Harbor Freight tools thread.

Soak those overnight, they'll look brand new:

 

Who owns one of these? Thoughts?

 

I dont own one but I would say that they are some kind of a drill press thing .

 

Personally, the only one I would take in that pic is the ammo can. If you watch craigslist you should be able to find a quality one for a bit less or at least the same price. I don't own one but have used one of their smaller bench-top ones and didn't care for it at all.

 

Before he got moved to management a mate of mine used to service towers for AT&T wireless and would regularly bring me a 5gal bucket stuffed with hand tools and heavy duty zinc’d hardware that other guys would drop and abandon. Thing is, he was also giving buckets to his father and brothers. Crazy what kind of stuff people walk away from when they didn’t pay for it.

 

I actually bought the ammo can.

 

Yea right....not even for my little blond cashier. I'd just have to pay 5% more for that one item and come back tomorrow lol

 

Got out in less that 5mins.

 

That's not bad. I would have guessed more like 20-30. Good deal!!

 

Plus thanks to the Brave I got all day today, so...

 

Today I used my HF compressor and HF HVLP spray gun to stain a play structure in my backyard. Couldn’t be happier with either product. Another HF win in my book

 

I know this is off topic from our Tacos, but this is the best tool I've bought from Harbor freight for my motorcycle. I have a 2017 Harley Road Glide. To change the primary fluid the bike has to be straight up. After having my 117lb wife holding up my 800+lb motorcycle with me freaking the hell out because I thought she was going to drop it lol. I bought this stand that works like a charm. Absolutely love it.

 

The big floor one is good. My dad has one and been using it for years. When I got my own. I opted for the Porter cable one from Lowe’s. Bent the shaft on my first when it grabbed a hub and threw it across the garage. They replaced it no problem and been using it without problems since. If you wait it drops down to 300 every once in a while.

https://www.lowes.com/pd/porter-cab...ctzuUjriu1YCUjrFZVYiPZ6fDfXmbO88aAlUfEALw_wcB

 

I got one. I like it. I've had it for around 15 years. It's served me well.

My handles are different, but everything else seems the same.

Only thing wrong is I broke an incandecent bulb off in the socket. It's still in there years ago. I probably should dig that out and put in an LED bulb

 

I got to test the tube notcher again today, I had to fix it with jb weld and was collecting dust for while. Seemed ok, especially with the Lenox hole saws. I had to tweak it though by adding washers to get it leveled/aligned to the tube.

 

A while back I posted about this HF grinder/buffer purchase. I noted there is some vibration that could be remedied by dressing the grinding wheel and replacing the buffing wheel. So today I received and installed a new buffer wheel and used a dressing tool on the grinding wheel.

The vibrations settled down.
It runs much smoother now.

I like it.



New buffer wheel on the left. The stitching is more uniform on the new wheel and I think that helps with it being better balanced.

 

Latest 25% coupon procurement was the 22" light bar. I'm impressed with the quality - Osram LEDs, thick polycarbonate lens, even the stainless hardware seems like good quality. The only touch-up required was chasing the threads for the bracket with a tap because there was a little bit of excess powder coat buildup.



The wiring harness is of good quality but the relay is so well wrapped in shrink tubing I couldn't easily tell which terminals were which. I know most TW members can do a pinout but I figured I'd save someone some time. It's a standard 4-pin relay and is configured as strictly on/off - if you want to trigger the relay so the light can only be activated when the ignition and/or accessory circuit is on, disconnect/tape the white wire at the switch and connect the terminal to a tap off the circuit of your choice.

 

Yay or Nay. I polish and wax every year in the spring and fall by hand. Would this do a good job?