spent that much on tools lately, I bought a lot of crap a few months back but now it’s like $20 here and there, maybe I’ll spend $50 at Hole Depot on a Fri after work if I get a paycheck with some vaca pay. The girl costs me way more, I don’t think twice about spending $200 on a random weekend to go out with her. Disney makes her so happy so $1000 to take her to Orlando for a weekend is worth it. But I guess when you’re in your 20s, it’s kinda nice to be able to go out to whatever restaurant you want for dinner before these Latinas start getting knocked up and have 7 kids.

I need to adult a little better though, gotta stack and build up some credit to think about a down payment and mortgage on a house instead of pissing away twice as much on rent every month. She’s bugging me about it too because I might have to buy that girl a ring one day.

>>1571059
>>1571062
I also spend >$200 a week on Newports and Dunkin Donuts

>>1571042
So for toolboxes the HF US General are GREAT bang for your buck. As in they are almost just as good as Snap-on. DeWalt/milwaukee drill bits are the best drill bits that you can get in box stores locally. Buy good drill bits and learn how to sharpen them. An option for the compressor situation is buying several $40 compressors and having them tied into each other, they would be able to pump out more air than a single larger one.

>>1571098
>US General are GREAT bang for your buck. As in they are almost just as good as Snap-on
I read online that the metal stampings come from one factory for both companies.
The go to different places for the paint and fittings.
it was online so think what you will
I have the 4' double stack set and it's a fantastic tool box.

>>1571132
I mean, I don't think the quality difference is worth the 3k+ in price difference. If I had the spare money, would totally buy some. But currently saving up for a 25x40-80ft workshop that I'm going to build on property I just bought.

>>1571098
>DeWalt/milwaukee drill bits are the best drill bits that you can get in box stores locally

Lowes sells a small 15 piece Cle-Line drill bit set which are very high quality. By far the closest thing to high quality bits youll find at a big box store.

>>1571159
I haven't seen the Cle-Lines, those would be good. If you have a drill press and aren't using a hand drill, you can also opt for the cobalt drill bits, especially if you can resharpen them.

>>1571132
>I have the 4' double stack set and it's a fantastic tool box.
I meant the US General red boxes.

Im not sure why, but i really like this thing. want to buy one and sit it as a standalone box

>>1571254
Shit, you could probablt stick it anywhere you could fit a filing cabinet. Makes sense if you have a good spot where nothing else would work. I have an area where the surface of my work bench overhangs the base and that thing would fit perfectly in that spot.

>>1571098
I wanted to see what was on CL before heading to HF and I am on my way out the door to go look at this steal: https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/tls/d/warren-craftsman-tool-box/6838263952.html

>>1571305
>https://detroit.craigslist.org/mcb/tls/d/warren-craftsman-tool-box/6838263952.html
Nice find, those are common around here in va for the 100-130 range

>>1571305
The HF 26” cabinet will be quite a bit larger. They’re quite a bit deeper than the Craftsmans. But for $120, that thing looks solid. And you could always add the middle or get a larger bottom part and use the old one as a rolling cart and work surface.

>>1571305
>CL - Detroit
let us know if you make it back, anon

>>1571504
Not him, but you do realize outside of Detroit Proper, the suburbs are fairly nice with little serious crime, yes? There's exceptions like Inkster and Ecorse, but for the most part, even Dearborn isn't a bad place.

>>1571516
> Dearborn isn't a bad place.

Ok Muhammad, im sure its real nice over there in detroit

>>1571529
You ever live close to the airport? People come and visit and are like “How can you sleep with these airplanes?” but after living there for years, you can sleep just fine with a 747 taking off at 2am.

The calls to prayer are kinda the same thing.

>>1571529
Dearborn is two cities: Westborn and Eastborn. Eastborn is an Arabic dump, but has little crime. Westborn is all racist, retired Ford workers where the worst crime is some kid walking on an old dude's lawn.

>>1566852
i hope you like leaking

>>1566832
>>1566832
whast the best bang for the buck item at HF for under $100

im thinking about doing my own oil changes and want to get a jack and jackstands, are the harbor frieght ones any good

>>1569678
>2048x1536
>>1569678
thinking about buying one myself, how do you like it?

>>1571644
Haven't used it yet, I worked fri and sat and it snowed sunday

>>1571634
Every time I leave a Duracell inside something for more than a few months, it leaks.

>>1571641
>>1571644
The 3-Ton Rapid Pump Steel Jack. If your car is low, get the low profile. It’s one of the very few jacks for <$100 that doesn’t feel like a toy.

>>1571667
nigga you gay and a liar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XUJ5la_Ylg

>>1571683
I’ll take pics for you next time. I just had to pull the Copper Top C-cells out of this lantern because one of the four was bulging and leaking blue shit. I have had them fuck up my Maglite Mini twice. Duracell even had some guarantee that they won’t leak, but every time I leave them in a device for more than 6mos without much use, it’s fuckin crusty in the battery compartment. I don’t trust any alkaline batteries.

>>1571035
The air tools and air fittings.

>>1571683
He is gay and a liar, but I hate duracells too. I buy Energizers and they routinely last longer and they dont leak.

>>1571683
>25 years old cells
25 years ago Duracell was still good.

Duracell is complete shit nowadays.
The leak quicker than cheap store brand batteries.

just bought the drillmaster heatgun and am pleasantly surprised. If it lasts longer than a month it will have already exceeded my expectations. makes SMD removal easy

>>1571667
thanks. anyone got recommendations on jackstands that wont kill me? also whats your favorite oil pan and can you make money selling used oil at all? or are you stuck paying to recycle it

>>1571868
I’m at about 2 months and feel like I have gotten $9 worth of use from the thing. Anything beyond that is a bonus. I’m satisfied.

>>1571869
The cheap 3-ton stands they sell are fine, they’re like the same thing that most other places sell for twice as much. If you’re going to be wrenching and rattling the car while it’s on stands, you may want to think about some 6-ton stands because they have a much wider footprint.

There is one US company with blue and yellow stands that are supoosed to be the best, but you’re going to pay like $75 for a pair of 3-ton stands. I use my HF 3-tons for taking the wheels off, and then I use these double locking 6-ton Strongway stands I bought from Northern Tool (on sale for only $40 a pair) if I’m actually working under the car. They’re big and they have the regular locking lever like the Pitts, but they also have a pin that goes through for added security.

And good luck with that used oil. Even if you found somebody willing to pay for it, it would take decades of oil changes to make any money. Most auto parts stores will take your used oil for free. I use the cheap regular pans for oil changes and dump it into an empty jug as soon as I’m done.

>>1571838
>>1571840
I don’t think I have even had a cheap Chinesium cell leak on me in ages. I use regular Energizers and Duracells for everything and 80% of the time I get a leaker, it’s black and copper.

>>1571938
I love my set of 6 ton stands from US Jack. But they're approaching $200 for the pair.
Certainly inspire more confidence than my HF set that feel like sheet metal in comparison though.

Do those solar panels really work??

>>1572103
Yes, but I highly recommend buying your own charge controller and a monocrystalline panel. A little more money than HF, but much better. Most people have to replace the charge controller anyway.

Is this thing worth shit? I'm cutting 3/4 plywood and such fairly often with a shitty jigsaw that comes out DECENT but im thinking a bandsaw will be several times better at cutting the circular shapes with it without such an induced angle like the jigsaw gives.

Think this thing could cut circles into up to 1" wood decently?

https://m.harborfreight.com/13-hp-9-in-benchtop-band-saw-60500.html

Would a HF scroll saw be better for circles, or would it be too thick for a scroll saw?

>>1572854
Home Depot puts the Ryobi 9" on sale for $99 often. These both roll off the same line in mainland China, so neither is great but the Ryobi will be $30 cheaper if you keep any eye out.

However, tune either saw properly, and they're not terrible. It's all about crowning the blade teeth at the top and getting the guides to "kiss" the blade but not engage until you're cutting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGbZqWac0jU

>>1572868
25% coupon would drive the HF one to the same price right?

I don't have much experience with bandsaws at all, something like that can cut fairly angled circle, and general cutout shapes right in 1" wood right?

And great vid thanks.

>>1572882
The 20% off put the HF at $115 at best. The Ryobi (same line) comes in at that price without the sale. I don't know what $15 is worth to you, so take that into consideration.

Either HF or Ryobi should do it, I have done it fine with the Ryobi, so I know it will. Just "tune" either in the way the vid instructs and it should work well enough. Just don't rush the blade and the bandsaws will cut 3/4" brass just fine (have a spare blade ready: $10 from Powertech).

>>1571869

i hate the fuck out of my neighbor so i dump all my used oil over the fence into his yard

the best thing you can get is an assortment of different sized blocking

4x4s, 6x6, 12x12, 3x12, etc

>>1571868
Can confirm, expected it to be a useless piece of shit, and was mildly worried it was going to melt in my hands. Turns out it worked fine, and it still works, in case I need to rust brown anymore muzzleloaders in the future

i need to get my own set of power tools since I am moving out of my dad's house soon. Is ryobi or hitachi stuff any good? what's the best price/performance?

>>1573516
Hitachi never gave me any issue. I did end up splurging on Milwaukee though since that's majority of what my dad had. It's a dependable brand and I've seen them hold battery life in -10 so pretty happy with them.

>>1567949
As someone who had a truck fall on him THIS!

>trusting your life to a 5 cent O-ring...

>>1573516
Those Ryobi starter kids when they go on sale are such a steal. If I was buying my first house with no tools and didn’t want to overspend on something I might use once a month, I would consider those for sure.

Wait for Father’s Day or something. That brushless set on Xmas looked great for $260.

Ok, so it's official, my FAVOURITE ITEM from HFT is the lowest priced 20 fl. oz. HVLP Gravity Feed Air Spray Gun item #62300. HOLY SHIT, I'll never buy a can of spray paint again, this thing is fantastic. Because you can vary the inlet pressure using your regulator, and due to the control knobs, and with thinning out the paint you have fine control over every aspect of how the paint goes onto your surface. My mind is blown.

>>1574018
Is that the purple one? People seem to love those things as long as they prep and clean them properly.

>>1574019
Yup, it's the purple one. Definitely on the prep and cleaning, you HAVE to run paint thinner through them after you are done. But that's the same with a commercial sprayer too.

>>1574018
What kind of paints can you run through them?
t. just bought spraypaints because I didn't want to dick around with setup/cleanup and compressors for tiny jobs

What causes a Pittsburgh torque wrench to not click?

I don't have the receipt. Can I exchange it?

>>1574878
Yeah you should be fine to exchange it. I don’t think they ask for a receipt when exchanging hand tools like that with the lifetime warranty. Plus they look up warranty info by phone number if you used that when you originally purchased it.

Do some shopping HF is no deal on alot of things...for instance

These come from Cali. and arrived in 3 days

>>1574879
>Plus they look up warranty info by phone number if you used that when you originally purchased it.

I don't think I gave it to them at the time.

>>1574908
Does it have pictures of the solar panel in the bottom one? Solar powered does not necessarily one comes with it.

>>1573516
I bought a ryobi belt sander for around $50 and it wasn't very good. They probably have a higher tier model, I should have bought it

>>1574990
https://www.ebay.com/itm/60-LED-Garden-Solar-Motion-Sensor-Floodlight-Lamp-PIR-Detector-Security-Light/254050436172?

>>1574990
Note: although they look alike, the HF has a 6V NiCad battery pack and the eBay unit has a 3.7V 2000mAh Li-ion (battery included in both)

Bought this today, I'll let you goys know how it works out.

>>1575025
Never had good luck with those
A water bottle and some appropriate sized hose works so well, no real need to buy something

>>1573516
I have a few corded Hitachi drills and they have been very good for their price

>>1575028
I'm tempted to buy their 12 inch compound sliding miter saw. It's only $20 more than the Ryobi but I was playing with the demo one at Home Depot and it felt really loose and had a lot of play. I'm just wondering if it was poorly put together for the display or if it is falling apart from being handled.

Do I trust my power tool needs to a company people associate with a sex toy?

>>1575031
Their miter saws have long been lauded for being a good bang for buck.

>Do I trust my power tool needs to a company people associate with a sex toy?

Funny you say that
They are currently changing their name

>>1574878
>I don't have the receipt. Can I exchange it?

Went to harbor freights and they exchanged my torque wrench, no questions asked. It was a Pittsburgh Pro, but all they had was Pittsburgh. Not sure if there is even a difference.

Also picked up a $5 hammer (for government password finding), free microfiber towels, cheap set of funnels and pliers, wobble extension set, and a spark plug socket. Like $23 total.

>>1575015
wrong the battery in the EBay is 6v. also

>>1575025
If you have anti lock brakes good luck with that

>>1575126
You can flush your brakes without opening the ABS pumps.
Or you can buy a OBD2 back and forth module for like 20 bucks and do it.

>>1575125
>wrong the battery in the EBay is 6v. also

I guess the guy selling it doesn't know what he's selling.

I always pass by their r134 wondering if theres anything I can do with it. is it possible to make a janky diy miniature AC or something?

>>1573510
>>1571868
I enjoy mine too
unfortunately, I turned it on inside for about 3 seconds when I first got it and the chinesium offgas from that alone managed to set off my entire condo block's fire system

5/5 would recommend

>>1575154
There are dozens on ebay Leroy
Mine are 6v.

>>1575178
>Mine are 6v.
(You) didn't give a link.
I was talking about the one I showed and linked to, Cletus.

>>1566930
Might have to bleed the air from the lines.

Read the manual

>>1567217
I use the racing jack for my CTS and it works fine. I couldn’t get a taller jack under the frame if I tried.

>>1567942
This is what everyone needs to hear.

My dad hates buying HF but he bought a name flooring nailer and only used it once. Waste. Of. Money.

>>1575206
>worrying about how a man spends his own hard earned cash
>actually being upset he didnt buy the absolute bottom of the barrel sweatshop brands

Ah yes, the more money he spends, the less money you can leech off of him.

>>1575027
>>1575126
Worked great, car has abs, brakes are firm fluid is clear.

>>1575027
That method works if you always have someone there to pump the brakes.

>>1575126
My abs module has bleeder vavles, no luck needed.

>>1572103
I have the older 45 watt panel set up on a teardrop trailer I built. No problem keeping the battery up in the last 3 years.

>>1575294
>car has abs, brakes are firm fluid is clear.

There is still dirty fluid in the ABS pumps. That is what the other anon was getting at.

>>1575298
You need two people to do a normal bleed by just cracking the bleeders.
Using the bottle method, you can do it by yourself easily.

>pull all the dirty fluid in the master cyclinder
>fill it to the top with clean fluid
No air has entered the system

>put hose on bleeder
>fill water bottle with clean fluid
>poke hole in bottles cap, stick hose into clean fluid
>crack bleeder

System is open, no air has entered the system
You push the brakes, dirty fluid comes out of the bleeder, down the hose into the bottle, dirty fluid gets in the bottle, any air bubbles up and out of the water.

Now in a normal bleed job, if you let go of the brakes, it would draw air back into the system. Thats why you have a second person close the bleeder before you let go.

WIth the bottle, you let go of the brakes and it draws pure brake fluid back into the system. Never contaminates the fluid.

>keep master cylinder full of clean fluid
>empty bottle of bad fluid
>bleed till its clean, go furthest from master cylinder to closest

You can do a brake flush by yourself in an hour, replacing the vast majority of your brake fluid.
The vacuum system does the same thing, but it pulls the fluid instead of you pumping it with your brakes. Pumping is easier and faster.

>>1575746
>all this text
>never mentions a power bleeder once

>>1575760
Not worth the money unless you are bleeding brakes all the time.

>>1575746
>replacing the vast majority of your brake fluid.

I do that yearly, but I wonder about the disk calipers: the line going in and the bleeder are both at the top, so does it really flush that much of the fluid inside the caliper?

>>1575031
>implying a sex toy is not a power tool
>implying Hitachi is not a conglomerate that does allot of shit.

The fiberglass line running rods are surprisingly amazing...had mine for 2 years with a lot of use (totally rewiring a house) and have only had 1 rob break due to me bending WAY to far..only 30$ compared to 50-100$

>>1575763
You can get them for under $100

>>1574876
You can run pretty much any paints through them that you can modify the viscosity of. So latex, oil, and water based are the few that come to mind, but there aren't that many types anyway

>>1566852
I got a 12 pack of them to power the wall clock in my shop in 2017 and my clock is still on the first battery.

I've had the other 11 in my mini fridge next to the beer ever since.

>>1575214
I don’t want his cash, I want him to actually make money flipping a house.

>>1576074
You can get a Powerade bottle for 88 cents, and a foot of PVC hose for 1$.

>>1576158
All of my Powerade bottles are full of piss. Will this negatively affect the brake bleeding?

Also they sell those little one man bleeder cups and hoses for <$10 all over the place.

>>1567862
This is the dumbest joke I've heard in years, congratulations

reminder to save all your receipts for the inevitable cancer litigation that will come from using chinesium tools

>>1576372
Everything causes cancer. It I get $1000 from the Chrome-Chinesium sockets, I’m gonna take that money and buy a new US General toolbox.

>>1576115
I have always regretted buying cheap tools which is why I won’t go to HF or Menards unless they are the last option. Maybe he will flip another house or he can sell the fucking tool and get most of his money back because he didn’t buy HF crap.

>>1569912
Yep, I've had my sets for probably 10+ years now - probably one of my most worthwhile HF buys ever

>>1569912
>>1569939
They’re a good buy because it’s one of those tools that everybody else fucking overprices for no reason. The $15-$25 Pitt sets look like the exact same thing as the Kobalt sets at Lowe’s for $70. I have the HF shallows but I hate that retarded taper on the cheap impact sockets but they work fine. Also they do have a little bit better Pitt Pro sets (pif related) and those are a good deal too.

The Gearwrench socket sets can be had on Amazon for great prices as well. I got a 3/8” drive impact socket set with metric and SAE, shallow and deep, plus some extensions and a nice U-joint for <$60 when the priced dropped before xmas.

>>1575155
Its not a house brand. They sell that at every auto store I have been too.

>>1566832
I'm a manager at a decent sized Harbor Freight AMA

>>1574908
I have 2 of these. The one has never worked since I bought it. The other works pretty good.
The only good thing about these are the solar power.

>>1576771
Why don't you have a real job?

I bought an electric pipe threader for a galvanized pipe job at my house. It cost $200, so I threaded the 2 pipes I needed done and returned it for a cash refund.

>saw blades
>sanding pads
Really anything that has a short life span and cost x3 times as much anywhere else (I do buy craftsman for legitimate tools tho)

>>1576771
I bought the Bauer impact at $129, but it'll be $89 this weekend. There was also a misunderstanding at the checkout and I got upsold on the replacement plan for it. Is it possible to at least return the plan?

>>1570453
>not light industry
Says you

>>1577102
The 120V 1/2”? How is it? I have been curious, I would like to see that thing tested because that’s by far the most powerful corded impact based on their “breakaway torque” numbers, but then the website says something like 450ft-lbs of actual torque. The other impacts with “breakaway” numbers near that are still rated at 700+.

>tfw needed a better scanner and was about to visit HF for the bigger Zurich, but then remembered how you pretty much have to buy the extended warranty on any non-disposable electronics from there
I hesitate to spend >$50 on anything electronic from that place because you can normally get the same thing from a real brand with a real warranty for the same money as the HF tool plus extended plan

Oh and most reputable stores will price match like that so hopefully HF will give you some dollhairs back. Otherwise just return the fuckin thing.

>>1576988
Supposedly they get pretty good perks because the store is growing so fast. One of my old customers was a store manager at CVS (not a shift manager, ran the whole store) and he left and went to HF. He says they don’t work him as stupid as CVS and he makes some bank at the end of the year with bonuses and incentives.

Retail sucks but store manager for almost any company is a decent paying gig.

How are the Harbor Freight drills anons?
I'm a weekend warrior and want a drill for around the house, but don't want to spend too much since I won't be staying my livelihood on it. Should I just spend the money on a Ryobi or will a Harbor Freight drills fit the bill?

>>1575746
Considering the abs module had to be completely pulled apart to change the master cylinder, I am pretty sure there's no old fluid left in the system, but I am sure this is isn't a typical build, thanks GM engineering!

>>1575746
How are you replacing the old fluid still in the caliper and the lines? You get whatever you can out of the master, then pump old fluid into bottle of new fluid?

>>1577021
You didn't put galvanized back in your homes plumbing system did you?

>>1577102
Yeah you have 90 days to return the plan.

>>1576988
Perks are really good. I have been a manger going on four years now. Pays pretty damn good and the bonus structure is crazy. But hey at least I am working

>>1566832
Why do they not sell cheap tracksaws I hear fucking aldi in Europe's sells them. Wdf bros.

>>1577167
>store manager at CVS (not a shift manager, ran the whole store)

Yeah, every retail store I've worked in, those guys had college degrees. Not your typical bum working his way up. This isn't 1950

>>1577307
The old fluid in the calipers and lines get pumped out.
The master cylinder pushes a lot of fluid. You have to keep it topped off with clean fluid.
In the beginning the bad fluid draws back and forth in the bottle and bleeder, but you'll be pushing clean brand new fluid out relatively quickly. You'll see the clean fluid moving back and forth in the hose, not actually touching bad fluid.
That's when you know it's time to close up the bleeder and move on.

If you let master cylinder get too low, you'll pump air right into the system

>>1577167
I've had the 120 volt impact for a few years now. I've been using it for removing seized case nuts on 80s vintage Japanese motorcycle engines. For that workload it's perfect.I've never used it for lug nuts, and my sense is that it might be a little light for that. But if you're working with bolts that have been fusing with an aluminum case through electrolysis, or things like clutch hubs and sprocket nuts and motorcycle fork leg bolts that are threaded to something that spins, it's ideal.
What I can say is that I previously bought the really cheap air impact, not the earthquake but the $30 one, and the 120v produces hella lot more torque than that.

>>1577513
I’m talking about the new Bauer 120v, it came out like a year ago and claims 1100ft-lbs of breakaway torque.

>>1577416
Meh, it depends on the company. I don’t see that so much. The district managers and corporate people have the degrees, they don’t promote store managers because they want to keep the best ones running their busiest stores.

>>1577522
>7 vs 8.5 amps
They don't give you much for your extra $70, do they?

>>1577538
That’s not the only thing that matters. I’m just curious if it actually does keep up with the Earthquake and Milwaukees and stuff that can remove lugnuts from semi trucks.

>>1577522
>1100ft-lbs of breakaway torque.
>>1577541
>curious if it actually does keep up with the Earthquake and Milwaukees
My Milwaukee is rated at 1400 breaking torque.

>>1577651
Of course the M18 is more powerful, but is the Bauer realistically 80% as powerful? 8.5A is a bit more powerful than most corded impacts but look at this torque rating in the specs. Normally the “breakaway” number is ~50% more than the regular torque figure, not 3x as much.

>>1566832
HF does have its uses. HF hand tools have a no question asked lifetime warranty plus wrenches and socket sets work quite well for the money. Hand tools wise Husky (home depot) and kobalt (lowes) even Craftsman (Sears>>Lowes) made in China same as HF. Short term job where you help out family/friend who has no tool base and you brought no tools with you. Outside of renting, HF is an option. Also their tool carts are quite nice.

>>1579711
HF is becoming a different store than it used to be. The past couple years they have been releasing more new stuff every month that is the similar in quality to the Home Depot stuff and the prices aren’t much better. They stll have their dirt cheap Chinesium Chicago Electric $19 angle grinders, but that stuff is becoming a smaller percentage of their total inventory.

After spending hours and hours in HF stores over the past couple years, I have come to the conclusion that there’s only a couple dozen things they sell that are worth buying from that place like the $70 jack and $150 tool cart and $15 breaker bar, and maybe a few specialty automtive tools that are crappy but the DIY guy will probably only use the tool for one job so buying a shop level tool isn’t worth the investment. The real cheap Chinesium hand tools aren’t worth wasting the money on if you expect any use out of them, the consumables are about the same, and both can often be found at Walmart for the same or less. The better tiers of hand tools are about the same cost as better known and trusted brands from Home Depot or Lowe’s, and the power tools and equipment are about the same except you don’t have to pay an extra $40 to get a warranty that will last past the second use.

>>1566924
my coworker had a car jack fail on him, ill ask if it was from harbor freight

>>1568644
newports+nog...

>>1580813
Did the jack fail or did he do something stupid? There is a big difference. Also jack failing =/= jack stand failing.

Anyone have experience with their 12vdc-120vac inverters? Specifically their 2000W one:
https://www.harborfreight.com/2000-watt-continuous4000-watt-peak-modified-sine-wave-power-inverter-63429.html
Its supposed to go on sale for $130 in a couple weeks and I was going to pick one up.

>>1581064

"modified sine wave" is one of the best marketing phrases ever.

>>1581069
Yes it is, I'd love a pure-sine inverter, but I'm not looking for a robust until to power my house.

I'm just looking to beef up my solar backup system for when power goes out. I have a 1000w inverter right now, but I'm nearly maxing it when I do need it (Its also "modified sine").
The $130 price tag for a 2k inverter is too good to pass if its decent for running just a couple days if needed.

>>1575033
*With a world famous and unequaled sextoy

>>1566920
I have the 1.5 ton aluminum racing one and it's good for what i use it for but idk if I'd trust lifting a truck with the 3 ton

>>1581070
Sounds like you are using too much electricity in an emergency situation.

You only need a small amount of power to be comfy in an outage. Heating and refrigeration is another issue all together.