Harbor Freight Tools

[desgnr]

Are Harbour Freight Tools ok to buy or are they JUNK ? I see the Multi Tool That is advertised on tv for around $120.00 at Harbor freight for $39.99

[salty]

The one you saw on TV was probably 3 easy payments of $120 each, for a total of $360.

The HF one is not quite as nice, but it does all the same jobs. I'be been abusing mine for quite some time, and it's still working perfectly.

[Jim Elbrecht]

Yes, and Yes-- but sometimes junk is good enough.

I finally bit on one of them when I got a coupon for it for $35. My first impression is favorable. It is a cool little tool. I hope the Fein is better balanced and feels nicer in the hand--- but for the amount of time I'll be using this one, no problem.

A couple folks on this group have been using them for a few months. Their success stories encouraged me to try one out.

Jim

[Pete C.]

Yes and no. Some of the stuff they carry is crap, some is cheap but useable for light stuff and some is quite good. From what I've read, the multi tool leans towards the quite good category.

[DA]

If the tool (are you talking about the oscillating multi-tool, BTW?) is going to sit in your toolbox most of its lifetime, you would not know the difference. If you are making your living with the tool (or any other tool for that matter), I would pick something other than HF. But, again, I have a lot of hand, electric as well as pneumatic tools bought in Harbor Freight and they just fine for occasional use. In fact, the low price may give you an advantage of having more specialized tools that are better for the job than what you could have done with more expensive general tools from other (better?) vendors.

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[Van Chocstraw]

There are a lot of multi tools, what in the hell are you talking about?

[Stormin Mormon]

I'm pre-nominating this for the group's longest running thread.

[Stormin Mormon]

Most of them are OK for occasional use. Many are junk. I had a crappy bunch of Pittsburgh flare nut wrenches (too large; they just round off the flare nuts). Many of the other tools have worked fine, for me.

[Stormin Mormon]

Does your priest know about this abuse?

[Red Green]

"desgnr" wrote in news:hgbgpf$svj$ [e-mail]:

I got one and can do many things with the wood tooth blade cannot do with my other tools regardless of quality. This is because of the way oscilating tools work regardless of quality of the tool.

If my HF version crapped out I would get another oscillating tool of quality somewhere between HF & Fein.

[Master Betty]

The only thing I bought from them wildly over claimed it's usefulness.

It was a "40x" magnifying glass that was no where near that.

I'm sure some of the straight forward tools (wrenches, screw drivers etc.....) are worth about what you pay for them. I'd avoid them for things like electronics or "wonder" tools.

Jim

[Tony]

You know, the one with multiple uses.

[Master Betty]

This one?

Jim

[Oren]

Yeah, I picked up a spring loaded punch (coupon discount). When I don't have three hands I can mark where the nail/screw needs to go - all without having three hands.

The only thing that might get weak is the spring itself, but I can replace that.

[salty]

Priest?

I'm not a young boy in the choir.

[salty]

Face it, you have a REALLY small dick.

[Master Betty]

One track mind eh?

[salty]

I'm not the one with the magnifying glass, Betsy.

[Master Betty]

The Book of Mormon can help you with that.

Learn more about Jesus

[Master Betty]

salty....he's hitting on you. here's your chance.