Favorite Harbor Freight tool
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djjsr
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Great value and they work. No sense in paying more for a name.
machine_punk
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5-drawer service cart
rlitman
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Great value and they work. No sense in paying more for a name.
Those step drills are one of the best deals around, but I disagree about the SDS drill. Brand name drills have a safety clutch that disengages the drive if the bit jams, rather than breaking your wrists. I'll stick with Bosch (or equivalent).
crewchief888
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orange $9.99 4 1/2" grinders
still alive after nearly 5 years.
still alive after nearly 5 years.
CHRIS LUCKYMAN
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orange $9.99 4 1/2" grinders
still alive after nearly 5 years.
More than 5 years ago, mine started smoking and died after nearly 5 minutes.
Super Mech
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3/4" composite impact gun-awesome
25" breaker bar
3/8" impact gun-very good
orange dead blows
4" blue angle grinder-at least 12yrs old works perfectly
auto darkening helmet
step drill bits
older model stainless steel ultrasonic cleaner-teriffic
green and orange handle screwdrivers-best kept secret in the store
small needle scaler-wonderfull
3/8 drive locking extentions-awesome
25" breaker bar
3/8" impact gun-very good
orange dead blows
4" blue angle grinder-at least 12yrs old works perfectly
auto darkening helmet
step drill bits
older model stainless steel ultrasonic cleaner-teriffic
green and orange handle screwdrivers-best kept secret in the store
small needle scaler-wonderfull
3/8 drive locking extentions-awesome
wafrederick
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impact socket sets
1/4 earthquake air ratchet still strong for a year
1/4 earthquake air ratchet still strong for a year
RichZ
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T-Post puller. Being a farmer, I use it a lot, and it sure makes my life easier. I've had it for at least 10 years, and it still works great.
SINISTER
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In order:
42" gloss red box 359.00
220V mig welder. Still produce better welds than my buddy and his Lincoln 140.
Pittsburgh impact sockets 17.99/ 24.99
HF purple HVLP gun 1.5mm tip 12.99
Impact extensions 9.99 (they loose more TQ than the average ext. but still alive after 2 years of daily use in an auto shop.)
4 1/2 angle grinder 18.99
42" gloss red box 359.00
220V mig welder. Still produce better welds than my buddy and his Lincoln 140.
Pittsburgh impact sockets 17.99/ 24.99
HF purple HVLP gun 1.5mm tip 12.99
Impact extensions 9.99 (they loose more TQ than the average ext. but still alive after 2 years of daily use in an auto shop.)
4 1/2 angle grinder 18.99
G_P
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Im partial to the T handle hex key set (the one with both metric and sae)
They look like cheap piles of **** but I have used them rather hard removing set screws on pulleys that have been outside for 20 years and have yet to snap one!
also on my favorites list is the 1/2" breaker bar and the 10 packs of small drill bits.
They look like cheap piles of **** but I have used them rather hard removing set screws on pulleys that have been outside for 20 years and have yet to snap one!
also on my favorites list is the 1/2" breaker bar and the 10 packs of small drill bits.
fflintstone
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1” rotary hammer. The 2 ended ¼ / 3/8 flex ratchet. $10 angle die grinders.
bcradio
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What all types of things do you use those step drill bits for?
My favorite thing I get Harbor Freight is the receipt. It permits me to take back completely unless tools (e.g., the the bandsaw I bought that had a seized bearing AND the replacement one that had a cracked pulley, chipped motor fins, and busted tensioner adjustment) and get all of my money back.
trboxman
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Accurate holes in sheet metal.
bcradio
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Hmmm interesting. I've never had a need to drill accurate holes in sheet metal. Thanks for the reply
trboxman
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Don't mistake accurate with precision. If I'm making a switch panel using toggle switches and also need to drill holes for mounting screws in the same pane, or there are different barrel diameters on multiple switches....I can drill all of them with the same bit. When you need one they're the cat's meow.
shampoop
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wheel chocks
low profile steel jack
Low profile trans jack (non-hydraulic)
Large orange soft deadblow hammer
super cheap ratcheting straps - My truck has a plastic bedliner so you NEED to strap anything you put in there down.
1/4" composite ratchet
low profile steel jack
Low profile trans jack (non-hydraulic)
Large orange soft deadblow hammer
super cheap ratcheting straps - My truck has a plastic bedliner so you NEED to strap anything you put in there down.
1/4" composite ratchet
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coalminer
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red cart .. does a great job
pry bar's
orange and green handle screwdrivers
blue and black nitrle gloves
impact sockets
long polished wrenches
pry bar's
orange and green handle screwdrivers
blue and black nitrle gloves
impact sockets
long polished wrenches
I like the little yellow 12V air compressors that can be had for $6 with coupon usually. I keep them in all my cars. A lot of gas stations do not have air compressors anymore. You can also use them for blowing up basketballs and air mattresses. If you grab a 99 cent air nozzle at HF, you can also use it in combination with the air compressor to blow out your computers instead of pricey compressed air. And compressed air cans sometimes spray out liquid propellent which can short our your PC components.
Smokeshow69
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Love these gloves! They work better than some $30 pairs I have had. Pass!
http://www.harborfreight.com/professional-mechanics-glove-medium-68307.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/professional-mechanics-glove-medium-68307.html
skulldrinker
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I've use the cheaper $3.99 blue & black gloves. Have you tried them and are yours worth the extra price?
DirtRoad
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There are so many I just can't decide.
About to put the drywall lift up for sale on CL, makes me want to cry, best $160 I ever spent.
About to put the drywall lift up for sale on CL, makes me want to cry, best $160 I ever spent.
928'er
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$15 ball joint separator.
But my all time favorite is the hand cranked chain saw....
But my all time favorite is the hand cranked chain saw....
Hafen_Kafer
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Breaker Bar
Nitritesomething gloves
and the Brass center Punch are my favorites
Nitritesomething gloves
and the Brass center Punch are my favorites
Wangstang
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How high will that drywall lift reach? I've got 15' celings in my shop and I'm going to need somthing to help me get the sheetrock up there.
Thanks
Wes
Favorite Harbor Freight Tool, bar none:
The Electronic Fly Swatter.
Absolutely essential equipment in any garage that has hover fly's hovering around to escape the outside winds. There is nothing quite more satisfying than playing tennis with those flys, and hearing that SNAP! and seeing the smoke from one of those pests being cooked. Black handle, yellow tennis racket looking thing, $2.79 right now with coupon, $3.99 on sale, $7.99 regular price. Not much else Harbor Freight is good for, but this fly swatter rocks! It works too!
The Electronic Fly Swatter.
Absolutely essential equipment in any garage that has hover fly's hovering around to escape the outside winds. There is nothing quite more satisfying than playing tennis with those flys, and hearing that SNAP! and seeing the smoke from one of those pests being cooked. Black handle, yellow tennis racket looking thing, $2.79 right now with coupon, $3.99 on sale, $7.99 regular price. Not much else Harbor Freight is good for, but this fly swatter rocks! It works too!
DirtRoad
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Only 11 feet. You can get extensions on amazon. With a 20% coupon you would be right about $200 total if you also bought an extension.
Makes taking down branches fun:
http://www.harborfreight.com/5-piece-9-reciprocating-saw-pruning-blades-68946.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/5-piece-9-reciprocating-saw-pruning-blades-68946.html
chipper
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I own quite a bit of hf stuff but these are my favs.
44 inch top and bottom boxes
4 drawer roll cart
orange and green screwdrivers
socket trays and plastic socket rails(metal rails ****)
Pocket blow gun
pegboard hooks
security bits 100 peice set
drillmaster buffer and pads
44 inch top and bottom boxes
4 drawer roll cart
orange and green screwdrivers
socket trays and plastic socket rails(metal rails ****)
Pocket blow gun
pegboard hooks
security bits 100 peice set
drillmaster buffer and pads
cburnscrx
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Step drill bits
small hook/pick set
44" tool box (awesome!)
+1 - Cable cutter, it works well and nothing else is in the ballpark price wise.
small hook/pick set
44" tool box (awesome!)
+1 - Cable cutter, it works well and nothing else is in the ballpark price wise.
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fflintstone
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by far the most used best bang for the buck are the $10 right angle air grinders. I have yet to burn one up. I have 6 of them so I don't have to change attachments.
joshmodelskidoo
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brass center punch is great
step drill bits
heat gun
low profile 3 ton jack
multi meter
pneumatic cut off wheel but it sometimes needs help to get started
1/4in torque wrench
haven't had an issue with my 1/2in breaker bar yet but im waiting for the day. i have had it for a few years now.
step drill bits
heat gun
low profile 3 ton jack
multi meter
pneumatic cut off wheel but it sometimes needs help to get started
1/4in torque wrench
haven't had an issue with my 1/2in breaker bar yet but im waiting for the day. i have had it for a few years now.
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Not sure if it's my "favorite", and I don't own many HF tools (but starting to come around for some things) but I have to second the electronic "tennis racquet" flyswatter.
My father in law always picks up little *inexpensive* (or cheap; but there is a distinction) things that end up being gifts for me. I thought this flyswatter was going to be a piece of junk, but damn, if it doesn't do exactly what it's supposed to. I agree on the SNAP when you get one - very satisfying.
Also would have to agree on the little multimeter. It was one of those things that I never got around to buying, because I always research the heck out of things and end up buying something way beyond what I need. Since this was a Christmas present from my father in law, it got filed into the same mental bin as the flyswatter, until the first time I needed one, and remembered he got me it. Used it many times since, with no complaints.
4.5 Angle Grinder Orange, 5-8 or so years old
90amp flux core welder my Brother-in -law gave me.
I have a 14-17 year old Torque wrench 1/2 inch that I use.
I'm sure there's more HF stuff out there that I use regularly, just don'r remember.
90amp flux core welder my Brother-in -law gave me.
I have a 14-17 year old Torque wrench 1/2 inch that I use.
I'm sure there's more HF stuff out there that I use regularly, just don'r remember.
crewchief888
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i have a couple of the orange grinders too.
they should have died a horrible smoking death by now, but they just keep working.