Harbor Freight tools thread.

Agreed.

I had a HF rolling tool cart, it was no different in quality than my Craftsman tool boxes, I had to assemble all 3.

 

We just bought two of these for use as ammo reloading tables and so far they're pretty sturdy. We haven't had an issue with it wobbling at all.

 

I've been real happy with my harbor freight equipment. I have the 6t stands as well and they're awesome. Only downside was my jack was missing a set screw for the handle that was shown in the directions and not there. Found a cap screw at the Homer Despot and stuck it in good as new.

I also saw the Sears gear had bad reviews.

I picked up their 120v impact wrench as well. Worked fantastic on mine but on @icetreye's truck his lugs were on with the fury of a thousand suns.

 

I like this thread.

Here is what I like:

• Sockets,
• Impact sockets
• Ratchets, Composite ratchets, Telescoping ratchets.
• Breaker bars
• 1/2" Torque wrench
• Pry Bars
• Spring clamps
• C-clamps
• Brushes, nylon, brass, steel
• 4.5" cut of wheels, grinder, flap disks
• 6-Ton Jack Stands
• 3-ton low profile steel floor jack

What broke and was replaced with warranty

• 1/2" Torque wrench

What was shit

• Plastic floor creeper, injection molded plastic POS for $19.

 

What did you want it to be??

 

Jigsaw and mitter saw are great for house proyects. No pro use.

 

I wanted it to work! And truth be told, I still use it! I just ripped off the wheels in the middle and I still use it. So what if it drags on the ground a little...

 

I do mostly weekend wrenching in the garage. I have good luck with a lot of stuff people already said on here like hand tools(sockets, wrenches), impact gun, torque wrench, floor jacks.

Stuff I also like that I haven't seen people recommend:
unibits- great for not hurting the wallet so you don't wreck your expensive unibits.
welding mat- little bit of fiberglass is starting to flake off now after 3 years
Auto paint sprayer, auto paint strainers, - Lays down auto paint really nice.
Ram jack for my jd2 tube bender - you have to add oil to mount it horizontal.


Stuff that is ok:
Pliers, cutters - they all have some wobble, wear out fast, and tend to rust up fast. Great for the travel tool bag. Spray them with WD40 to keep them fresh.
The red black and gray mechanics gloves- The most comfortable of the 3 types, but not too overbuilt so I can still move my fingers, middle priced, not the best, but they do the job.

Stuff I don't like:
cutoff disk, drill bits, grinding disks, sawzall blades. Pretty anything for abrasive work besides unibits
got a free drill press from my neighbor. Horrible runout in the shaft. Works ok for rough sloppy drilling

 

120v impact and heat gun

 

Utility knife for free, I'll take it. I have like 10 lmao, scissors as well.

 

I haven't cracked or snapped any of their hand tools yet so I say it's good for the price. I do have quality tools as well and HF works just as good. I was skeptical of using their titanium coated step drill for drilling out the frame for sliders but just one of their 3 pack step drill bit did the job (10 frame holes) and was still sharp afterwards. Can't beat the $8.99 price. I haven't tried electric anything HF so can't give any opinions on those.

 

I am very happy with my jack stands from them. the jack has only been used 1 time, but worked great.

 

Personally I'm leery of anything from HF that is load bearing - I have an older set of Craftsman jack stands I trust (from the days before they outsourced everything to Chinese factories).

Chinese steel is just too inconsistent - one batch might be ok, the next might fail and leave you pinned under your truck.

 

I just got a moving blanket that I had a coupon for. Harbor Freight stuff always seemed very cheaply made though to me

 

Was gonna post this, too funny. Up here in Canada, we have Princess Auto, pretty much the same idea, but less exciting advertising.

 

also, their code reader, the 49.99 one, works pretty damn well.

and x2 on the titanium step bits, those things are indestructible

 

Step bits are so cheap it's hard not to try them.

I've been very pleased with mine.

 

I don't know what I paid for my code reader years ago but it definitely paid for itself.
I may or may not have removed a few check engine lights before bringing it in for trade in. people don't like to pay a lot for a vehicle that got lights on.....

I have the titanium step bits as well. however I have only used them on plastic for mounting switches.

 

I forgot about that one. I've used it quite a few times and it works great. I think it was leaking a bit of fluid at one time, but is still working great. I feel like it can be used for other things as well or just to squeeze the shit out of something for fun.

 

This is the best things I've bought from HF: I use them to cut everything from metal banding to paper. They are awesome.