I'll be going on vacation soon and the place that I'm going to has a Harbor Fright store nearby, anything I purchase will be brought back on the plane with me. Any good buys that I should look for and junk that I should stay away from?? A couple of things that come to mind are a set of machinist squares, a dial indicator and a magnetic base.
Thanks Ray
If this is a typo, it is one of the funniest ones I've seen in awhile.
Thanks!
If you're going to bring it back in a carry-on, be sure it's not on the TSA's list of Things Which May Not Be Carried On A Plane..
Henry Bibb
I've never been there but from some of the post that I've seen it can be a scary place.
"Ray" wrote in news:CKudnSZF- bEd4q snipped-for-privacy@metrocast.net:
Ray,
The DI and base are a good deal, especially if on sale.
Otherwise, you can see what's crap, and not ...
Regards, JT
I figure he was just being clever. . .
-- SwampBug
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ROTFLMAO!!
I have all three of the above from HF. The base and dial indicator are fine. My machinist squares are too far out of square to be useful to me. They're in the drawer labeled "Pennywise Pound Foolish." But, several others have posted that their HF squares are indeed square.
The other things that pop to mind as "generally accepted as having some value" from HF are: the 18g brad nailers, the dust collector and the clamps.
The 18g brad nailer that I recently picked up (46309) was only $24.99. One thing to remember about HF is that if you see a price in a flyer or catalog, you must bring that ad in to obtain the price. The nailer I was buying as stocked at $49.99. W/o the flyer, you pay the store price.
I picked up some casters on sale once, they're fine for shop cabinets.
don't buy anything that has to have a sharp edge, such as drill bits, router bits ect..
Nonsense! I got the TiNi coated Forrestner bit set and I'm very pleased with it.39812-0VGA for $22.99 on sale.
On Tue, 17 Feb 2004 21:56:15 GMT, "Henry Bibb" brought forth from the murky depths:
Yeah, all they let on are bullets, guns, and fake bombs. Your tax dollars at work!
- Inside every older person is a younger person wondering WTF happened. ---
I have a dial indicator and magnetic base from HF. They're fine for my use.
I'm also satisfied with the Pittsburg brand bar clamps I bought from HF.
-- Mark
I am TOTALLY UNSATISFIED with the the Pittsburg bar clamps I bought. Wanna know why? I bought 4 6" and 4 12" for $1.99 and $2.99 respectively. I'm unsatisfied because I didn't buy 12 6" and 12 12" for the same money :)
They're everything a Bessey light duty is for 1/5th the price.
Same here. I got it at their regular sales both dial indicator and base for $13. I have more than 80 clamps all types and sizes from HF. it would have cost me a small fortune if I bought these elsewhere.
Never buy anything at HF, unless you check the prices first.
ROTFL!
-- Mark
that's too much of a generalization.
lots of the cutting tools at HF are junk, but not all of them.
I agree Bob. I got one when it was on sale for $12.99 and it hasn't given me the = slightest but of trouble. Puff
I don't see any harm in going to the store and looking around. I did that when I was on vacation. You might end up spending more time in the place than you planned. I took a car, and I probably would have bought more if I had the room in my car.
Also, if there is anything you really want, bring the webpage printout and they will match the price if the store price is different. Sometimes the store prices are different.
I think their air brad nailer for under $25 is an incredible buy. Works great. I have no idea how a brand name one for $100 could be any better.
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