I was in the Pasadena store this weekend, lots of great deals on iffy Chinese made tools. Great stuff for the handyman, not necessarily tools you would want to make a living with. Bought a very nice 1000 LB car engine stand for $40. Great stuff!
egs
Member
posted: May. 31, 2007 @ 6:58a
Thanks for the links, but I don't think those coupons are for the 'sidewalk sale' but I could be wrong about that. I'm hoping we'll see a round of new coupons Thursday or Friday.
egs
Member
posted: May. 31, 2007 @ 6:59a
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outcastunderscorep
Ancient Member
posted: May. 31, 2007 @ 9:40a
HF tools are great jobsite tools, you buy them, use them on the site, and leave them there.
I prefer higher quality powertools, but alot of the stuff they have you cannot come close to the deals that they offer.
blackmonday said: I was in the Pasadena store this weekend, lots of great deals on iffy Chinese made tools. Great stuff for the handyman, not necessarily tools you would want to make a living with. Bought a very nice 1000 LB car engine stand for $40. Great stuff!
Great if the 1000lb engine doesn't fall on you toe
iffy and cheap - I experiment with this stuff all the time
As is mentioned in pretty much every Harbor Freight thread... HF has some good deals, but you must know your needs and the quality of the specific tool you're buying.
A few weeks ago I needed to nail some trim to a bunch of cabinet doors, up until that point I've never needed a pneumatic brad gun, and odds are I'll probably never need one again. It made no sense for me to go out and buy a $100 Porter Cable gun, but the $16 HF one did the trick, and will most likely do any other small jobs I might have in the future. Is the HF gun the type of tool that I behold and admire its fine design and finish? No. But it worked fine, and I admired its value.
I also have a HF digital caliper, $13 on sale. I've had it a few years and it still is very accurate when checked against my pricey Starrett micrometer calibration bar.
Likewise I make good use of the cheap HP cable ties, would I use them in a critical application? No way. But for use around the house they're just fine at a fraction of the cost of quality ties.
Again, the key is to know your needs and to examine the product in person.
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