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    Harbor Freight US General timeline from purchase

    If you find the USG plastic latches to be annoying they can be removed. Initially they were cumbersome and annoying but I have gotten used to them. Should they break over time they won’t be missed. HF did send me free replacements when I broke one accidentally.
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    Harbor Freight US General timeline from purchase

    Didn’t wait for assistance. With some luck I got the pallet off the pickup truck bed and didn’t drop it 😆
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    Harbor Freight US General timeline from purchase

    When HF had a big sale on the USG 56” the local HF store took pre-orders to handle the volume of interest. Probably took about 2 months to get an email for pickup. Plenty of time to rearrange the home garage to accommodate the big box. During that time the side cabinet went on sale and I...
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    Need tall jack stands, 12 ton or HF new badlands offroad stands?

    I’d go with the 12 ton not necessarily for the extra weight capacity but the wider & more stable base which can be Important when maxing out the jack stand height and when tightening or loosening a difficult fastener.
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    Innova 5610 – WIN YOURS NOW!

    Any level of Innova scanner will make me a better DIY / U Tube mechanic.
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    Dewalt Deals

    The $39 was visible during checkout. Since F&F is not local in my area the shipping charge of $19.99 is fair but I decided I didn’t need another charger.
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    Older Waterloo tool boxes rusting on the inside.

    On a pair of old CM red bottom cabinets, simply wiping off the surface dust, webs etc with a damp cloth or with windex leaves red paint streaks on the paper towels. Age and exposure to the sun probably affected the durability of the thin paint.
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    Home Depot deals/sales/clearance

    YMMV but we all can use a lift off the can one day
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    Dewalt Deals

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    Harbor Freight Coupon Thread

    Not sure what’s involved with ground rods but the Bauer should perform as well as the Hercules. A few big SDS bits will cost as much as this deal.
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    Harbor Freight Coupon Thread

    No coupon but could be a deal if it works for you
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    Craftsman Robo Grip Pliers - The Ideal Junk Drawer Tool

    RoboGrip innovation mocked and ridiculed has been reincarnated at HF.
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    Craftsman Robo Grip Pliers - The Ideal Junk Drawer Tool

    Maybe somebody will buy my pristine unused RoboGrips and Clench Wrench taking up valuable drawer space ;)
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    Show us your Ridgid tools and tool boxes

    18V Ridgid drill/impact, 12V angle impact were powered with NiCad back about 20 yr ago. The LSA replaced all the dead Nicads with lithium batteries and somehow found a pair of 12V NiCad batteries. The rusty 14” pipe wrench brand is TRIMONT mfg
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