BigSteve63
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Anyone have any experience with the new 69924 variable speed Dual Action Polisher?
The Harbor Freight PASS/FAIL Thread...
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IONH
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I'd like to hear about this as well.
I've owned one for about two weeks now. The first one stopped working within the first 5-10 minutes of polishing a hood. At first I thought the breaker went and shut the power off, but nope it was the polisher it just stopped working. Nothing would get it to turn back on, the motor was actually stuck and wouldn't spin. I went back and had them switch it out for another one which has been working great so far. Was able to polish two cars with it. If you apply too much pressure with it wont rotate to keep from burning the paint like it should, it's pretty gentle. Also has a variable speed dial from 1-6. I'd give it a 50/50 since the first one I got stopped working in such a short time.
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BigSteve63
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Thanks! Sale price of $59 less 20% seems to be a good deal - makes it one third the cost of the Porter Cable at Lowe's. Will likely give it a go.
Big long thread about the new DA polisher is here: http://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...ers/55905-harbor-freight-da-polisher-new.html
The thread seems to follow the usual denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance of tool snobs to HFT products.
The thread seems to follow the usual denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance of tool snobs to HFT products.
Were you able to use the 20% off coupon on that sale price? The fine print for that coupon seems to indicate that it is only good on regular priced items.
Ok. I honestly have never tried. I read the small print and figured that they wouldn't honor it. Next time I'm over there, I'll try it.
BigSteve63
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I have always been able to use the coupons on regular sale items. Haven't tried with this yet.
Utility Plastic Caliper #7914
It was only a couple of dollars, so I figured why not. I wouldn't recommend buying it online though. I spent about 10 minutes in the store looking through the ones there. The printing on the tool was inconsistent from caliper-to-caliper, and not all of them lined up to zero when closed. I picked the best out of the bunch, and it works decently for quick measurements at a desk. I wouldn't trust it for critical measurements though.
It was only a couple of dollars, so I figured why not. I wouldn't recommend buying it online though. I spent about 10 minutes in the store looking through the ones there. The printing on the tool was inconsistent from caliper-to-caliper, and not all of them lined up to zero when closed. I picked the best out of the bunch, and it works decently for quick measurements at a desk. I wouldn't trust it for critical measurements though.
sam03
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3-In-1 Solar Insect Killer doesn't work!
SKU: 68322
SKU: 68322
diggerrick
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Solid Rubber Wheel Chocks - #69326 - PASS
I love these things.
I bought a pair for like $5/ea on sale last spring and tied them together with about 10ft of the 600 ft spool of 1/4" yellow poly rope (#47836 - another PASS). Easy to find in the garage and easy to pull when you're done.
I love these things.
I bought a pair for like $5/ea on sale last spring and tied them together with about 10ft of the 600 ft spool of 1/4" yellow poly rope (#47836 - another PASS). Easy to find in the garage and easy to pull when you're done.
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I've never seen a winch that switches polarity (like the stupid 2-wire lock actuators in my truck) to switch direction, so at the simplest, it's a matter of 12V in, and 12V out to either in or out... SPDT switch. Obviously the wireless setup will need a ground, too. It's as simple as lopping the plug off, giving the box a power and ground, and figuring out which of the remaining wires is for in and which is for out. Just splice 'em to the solenoid/contactor terminals, just like the controller plug.I'd give it a try for $20... if I do, I'll post it here!
I'm not sure if this is what you're saying or not, but my old Superwinch S2500 does seem to reverse polarity to the two studs for in/out. Attached are a couple pictures also showing the guts of the wireless remote I picked up a couple days ago. I guess I cut the plug off, put +12v to the yellow/green wire, -12v to the black wire, and check the brown & blue wires for 12v with the remote "in" & "out" buttons pushed (red wire only runs from fuse holder to circuit board). I don't see a solenoid box on this winch, so I'm ASSuming I need to run all 4 wires to remote solenoids. I can probably figure it out (I wired all the solenoids for my race car from off the top of my head), but does anyboday have a wiring diagram for this?
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Mark in Indiana
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I don't have a pass-fail for this reply. However when I was at my local HF store, I saw a customer's truck with a bumper sticker that said "Buy American - Buy Union".
Burtonrider10022
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Hey guys, new guy over here. I recently got my own garage after moving out of the parents house. As such, I've been periodically picking up a few things for it, and thought I'd toss up a review of a few of my HF purchases.
30k BTU Tank-Top Propane Heater - Item #67856
Purchased for $59.99
I haven't had a chance to try this yet, so this is more or less just some info. The company that makes these heaters is the SAME company who makes the Home Depot and Lowes ones. They have great reviews on HD, Lowes, and HF. $75 - 20% coupon makes it only $59 for the 30k unit. I got it and it appears to be relatively well built. Once I test it I'll update, but if anyone was looking for a heater, this one might be a good start.
51 Piece Socket Set - Item #35338
Purchased for $8.99
For the standards this forum seems to hold, it is a FAIL on all accounts. I am not quite convinced it was even worth the 9 bucks. Case is flimsy as hell, wrenches are useless, the sockets are extremely poorly made. The sockets actually have little "burrs" around all the edges, not smoothed or rounded at all. They are all VERY shallow well sockets also. I bought this kit to toss in my trunk with my 18" Craftsman 1/2" breaker bar to ease a tire change if ever needed, but the 1/2" sockets in the kit aren't even deep enough to seat nicely on my lug nuts. Oh, and lastly, the oil they coated the tools in for shipping smells terrible.
3 Piece Universal Impact Joint Set - Item #67986
Purchased for $7.99
Pittsburgh Pro Warranty is a nice addition, but I doubt I'll need it. To be fair, I bought this set for mostly non-impact use, but they are quite well built for a garage/weekend warrior like myself. I think the Pitt. Pro + Impact ratings more than overcome a more expensive hand-tool home-use set from Craftsman or Snap-On. Again, I am not comparing this to a C-man/Snap-On IMPACT set, but for <$10 this set will out perform a $20+ Sears off the shelf non-impact set.
4 Piece 3/8" Drive Impact Socket Extension Set - Item #67926
Purchased for $4.99
Refer to above review. May or may not be a great impact set, I haven't tried them with any impact tools, but for hand tool use the added strength of the impact rating makes these a great buy IMO. Again, these have a Pittsburgh Lifetime Warranty.
37 Piece 3/8" & 1/2" Drive Combination Impact Sockets - Item #68011
Purchased for $24.99 after 20% off coupon
Wow! Purchased these for my brother as a birthday gift, and HF Shipped me 2 for some reason. To be honest, I wanted to get one for myself but I couldn't justify spending the money as my 204pc. Craftsman Mechanics set is plenty for me (for now). I am extremely happy that they shipped a second one. After opening the case, which is WAY above the normal HF quality cases I've seen, the kit is well built with decent quality materials. This kit is actually going into my trunk with my breaker bar instead of the cheap-o. I am MUCH more confident that this kit will be up to the task at hand. Again, I have not used them with an impact wrench, but I do think this set is equal to or better in quality than a standard Craftsman set, for a substantially lower price. I really don't think anyone would be disappointed with this kit. Again, Pittsburgh Lifetime Warranty.
7 Function Multimeter - Item #98025
Purchased for $4.99
Uhh... Tried to use it once, didn't have a 9v battery. First impressions are terrible though. Directions are **** and the quality looks poor. It's frightening to even think about any significant amount of amperage going through this thing while in your hand. I think this is going back with the 52pc kit...
I have a few more things to go over if you'd like. Such as the Wire Storehouse, the small movers dolly, and the solder-less terminal kit, but in short I wouldn't buy them again... All 3 are cheap and low quality BUT they DO get the job done. Just not too well, IMO. lol
Hopefully that helps someone. To the rest of you, thank you a TON for the rest of this thread, these reviews are so great to read before dropping any of my hard-earned money!
30k BTU Tank-Top Propane Heater - Item #67856
Purchased for $59.99
I haven't had a chance to try this yet, so this is more or less just some info. The company that makes these heaters is the SAME company who makes the Home Depot and Lowes ones. They have great reviews on HD, Lowes, and HF. $75 - 20% coupon makes it only $59 for the 30k unit. I got it and it appears to be relatively well built. Once I test it I'll update, but if anyone was looking for a heater, this one might be a good start.
51 Piece Socket Set - Item #35338
Purchased for $8.99
For the standards this forum seems to hold, it is a FAIL on all accounts. I am not quite convinced it was even worth the 9 bucks. Case is flimsy as hell, wrenches are useless, the sockets are extremely poorly made. The sockets actually have little "burrs" around all the edges, not smoothed or rounded at all. They are all VERY shallow well sockets also. I bought this kit to toss in my trunk with my 18" Craftsman 1/2" breaker bar to ease a tire change if ever needed, but the 1/2" sockets in the kit aren't even deep enough to seat nicely on my lug nuts. Oh, and lastly, the oil they coated the tools in for shipping smells terrible.
3 Piece Universal Impact Joint Set - Item #67986
Purchased for $7.99
Pittsburgh Pro Warranty is a nice addition, but I doubt I'll need it. To be fair, I bought this set for mostly non-impact use, but they are quite well built for a garage/weekend warrior like myself. I think the Pitt. Pro + Impact ratings more than overcome a more expensive hand-tool home-use set from Craftsman or Snap-On. Again, I am not comparing this to a C-man/Snap-On IMPACT set, but for <$10 this set will out perform a $20+ Sears off the shelf non-impact set.
4 Piece 3/8" Drive Impact Socket Extension Set - Item #67926
Purchased for $4.99
Refer to above review. May or may not be a great impact set, I haven't tried them with any impact tools, but for hand tool use the added strength of the impact rating makes these a great buy IMO. Again, these have a Pittsburgh Lifetime Warranty.
37 Piece 3/8" & 1/2" Drive Combination Impact Sockets - Item #68011
Purchased for $24.99 after 20% off coupon
Wow! Purchased these for my brother as a birthday gift, and HF Shipped me 2 for some reason. To be honest, I wanted to get one for myself but I couldn't justify spending the money as my 204pc. Craftsman Mechanics set is plenty for me (for now). I am extremely happy that they shipped a second one. After opening the case, which is WAY above the normal HF quality cases I've seen, the kit is well built with decent quality materials. This kit is actually going into my trunk with my breaker bar instead of the cheap-o. I am MUCH more confident that this kit will be up to the task at hand. Again, I have not used them with an impact wrench, but I do think this set is equal to or better in quality than a standard Craftsman set, for a substantially lower price. I really don't think anyone would be disappointed with this kit. Again, Pittsburgh Lifetime Warranty.
7 Function Multimeter - Item #98025
Purchased for $4.99
Uhh... Tried to use it once, didn't have a 9v battery. First impressions are terrible though. Directions are **** and the quality looks poor. It's frightening to even think about any significant amount of amperage going through this thing while in your hand. I think this is going back with the 52pc kit...
I have a few more things to go over if you'd like. Such as the Wire Storehouse, the small movers dolly, and the solder-less terminal kit, but in short I wouldn't buy them again... All 3 are cheap and low quality BUT they DO get the job done. Just not too well, IMO. lol
Hopefully that helps someone. To the rest of you, thank you a TON for the rest of this thread, these reviews are so great to read before dropping any of my hard-earned money!
787B
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Sure that truck didn't belong to the manager? 
"2" to 4-1/4" Oil Filter Wrench" 36778
PASS Been using them for almost a year now at work. Just as good as my Mac pair, and adjustable!
"Oxygen Sensor and Diesel Injection Socket Set" 99850
PASS I mainly use the deep offset 1/2dr oxygen sensor socket. Use it mostly with a 24" breaker bar on rusty cars. Has yet to spread.
PASS Been using them for almost a year now at work. Just as good as my Mac pair, and adjustable!
"Oxygen Sensor and Diesel Injection Socket Set" 99850
PASS I mainly use the deep offset 1/2dr oxygen sensor socket. Use it mostly with a 24" breaker bar on rusty cars. Has yet to spread.
Irony is so ironic isn't it?
jim2664258
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Oh I wouldn't say that, this is definitely a FAIL.
Kaervak
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Hand Riveter with 40 Industrial Strength Poly Rivets PASS
Just picked it up today to reattach the front license plate bracket on my car properly. It's really well built, very solid feeling and works quite well. Made in Taiwan which is a plus over their usual MiC stuff.
Just picked it up today to reattach the front license plate bracket on my car properly. It's really well built, very solid feeling and works quite well. Made in Taiwan which is a plus over their usual MiC stuff.
i have them, haven't used them yet though. they do have a screw for a hinge you can tighten them up but so does gearwrench so im not sure why your haveing problems with them. i will say they are shorter then gearwrenches though, i got them as more of "stubby"
speaking of stubby has anyone used the 7 Piece Stubby Ratcheting Combo Wrench Set 93923 or 93922?
O_M_Jeep
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I have the flex-head stubby ratchet wrenches, I use them almost daily and they havent given me any problems at all.
uniballer
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8 dollar magnet on handle, with quick release. PASS
only thing, small metals dont fall off very easy, like brad nails.
only thing, small metals dont fall off very easy, like brad nails.
IONH
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I have both of those sets and the little bit I have used them, they have worked fine. Can't get much torque on them so I can't say I've tried to break them either.
BDT/NWMN
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Bench cleaning brush for $1.99 is ok deal..
BDT/NWMN
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40749 pulley remover and installer set fail
broke on first mild use...replacement part looks junky also.. A one time use tool that did not do the job..
broke on first mild use...replacement part looks junky also.. A one time use tool that did not do the job..
O_M_Jeep
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Perhaps you might check your air supply, if you use an air line smaller than about 3/8" then you arent giving it the fpm it needs.
I rarely use mine because it has a tendency to over-torque anything under about a 13mm or 9/16 fastener, way more torque than I expected from such a small device, I have say more than pass on mine.
rlitman
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Doesn't that have an air "regulator" knob on the swivel. You can adjust the airflow to restrict it to be less powerful, or open er up.
garandman
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Put a layer of plastic over it before you pick them up. Makes it easier to peel them off.
subarub4
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Hey guys I need your help, I have the 2 stroke generator and I just put fresh fuel in but it does not want to stay running, the longest it will run for is maybe like 1-2 min and it dies as if it's out of fuel, last time I ran it for 6 hours in Aug of this year and when it was out I ran it until it no longer started.
What I noticed is it will only start on full choke and when it starts to warm then half coke with throttle, if I keep giving it throttle it will keep running but it will sooner or later stumble as if it's out of gas again, I opened the screw on the underside of the fuel bowl and I get drips of gas but since this is my first time opening it I don't know if it should be a unbroken stream or drips or what..
I assume maybe my float is stuck or something is clogged? I have 31.6 hours on it.
What I noticed is it will only start on full choke and when it starts to warm then half coke with throttle, if I keep giving it throttle it will keep running but it will sooner or later stumble as if it's out of gas again, I opened the screw on the underside of the fuel bowl and I get drips of gas but since this is my first time opening it I don't know if it should be a unbroken stream or drips or what..
I assume maybe my float is stuck or something is clogged? I have 31.6 hours on it.
Do you have a breakdown pic of the carburetor? In most cases if it will only run on choke or partial choke, it may be the pilot jet. That is the low speed jet with the smallest orifice, and as such is easily clogged with any debris or particulates. Which model is it?
subarub4
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Just checked the web site and they show the carb, but not a breakdown of the internal parts. I also looked to see if the petcock had a diaphragm on it which would regulate the gas flow to only what is drawn by the intake stroke, but it does not have one. That means that the gas should flow freely out of the petcock into the carb. Remove the hose where it enters the carb, and see if the gas flows freely when the valve is on. If not, there is a small screen usually in the bottom of the petcock which can be removed by unscrewing the lower part of the valve. Check to see if there is any debris on the screen. If it flows freely, but it is not pouring out the bottom of the carb when you remove the float bowl drain, it could be a hung up float and or needle valve. Usually this would cause the gas to continuously pour out through the overflow tubes, but I have seen a few cases where the opposite has happened. I know this sounds crazy, but with the plastic handle end of a screw driver just give the carb a couple of raps as it may free up what ever may be blocking the flow. Since i don't have a diagram, I could not begin to tell you how to dissemble the carb and get to the jets, sorry... Oh and by the way, the gas tank is full, right?
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subarub4
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Does this look like the carb?
That looks like the carb, btw the first thing I did was tap the carb to see if anything was hung up, it's a fuel tank of fuel, only thing I did not do was remove the fuel line due to me running out of time for the night, I will have to check tomorrow morning.
subarub4
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it has a vent in the metal cap?
It could. I can't see the underside of the cap to tell. Could also be somewhere else. Just a suggestion.