Harbor Freight tools thread.

Nice slippers dude!

I have no idea what you have there, but it sure looks cool.

 

Thanks! OOFOS ftw! IYKYK.

 

If anyone is interested in getting the bad lands offroad jack, it is going to be one sale for one day only, tomorrow, Sunday March 23rd, for $229 with an insider track membership. This is a huge deal!! I have one that i purchased when it first came out and it have NEVER been this low before.

 

Absolutely. Today's deal is also a steal.. I hope a TW member snatched the Predator inverter 2000 for $379. I don't remember it being this low.

 

Yup.....i went in to go grab one at 1pm, and literally missed the last one by 2 minutes. The customer who grabbed the last one was actually at the register with it.

 

Considery yourself lucky, they saved you some misery. There's a reason why they cost less than half of a Honda. Don't get me wrong, harbor freight has a niche, but generators aren't their strong suit

 

Sale is live.

 

Heads up: Harbor Freight is having a pretty smokin' deal on their Apache line of cases. I like the rifle case ($99 down from $149) and the 4800 X-Large case starting next friday, 4/11.

 

How have the corded 4.5inch angle grinders held up for people? Bauer or Hercules. Should I try it, or shell out for a big brand?

I’ve got a cordless but I’m looking for something corded for the occasional large job, save my batteries for other stuff

 

They are ok but I highly recommend opening the gearbox to check how much grease there is, my first harbor freight grinder had almost no grease, worked way better with grease added.

 

Good tip, thanks

 

I have a bauer, no complaints, but I'm not using it all that often. More torque than my battery powered makita one for sure

 

I can't speak for any of the HF tools, but I know Metabo HPT's corded grinder is solid and it's often on sale for $40: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Metabo-HPT...liding-Switch-Corded-Angle-Grinder/1001107544

 

Can confirm.

My wife bought it for me when I went to welding school and I used it a lot there.

Some +3 years later and I still use it every day I perform any metal work in the garage since I keep a crimped wire wheel on it.

 

I have 4 of the bauer grinders and they work well. They get used alot but its spread across all 4. The only one I have had die on me was the warrior one. That one was horrible to use too.

 

I needed a large vice to hold my honda civic steeting knuckle/strut and I don't have a place to mount a vice at the current rental house, it worked out really well, its definitely not as smooth as a wilton.vice but for the price its a really good deal.

 

Ive got a
BAUER 20V Cordless 1/4 in. Hex Compact Impact Driver Kit with 1.5Ah Battery and Charger
probably almost 10 years old, pretty much bought it when they came out...
Used everyday in a professional capacity as a ford engine tech...
Still going strong....

F Milwaukee.....
Not doing it.....