tenorplayer23
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Not even that much.....coupons everywhere for like $7.99. It either will work or not.....a good deal for the money.
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The Harbor Freight PASS/FAIL Thread...
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I have used this one for a little over a year for all sorts of projects and it has not failed me yet. The only reason to spend any more on a heat gun is if you need precise heat control, but at that point I wouldn't be relying on HF.
It's on sale online right now for $7.99 too.
subarub4
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I haven't seen that one on the site in awhile. not sure if I've seen it in the store..
I think it's on sale now the dual wattage oneNot even that much.....coupons everywhere for like $7.99. It either will work or not.....a good deal for the money.
See ya,
Only thing that bothers me is most complain about the switch.. but I'm used to fixing electronics.. I'm really getting this for heat shrink tubing and closing back up a headlight housing
Item #66216 8 PC Compression Tester - FAIL
Only registers 60 PSI. Even after trying it on 3 separate small engines. (5hp Briggs, Leaf Blower and a Moped)
Will be going back tommorow to get exchanged for another one.
http://www.harborfreight.com/compression-test-kit-66216.html
Only registers 60 PSI. Even after trying it on 3 separate small engines. (5hp Briggs, Leaf Blower and a Moped)
Will be going back tommorow to get exchanged for another one.
http://www.harborfreight.com/compression-test-kit-66216.html
Brownsfan
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Has anyone used this thing yet? http://www.harborfreight.com/automo...igital-automotive-battery-analyzer-66892.html If so does it work? Or should I buy the $300+ Snap On unit?
rlitman
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Actually, it DOES work quite well (which is a huge surprise to me).
I'd trust it as much as a $300 Snap On unit. Not as much as an $8000 Alber Cellcorder we use at work, but it really is a pretty useful tool.
It's interface *****, but you can't beat the price, and you can get usable data from it.
Brownsfan
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Now if they can get it in stock for me to buy it. I may go get a rain check for the 69.99 sale price
Hoyer Motorsports
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Best box on the market. Bar none...
rlitman
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I don't remember if it was because I used the 20% off coupon or what, but I seem to recall paying only $50.
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IndyGarage
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I've bought about 10 of those blue and yellow 6 foot lift straps
$9.99 on sale, and I cannot say enough good about them. They are as close to a pro-industrial item that I've found in the entire store.I've lifted near their rated capacity more than once with no problems and use them very regularly. Most cheap tie down or lift straps are easy to chafe or cut or too stretchy, these aren't. I haven't tried the lighter duty purple loop strap, but it looks pretty good too.
I've got about 25 hours or so on one of the predator 208CC engines
I bought a few months ago for $119. It still runs good, starts easy and has plenty of power. I did have my first problem though. I have it on a pressure washer and my neighbor was using it and he said the muffler just fell off. Somehow the joint where the sheetmetal attaches to the manifold came loose. I tigged it back on there, and it's worked fine for 1/2 hour or so that I've used it since. I've had good luck with their trailer drawbars and receivers
- I've used them for a couple of fabrication projects. I've bought some that I'm going to use to mount a winch on my trailer - I'm not going to go with one of their winches however - the worm gear hand winch had soft gears and didn't last long. The 110 lb pressure sandblaster
didn't work too good . I think it might need bigger tubes and valves so it doesn't clog. I had a coupon for the magnetic trailer light kit
for $11.99. I would say it's not worth much more than that. I used it with my steel car hauler that needed all new lights installed. Well the lights worked - sort of. Right out of the box one of the plastic lenses was cracked - probably not their fault, the box probably got dropped or crushed.- I sealed it up with caulk. The tail and brake lights work fine and the magnets are strong enough to hold the lights in place, but the turn signals seem to bleed over into both sides and the wires are pretty much the minimum length I think necessary for getting the job done.rlitman
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Whoa nice! I need to get one!
I got mine about 6 months ago, and tested about a dozen batteries of different sizes and conditions with it, comparing the results against the Alber Cellcorder's results in a few of those cases.
If you test a battery 10 times, you're likely to get 10 different numbers, but the relative distribution of the numbers was reasonably tight (I'd say around 5% variation). Of course, the Cellcorder's variation was much less, but the variation in the HF unit was small enough that you could still get good information from it).
The actual internal resistance numbers reported by my HF unit were around 20% less than the numbers reported by the Cellcorder. This could be because it uses a different method of measurement (although it really appears to be a 4-wire resistance meter), or perhaps a calibration error.
From other testing, I've found that the difference in readings between two Cellcorders is within the normal variance between two readings (that's pretty amazing actually). I have not compared a second HF battery tester to see this difference, but I suspect that this would be it's biggest failing.
The way to get the most out of a meter like this, is to keep a record of a battery's history (and in the case of this HF meter, I'd trust it most if the same meter were used for every reading). You would want to charge the battery fully, and then take a reading when it is installed, and record the numbers. Now you have a baseline you can look at, to see how the battery is aging. An accelerating decline in CCA (or a CCA that's well under the nameplate rating), is a sign of imminent failure. This is harder to predict if you're just handed an old and untested battery, and have to interpret a single reading.
So, where does it lose in quality:
Well, for one thing, it has no battery of its own. I actually kind of like this, because there is no battery to replace, however, it has no memory, and every time you attach it to a battery, you need to wait for it to "boot up", and then you need to go through the annoying startup again.
For another, the clamps are really cheap plastic, with almost foil thin metal alligator contacts. You really need to adjust them a bit to get a good connection, and it is critically important that BOTH sides of the clamp have a good connection to the terminal (this is because of how a 4-wire reading works). It is supposed to warn you if the connection is iffy, but that warning is itself somewhat iffy.
The screen itself is very easy to read, and the back-light is a nice touch.
It is best to enter the CCA number when it starts up. It isn't absolutely critical, but large differences do appear to change the outcome a little bit (possibly because it would make different inferences about charge state, and that would change the final CCA calculations).
Entering the CCA number is the most annoying part. They really could have done this better.
So, final vote: PASS
For taking a reading on a battery, it is very good.
For annoying the user, yeah, it is good at that too.
Will the Snap On tell me more about the state of a battery. Probably not (although some Snap On meters will also test the charging system, which this will not). Would the Snap On be easier to use. For sure.
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nuclearlemon
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the lighter duty purple strap does fray and pull apart. i've got two of them, neither of which went through any abuse and they are both only half hanging on
mayday0017
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The 110 lb pressure sandblaster
I have about 20 hours now using this pressure pot, I have learned it is all about getting your settings correct. Media needs to be dry and so does the air going to it. Turn your air in to wide open, turn your air pressure going down to wide open, then squeeze the gun and start opening your media. (on mine it is until the bottom of the handle reaches bottom of hose roughly) If you do this and you are not greedy with the amount of media you are putting out. It will put out enough media to get the job done and you will have little to no clogging issues... I also modified some other harborfreight goodies to make a really small gun because of what I am using it for. Part of me wants to post pictures of it, but the other part of me doesn't as I am making $150/hr using it and have a back log of 20 cars currently... Feel like I struck gold and don't want to share my secrets
But send a PM if you need info on that as well...Either way pressure pot is a PASS!
IndyGarage
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I have about 20 hours now using this pressure pot, I have learned it is all about getting your settings correct. Media needs to be dry and so does the air going to it. Turn your air in to wide open, turn your air pressure going down to wide open, then squeeze the gun and start opening your media. (on mine it is until the bottom of the handle reaches bottom of hose roughly) If you do this and you are not greedy with the amount of media you are putting out. It will put out enough media to get the job done and you will have little to no clogging issues... I also modified some other harborfreight goodies to make a really small gun because of what I am using it for. Part of me wants to post pictures of it, but the other part of me doesn't as I am making $150/hr using it and have a back log of 20 cars currently... Feel like I struck gold and don't want to share my secrets
Either way pressure pot is a PASS!
Well, I bought black beauty, the finer stuff and it seemed pretty dry, and do have dry air and tried to open the valves the way you said - it works for awhile, then clogs. You shut it off at the nozzle, it clogs, I find you have to use the valve at the bottom of the tank to shut it on and off, and that's inconvenient if you are working on something even 5 feet away.
IndyGarage
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Good to know.
I'll just stick with the yellow/blue ones then. I have actually used them very hard, and although they have gotten dirty, they still work fine and show no wear. I've picked up a 5,000 lb NC machine with one. I've picket up several 2,000 lb machines with them. I used them to set the 1500 lb columns on my two post lift. I've used them to a heavy trailer up onto another trailer.
mscribellito
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http://www.harborfreight.com/8-inch-mig-welding-pliers-33836.html
These pliers are absolute garbage. It fails at doing what it should do. Can't cut welding wire to save it's life. I tried cutting .030 and .035.
FAIL
These pliers are absolute garbage. It fails at doing what it should do. Can't cut welding wire to save it's life. I tried cutting .030 and .035.
FAIL
What if you just have a parasitic draw? A dead battery doesn't always mean a bad battery.
rslaback
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In that case you put the multimeter in between the pos terminal of the battery and the pos battery cable.
Or, you use this:
Anybody have this 6 in Bench Grinder?
I got one and will echo what all the other reviewers have said, the clear plastic lens shields and mount are ****. Will either break, crack or get lost.
Other than that, works just fine.
Recoil Rob
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I have the 8" and it runs smooth, still spinning after 5 min. off. The light is useless.
skulldrinker
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I need a coupon for the large rolling tool chest. I think i spotted one here for $359 a few months ago. It may be still be valid. Anyone know where it is. ?
item#68784
http://www.harborfreight.com/44-13-drawer-gloss-red-industrial-uality-roller-cabinet-68784.html
item#68784
http://www.harborfreight.com/44-13-drawer-gloss-red-industrial-uality-roller-cabinet-68784.html
andywander
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I have a pair that works well.
I didn't like the way those looked / felt, so I "splurged" on a set of Hobarts (also made in China). They ain't worth a **** either. They just were a lot more expensive.
Try the Harbor Freight thread. Lots of coupons there. If you can't find it just ask.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=85668&page=96
True, but what the poster said was if it doesn't hold a charge and voltage with engine running is 14v (which is plenty to fully charge a battery), then its bad. My rule is a fully charged battery that won't hold 12.5v or better needs replacing.
Parasitic issues need there own treatment, best with a good DC clamp meter to monitor current draw without breaking the circuits.
rslaback
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preludelinux
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Shiny red tool boxes 
took me a good week or 3 to read this entire thread. I have made many HF purchases throughout the years. many reviews to come!
i have the red 5-drawer service cart -- EPIC PASS!! -- this can still be had pretty cheap from time to time ... its built like a tank , have mine way overloaded works fine, need 10 more! (1+ year old)
looking to buy the 44" or 56" rolling toolboxes ( the 56" is built just like the roller cart above only problem is no top .... maybe use 2x 5drawer carts for the top with some modifications?) ( sears will sell you an 40" roller for 550~ top and bottom but no ball bearing sliders and with them same box is over 900 wonders if HF would price match the cheaper unit ... hehe) now for the other brands even pawn shops sell them like GOLD even used and beat up 1-5k
I even bought the cheap black 3 - piece tool box ... pass! -- spray some lithium grease on the sliders .... this is very over loaded still works to store tools .. might have been better with more red service carts! for a very cheap tool box it works still better then al-cheapo entry level tool boxes at sears ..... hoping to upgrade to a red roller soon. (1+ year old)
coupons = pass
welding helmet auto darkening = Pass!
repairing brand new tools or using them for purposes that they where not for = priceless
Impact sockets = EPIC PASS! -- i have tried to break um ...
100+ bit set drill master = EPIC pass -- used with an dewalt impact driver to remove 700 rust and stripped screws ( yeap abused them still didnt break )
One thing i have noted from many in this thread ""I grab my HF *Tools before i grab my fancy *Tools(SO,CM,proto,etc)"" so you prove the HF tools are durable and not wear the 10-20X more expensive tools you bought to use. they both have lifetime warranty ...
All tools will fail eventually. Most HF tools are abused much worst then the fancy brands ( see above^ they cost so much they get babied). most tools have there own duty cycle and they all wear out eventually, most tools are still hit and miss but more and more are made in china anymore ... whats nice/bad about that is they give the specs to china for there tools so copies of all the new CM brands like maxx axes ( go through rachets and sockets ) all there universal mechanic sets also are made in china and there EVO sets that you need the receipt for them to honor there lifetime warranty not sure if SO has china made stuff im sure they do ... and you might notice sets being sold that look just like name brand sets but without there stamp these can be the same sets or also sets that failed quality control ...
funny thing i have noticed is the price pawn shops have HF tools .... saw the 6" digital calliper for 40 bucks ..... i chuckled .... also noticed lots of HF air tools priced about retail .....
took me a good week or 3 to read this entire thread. I have made many HF purchases throughout the years. many reviews to come!
i have the red 5-drawer service cart -- EPIC PASS!! -- this can still be had pretty cheap from time to time ... its built like a tank , have mine way overloaded works fine, need 10 more! (1+ year old)
looking to buy the 44" or 56" rolling toolboxes ( the 56" is built just like the roller cart above only problem is no top .... maybe use 2x 5drawer carts for the top with some modifications?) ( sears will sell you an 40" roller for 550~ top and bottom but no ball bearing sliders and with them same box is over 900 wonders if HF would price match the cheaper unit ... hehe) now for the other brands even pawn shops sell them like GOLD even used and beat up 1-5k
I even bought the cheap black 3 - piece tool box ... pass! -- spray some lithium grease on the sliders .... this is very over loaded still works to store tools .. might have been better with more red service carts! for a very cheap tool box it works still better then al-cheapo entry level tool boxes at sears ..... hoping to upgrade to a red roller soon. (1+ year old)
coupons = pass
welding helmet auto darkening = Pass!
repairing brand new tools or using them for purposes that they where not for = priceless
Impact sockets = EPIC PASS! -- i have tried to break um ...
100+ bit set drill master = EPIC pass -- used with an dewalt impact driver to remove 700 rust and stripped screws ( yeap abused them still didnt break )
One thing i have noted from many in this thread ""I grab my HF *Tools before i grab my fancy *Tools(SO,CM,proto,etc)"" so you prove the HF tools are durable and not wear the 10-20X more expensive tools you bought to use. they both have lifetime warranty ...
All tools will fail eventually. Most HF tools are abused much worst then the fancy brands ( see above^ they cost so much they get babied). most tools have there own duty cycle and they all wear out eventually, most tools are still hit and miss but more and more are made in china anymore ... whats nice/bad about that is they give the specs to china for there tools so copies of all the new CM brands like maxx axes ( go through rachets and sockets ) all there universal mechanic sets also are made in china and there EVO sets that you need the receipt for them to honor there lifetime warranty not sure if SO has china made stuff im sure they do ... and you might notice sets being sold that look just like name brand sets but without there stamp these can be the same sets or also sets that failed quality control ...
funny thing i have noticed is the price pawn shops have HF tools .... saw the 6" digital calliper for 40 bucks ..... i chuckled .... also noticed lots of HF air tools priced about retail .....
51 piece socket set - FAIL item#35338
Pittsburgh Pro HD quick release 1/2" ratchet - Pass (so far) item#40582
Pittsburgh Pro Impact Socket - Pass item#67780
Electric bug zapper - Pass item#40122
Free Flashlights - Pass
Pittsburgh Pro HD quick release 1/2" ratchet - Pass (so far) item#40582
Pittsburgh Pro Impact Socket - Pass item#67780
Electric bug zapper - Pass item#40122
Free Flashlights - Pass
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sfm1951
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Anybody use the #92148 18 GA. sheet metal shears? Thanks, Steve
wb2vsj
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98674 - 14 Function Professional Digital Multimeter with Sound Level and Luminosity - PASS
This DMM seems to made by Mastech.
I have a calibrated voltage and current source and a precision/measured resistor which I tested it against.
My voltage source is only 5.00V, but it was dead on.
The current 1mA - Also dead on.
Resistance - slightly off. 999.4 Ohms measured as 997 ohms.
Could not confirm the other settings.
This DMM measures better than my similar RS unit at twice the price.
Also picked up the Composite ratchets. - PASS
Great tools - made in Taiwan, not China. I've noticed that the stuff HF carries that is made in Taiwan is some really nice stuff.
This DMM seems to made by Mastech.
I have a calibrated voltage and current source and a precision/measured resistor which I tested it against.
My voltage source is only 5.00V, but it was dead on.
The current 1mA - Also dead on.
Resistance - slightly off. 999.4 Ohms measured as 997 ohms.
Could not confirm the other settings.
This DMM measures better than my similar RS unit at twice the price.
Also picked up the Composite ratchets. - PASS
Great tools - made in Taiwan, not China. I've noticed that the stuff HF carries that is made in Taiwan is some really nice stuff.
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skulldrinker
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skulldrinker
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any chance for a $250 coupon for the top chest that matches that roller?
http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-t...carts/red-roller-cabinet-top-chest-68787.html
http://www.harborfreight.com/hand-t...carts/red-roller-cabinet-top-chest-68787.html
rslaback
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Not from me. Ask in the Harbor Freight Coupon Thread.
skulldrinker
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oh i see..... sorry this is the pass fail thread not the coupon thread. my apologies.
Got 'em up thanks for reminding me.