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If HF could simplify their product line and utilize similar components in multiple items, and stock just the "common wear" parts, they'd be set. If the same brushes were used across a product line (Chicago Electric for example) in various tools, a single part number could be used and stocked...

Even though my store isn't listed as an ICON store, I stopped in for a couple little items and we have the ICON hand tools on display. They don't seem awful, in fact for the money they seem pretty decent. With that said, I wasn't the biggest fan of the feel of the ratchets, backdrag and...

I believe my HF set goes 10mm-24mm, then has some larger sizes like 26mm, 27mm, 28mm, 30mm, 32mm. I bought singles to fill in the gaps, though I need to pick up an impact 12 point 32mm for my axle nuts -- some aftermarket options are 6 point, some are 12 point, and I don't think I have any more...

I have a small Kobalt compressor that I store drain open when not in use, to allow any moisture buildup to run out. Though typically when I open the drain to release compressed air it blows it out, I'll generally turn it on while open and it runs for a second or two before I realize why I'm not...

https://www.mobiledistributorsupply.com/23988-12-piece-ringstop-reversible-ratcheting-wrench-set-metric-oem I'm super happy so far. I do a fair amount of automotive DIY projects, and they've been good. My non-ratcheting wrenches are the Tekton set, ~$45 from Amazon and they're fantastic. No...

Amazon says Taiwan.

My bad, I didn't see the specific box in question. There are definitely some better-built Husky boxes than the one I purchased, but at the price point I wasn't going to get the features I wanted any other way (primarily drawer layout, I didn't [and still don't] have a ton of tools).

That makes sense, I suppose I hadn't considered it from a logistics standpoint. I'd still like to see some of the hand tools in stores, we still only have the speed collar and torque wrench at my store, while reversible ratcheting wrenches are nowhere to be found. I'd imagine that making a...

https://www.mobiledistributorsupply.com/23988-12-piece-ringstop-reversible-ratcheting-wrench-set-metric-oem These are still on sale and not an awful price, and you get the free pass-through sockets with order. I'm pretty pleased with mine.

Some people definitely get all upset about HF as a retailer, despite that they employ a ton of US labor. On the other hand, some people (myself included) will flock to HF for the inexpensive tools, sometimes they're plenty good enough to get the job done and sometimes you wind up breaking a tool...

My FIL and a close friend both have Ryobi and seem to like them, especially at the price point they're hard to beat. My best friend and I have both bought into the 20v Dewalt stuff and we're pretty pleased, they do the job well even though they're a little higher cost. There are definitely...

I have a 52" Husky, I didn't pay nearly $1k for it though -- mine was $400. If you're going to spend four figures, I'd recommend the US General Series 2 all day. My two biggest gripes with the Husky are: #1, the massive deep drawer at the bottom, and a ton of shallow drawers in the middle. It...

What app are you using? I've cleared codes with Torque Pro without issue. I have a now mostly-unused Centech OBD2 scanner from HF that also allows for code reading, data logging, and code clearing -- all of that has gone by the wayside since getting my hands on a bluetooth OBD2 adapter and...

I strongly considered one of these sets for a vehicle/AX bag loadout. A tool is only worth the job it completes, after all. I think that because the Stanley tools aren't marketed as a high-tier tool, they get a bad rap. But my experience with using them has been that they aren't awful, they're...

Maybe I'm naive (more than maybe), but what design aspects are we talking about here? A toolbox isn't an overly complicated affair, and all of the Harbor Freight offerings I've seen visually look pretty close to the other toolboxes I've seen, just with a different layout (cue "he's never seen a...

I wouldn't sell a tool, period. You never know when you're going to need it. I've gotten in the habit of simply checking by hand before I start, to ensure that I'm turning things in the right direction. Or, some of my tools have a nice little "On/Off" label, which is easy to reference as well.

Yeah, I won't say I have any idea if the ICON style non-slip open end is a better design or not, it's just not what I'm used to seeing on an open end and in my mind, doesn't make sense. If this style is featured elsewhere and someone wants to chime in, I'll always appreciate being more informed.

I've had it a few times, where access becomes an issue (bellhousing bolts where I start loosening in a counterclockwise fashion come to mind, I always forget that the last two need a weird setup with ratchet/extension of an unusual size/configuration). My methods are weird though, and I've...

This is awful to learn about. I never had anything against Snap-On in the past, but their treatment of dealers/employees changes that tune quite a bit. What good is made in the USA, if it's still just the rich getting richer and the lower/middle class continuing to struggle? If this information...

Thanks for this! I'm disappointed by the "anti-slip grip" on the open ends of the ratcheting wrenches, I prefer the "6-point" style of anti-slip to the unusual ends (do they look like they're just a poorly cut end to anyone else, or just me?) I've gotta say though, the sockets look good. The...