Harbor Freight tools thread.

My HF receipts show up in our fam email inbox. So, I get that second frame right about the time that I am climbing into the Taco.

 

I bought this Noco G3500.

NOCO Genius G3500 6V/12V 3.5 Amp Battery Charger and Maintainer

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004LWVEKS/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 . This is their cheapest model that desulfates. I've yet to try this mode but otherwise have been very happy with it for the past two years. I have some HF stuff, but shy away from their electronic offerings. Yes it's twice the cost, but going from $30 to $60 to get a trusted well known name brand I'm good with. You said above you just want another charger/maintainer, here's a name brand one for less than the HF;

$40 Battery Tender 021-0123 Junior 12V, 0.75A Battery Charger and Maintainer, Black/Green (021-0123)

https://www.amazon.com/Battery-Tend...9Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU= . Maybe I'm just paranoid, but I'm not trusting my nice toys (and my house, as my toys are in the garage) to HF.

 

Just ordered their 3/8" drive clicky torque wrench that's on sale for $10. Don't care if it's totally precise, just want to torque my beadlocks evenly

 

I got that Noco G3500 on woot for $35 a couple months ago, found on the old Amazon gems thread. Not sure how often that comes up on super sale. It is really a great device, I’d happily pay full price for it after getting familiar with it vs. old school chargers.

 

That it will do. Mine embarrassed a mechanic who said he had a calibrated arm but was struggling with 'warped' disks on his Accord. Let's just say that the $20 was worth it just to see his face.

 

I agree. I've invested in better maintainer's through the years. This one brought my one year old battery back to life....

$60 BatteryMINDer 1510: 12 Volt-1.5 Amp Battery Charger, Battery Maintainer, and Battery Desulfator – Designed for Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, ATV, Boats, RV

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00Q3CM2QY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

I've had one older model of this for 20+ years, seems to keep batteries alive for a long time.

$93 BatteryMINDer 2012: 12 Volt-2 Amp Battery Charger, Battery Maintainer, and Battery Desulfator - Designed for Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles, ATV, Boats, RV

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B005EKY1EM/ref=psdc_15707061_t1_B00Q3CM2QY

 

Thought this was pretty cool. They always have a lot of these things on hand in store.

https://www.wavy.com/news/national/...-and-gloves-to-help-shortage-due-to-covid-19/

 

Harbor Freight has just won my business!

Great news and a great company even if some of their tools are crap. I'll keep buying them.

 

Mine too. This is pretty amazing.

 

After watching this vid, I am thinking of needs:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzXecCoQWgg

This Old Tony was recommended by a friend ( @7r41lbr34k3r ). Friggin' great YT channel.

 

I have one that I use to bend 1/8th inch thick aluminum flat bar that is 1.5 inches wide that I use for the license plate brackets I sell here on TW. It does the job although the "tolerances" are a bit sloppy. I have added a big ass washer in order to keep everything lined up to get clean, consistent bends. I have not played with it to test out the other capabilities that it has as I have it set up very specifically for what I am doing and do not have the time to explore some of the other capabilities. You can stretch the capabilities a bit if you are willing to heat up the point the metal is bending at. Of course this will weaken the metal at that location so you have to be careful if what you are making is structural or not.

 

Going to pickup a predator 3,5000 generator. Read good things about them and heard they are very quiet.

 

I'd like to take back what I said about the Bauer 1/2 impact. I've been using the shit out of it recently and it knocks off lug nuts no problem. IDK,maybe the battery wasn't charged properly. And it is the bigger battery.

 

I stopped by the store by me the other day, closed to comply with the local government. Missing some good deals and free AAA batteries.

 

I didn't plan on going twice, but did yesterday. Got free AA and free AAA.

 

I just modified an All Pro Off-Road trailer hitch to tuck up under their bumper AND still allow my 33" spare to fit in the factory location. The hitch is 1/4" steel and, for safety reasons, my little, 20 year 110V Lincoln MIG just wasn't up to the job. After using my buddy's 220V Chicago Electric (HF) MIG welder, I was really impressed with it. I've been reading and watching a ton of reviews and see that the Vulcan line is even better. I think it's time to upgrade. The MIGMax 215 gets pretty amazing reviews. Anyone know where and/or when their welder-friendly coupon might be available?

 

Looks like they have a coupon for 699 every couple months: http://www.hfqpdb.com/best_coupon/VULCAN+MIGMAX+215A+WELDER

 

Need a compressor for my new building. Enough to rotate some tires is about all I need. Anyone used this one??