Harbor Freight tools thread.

what one?

 

Id have to look, but prob the central machinery brand

 

I have the corded bauer one. Works great.

 

The cheap one that like $12ish is a great deal for the money, they seem to last me about 2-3 years with usage of 3-5 times a week.
Edit - Dang I just checked and they've gone up to $20, still worth it, if your using it multiple times a day every day I would get one of the nicer harbor freight ones.

 

I have the drill master model maybe 4-5yo. Working great. Not high usage. I definitely let it cool before storing.

 

I have so many tools, yet here I am using a lighter for heatshrink tubing anytime I'm soldering stuff together

Think I'll finally buy one soon with all this talk

 

FWIW I'd recommend one that you can set on it's back. If you're doing multiple heat shrinks in a row it's kind of a PITA to one hand it with the heat gun in the other and have to turn it off each time. The $45 bauer one looks like you can, but the $20 one you cannot. I bought this one on Amazon five years ago and it's been fine:

$18 Genesis Heat Gun with Dual Temp 572F/1000F and Accessory Nozzles

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00EU2T8GG/ You can set it on it's back and use both hands to hold whatever you're working on, or leave it running in between things, etc.

 

Think @spencermarkd just offered a better solution but thank you!

 

You can set the one above (for 10 bucks!) on its back. The vents are on the side.

 

I was thinking about getting one of the floor jacks. What's everyone's thoughts on the floor jacks? I know the Super Duty is the "top of the line" but I was also looking at the aluminum 2 ton as a back up for my Turin 3 ton. I should also mention I have a one time use 25% off coupon with no exclusions.

 

Safe to say tons of people have them and have been really happy with them

I had one for years and it worked without fail, using it on multiple cars and trucks

 

Can confirm the bauer one is designed to be set on a table like that. Very handy feature.

 

Have this one and works just like it should. Just let it cool before putting up!

 

I replaced my 20ish year old 3 ton craftsman jack that weighted half a ton with the little 1.5 ton Daytona aluminum jack and couldn't be happier, you can pick this thing up with 2 fingers which is so nice. Since you've already got a 3 ton to handle the higher lifted or really heavy trucks the 1.5 or 2.0 ton aluminum jack would be a good aaddition.

 

I ended up bringing home the 3 ton Super Duty. The 2 ton aluminum probably would have been easier to maneuver and get the job done but I figured with the 25% off coupon Id buy once cry once.

 

I'm sure it's the same version that Klutch has always sold but HF has that new welding table

Was on their site but then it went away a bit, I'm sure they'll put it out soon

 

Looks pretty much like the eastwood one, minus the flip up part.

 

I thought Eastwood only had the same cheap flip up one, or super expensive variants?

The HF one is a $169.99 model which is right there with Klutch, and whatever other company sells Chinese tables

 

It looks like the call it a fixturing table now, came with clamps and such. I think they do have a cheap flip up one too.