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    Outdoor deck/girder and posts

    Well GJ I have been more busy than I want to be at my age rocking and taping an entire 5 room house by myself since after the new year started, but now that Spring is springing I also have to build a 10 X 38 ft deck on the back side of the house. And I am grabbing the PT lumber right now...
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    Rock Island #71 vise

    My newest aquisition a Rock Island vise. Was pretty cheap just $40 and decent shape including the jaws though some tweaking of a bent handle is in order but in all not a big deal. Now some previous owner did weld the swivel base nut...that I will need to grind down to make it all operational...
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    Got me a Genny

    Friend of friend had this Ridgid Brand Genny up for a moving sale, was selling the late parent's house. Barely been used at all, really clean looking was stored in a wood framed garden shed, so I bit the bullet and took for about 1/3 the price what they cost new about 3-4 years ago. Thought...
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    No more paper catalog HF?

    I was just thinking about this yesterday as I needed to go to the local store (Local for me is 60mi round trip lol :lol: ) for some tools ITC had a $39 deal on torque sticks and $59 on the inside slide hammer bearing puller, I did pull coupons from the June book and then started wondering where...
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    Stuff no one uses anymore?

    I been organizing the garage somewhat during all this isolation time and had emptied out my older tool tower for a good cleaning and dust down. This wa sin the lower part of the box from days long by for me... RAC Tach/Dwell and ohm analog meter. Are they worth anything to anybody. I see a...
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    Is Freight great?

    So who's' been shopping there recently? :pimpflash Personally I haven't gone out buying anything really anywhere in over a month or more. But I do need some shop supplies soon though. And new catalog says current coupon expiration (April and May) will be extended out a full month more until...
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    Best Impact Bit?

    Well that question get asked a lot around here doesn't it :headscrat Seems some perform better than others :pimpflash Many generally known and widely available brands including those from Harbor Freight. Yup haters are gonna hate :spit: Check it all out... Some surprising results...
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    ICON vs SUNEX

    I was just going thru the "What's New" link at the HF website at they are advertising a 13PC Cro-Mo 3/8" drive impact set under the ICON name for $44.99 https://www.harborfreight.com/38-in-drive-metric-professional-impact-socket-set-13-pc-56209.html A comparative SUNEX set, part# 3358...
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    More from hf

    Yup the haters gonna hate :spit: https://toolcraze.net/harbor-freight-announces-new-atlas-brand-of-ope-powered-by-a-dual-voltage-40v-80v-battery/?fbclid=IwAR11tPe-ULIDP5_EtAxJp5tSP3HobR74STe-eXnSXQUOn-vwwvg9aoXkiiE
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    Roloc Discs

    Okay I am absolutely dizzy looking at knock off brand 2" abrasive disc multi piece "kits" like found all over Amazon and on Ebay. :eyecrazy: Some multi piece kits even come recommended by certain YouTubers like the one in this link where the feedback from many buyers mentions South Main Auto...
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    Dewalt Tough System BT Radio/Charger

    Toolup has a one day sale on them Better than $100 off...
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    Power Torque 12V Polisher

    So was in an Orielly's with my pal getting a new ignition module for his Chevy dump body plow truck that died on him while snow plowing so we could replace it yesterday afternoon at a whopping 14 degrees for the high :thumbup: Anyhow they had all this Power Torque branding on their stuff...
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    E-Replacements Parts.com

    Just a little shout out about the quick service. I ordered some parts late last night probably 10pm EST and by to 10AM EST today my order confirmation email says its all been shipped out After reading some thread discussion last night had I pulled one of my tools out, the 2452 impact wrench...
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    Chicago Electric Cordless

    Wow would I never dreamed I would hear a such a thing...but seems there are (were) many happy users of the Chicago Electric Ni Cad battery powered tools that are now all upset that Harbor Freight no longer supports what was once their Flagship line of cordless offerings Who'd a thunk it hey...
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    Odd bit holder

    Anybody have any idea what the original purpose of this bit holder may have been? Its something I had in with my metal working drawer of drill bits, files, reaming and tap tools. Where it came from I don't recall. Maybe came out of the old electronics manufacturing plant way back when and was...
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    What different specialty items did HF sell...

    In the past that are like no longer available? I mean something besides the famed Whale gutting knife, or Cordless Hammer :spit: There was a post today "Rare and collectible Harbor Freight tools?" over in Vintage Tools of course pretty much meant to be a joke about their ever being any value...
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    Makita WT02Z 12v impact wrench

    Stumbled across this Home Depot "Special Buy " today If your on a Makita CXT 12v platform it seems like a pretty good deal to me to add tool to your lineup :beer: A comparatively spec'd Milwaukee 12v brushed 3/8" impact wrench is at least twice as much :thumbup...
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    Multi Tool Deals

    So there's a few cordless Oscillating multi tool deals available Dewalt has one for $99 (DCS355C) and so does Milwaukee (2626)...both on their respective 18V and 20MAX platforms. I'm going to get one and I'm locked into Red so that part is easy enough for me... But scrolling the Depot...
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    Surge Impact "WRENCH"

    So why don't they make one? :headscrat I have the first M12 Fuel 3/8" impact wrench, the 2454 and it was sweet improvement on the original brushed 2461 which I had first. The 2454 Fuel wasn't very much larger than the 2453 Fuel impact driver in size when they first came out yet over time the...
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    Jumbo Wrenches

    Just come across in one of my emails. Seems there is often someone looking for larger size wrenches options without breaking the bank. Looks like a pretty good deal for both sets combined under a major tool brand name. Acme Tool individually lists the Metric set @$109.99 and the SAE set @...
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