Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[DFB]

I picked up this sharpening stone at HF for $.99
Sharpening Stone - Combination Sharpening Stone

And they are still making money on it! :laughing:


I sell the same ones under the tool tent they flew at 2 bucks a piece.

I had another vendor a knife dealer begging me to get him at least 100 of them and said 200 would be even better.

Timely post Moss
My boss had just called this past Friday and said is heading out next week to do a wholesale purchase for the coming season...

and I had forgotten all about that order. :shocked:

You guys don't even want to know the wholesale cost.

 

[IslandTractor]

That sharpening stone is good and lasts forever. Just oil it up well. The ceramic rod sharpener, not so much.

I imagine the ceramic rod sharpener will not last as long as the sharpening stone but I've had mine for about five years and it still does a fine job touching up our kitchen knives. I would guess that a butcher shop would go through one every few months but a normal household can get many years of service. And, at less than three bucks a pop that means just pennies a year for a sharpening device that requires much less concentration than the stone and is safer to use. I would keep it on the HF tools that don't suck list.

 

[JRobyn]

I've got several of the 4-sided diamond hones; love 'em. I never oil them. I don't think that's advisable for diamond hones. I find they work and last the best if one uses LIGHT pressure with them. I DO wash them occasionally with a little warm water and dish soap.

 

[California]

I've got several of the 4-sided diamond hones; love 'em. I never oil them. I don't think that's advisable for diamond hones. I find they work and last the best if one uses LIGHT pressure with them. I DO wash them occasionally with a little warm water and dish soap.

Ditto, that's my experience with them.

 

[MossRoad]

And they are still making money on it! :laughing:


I sell the same ones under the tool tent they flew at 2 bucks a piece.

I had another vendor a knife dealer begging me to get him at least 100 of them and said 200 would be even better.

Timely post Moss
My boss had just called this past Friday and said is heading out next week to do a wholesale purchase for the coming season...

and I had forgotten all about that order. :shocked:

You guys don't even want to know the wholesale cost.

Well, we used to do 100% markup on fuel, so FREE? :laughing:

 

[MossRoad]

I imagine the ceramic rod sharpener will not last as long as the sharpening stone but I've had mine for about five years and it still does a fine job touching up our kitchen knives. I would guess that a butcher shop would go through one every few months but a normal household can get many years of service. And, at less than three bucks a pop that means just pennies a year for a sharpening device that requires much less concentration than the stone and is safer to use. I would keep it on the HF tools that don't suck list.

It was $2.99 and I forgot to use my 20% off coupon! :laughing:

 

[Garycw]

It was $2.99 and I forgot to use my 20% off coupon! :laughing:

Save that for the big stuff!

 

[MIkeWard]

I keep this picture of a coupon in my phone and use it every time I go to HF
They look at pic and type in coupon number
Its good for all of 2016

 

[Travelover]

I keep this picture of a coupon in my phone and use it every time I go to HF
They look at pic and type in coupon number
Its good for all of 2016

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Always a coupon here - worth bookmarking

 

[Travelover]

I keep this picture of a coupon in my phone and use it every time I go to HF
They look at pic and type in coupon number
Its good for all of 2016

View attachment 455776

Always a coupon here - worth bookmarking

 

[PILOON]

You guys are lucky, no Harbor Freight here (Canada) but we do have Princess Auto and Canadian Tire, similar but not quite the same.

 

[sixdogs]

There is a lunch truck guy that I know that goes to various auctions around the state that bought a generator from Harbor Freight a year ago. I figured it would last him about two weeks. Anyway, that was over a year ago and he uses it two or three days a week and it runs most of the day in the back of the pickup. He has had no troubles with it.

Now, this isn't a recommendation on my part so I'm just telling my tale. Just an FYI.

 

[ishiboo]

There is a lunch truck guy that I know that goes to various auctions around the state that bought a generator from Harbor Freight a year ago. I figured it would last him about two weeks. Anyway, that was over a year ago and he uses it two or three days a week and it runs most of the day in the back of the pickup. He has had no troubles with it.

Now, this isn't a recommendation on my part so I'm just telling my tale. Just an FYI.

I would recommend my Predator to anyone. I have it and an older Briggs, the Briggs has always started but the Predator has as well - plus it has more watts, electric start, and looks much nicer. First oil change it had a **** of a lot less metal in the oil than when I did a new Honda push mower.

I did replace the spark plug, it broke. The manual did not have that info which did piss me off a bit.

 

[chopped]

I still enjoy these HF threads.. But my closest store is an hour and half one way. And they dont do the catelogs anymore ..sadly. So My HF days are in the past now..(feeling abandonded by HF)

 

[lostcreekranch]

I still enjoy these HF threads.. But my closest store is an hour and half one way. And they dont do the catelogs anymore ..sadly. So My HF days are in the past now..(feeling abandonded by HF)

They have everything online and very reasonable shipping costs. I know we all need to look at some things in person.

 

[Garandman]

I still enjoy these HF threads.. But my closest store is an hour and half one way. And they dont do the catelogs anymore ..sadly. So My HF days are in the past now..(feeling abandonded by HF)

Only one store in Maine. I find this shocking.

 

[DFB]

Only one store in Maine. I find this shocking.

None in Vermont

 

[Threepoint]

They've been opening so many stick-and-brick stores here in the Mid-Atlantic, I hadn't realized they still aren't nationwide.

Their website says 600 stores, and Wikipedia says they're in 47 states. I remember first seeing flyers on inexpensive newsprint as far back as the late seventies/early 80s. As far as catalogs go, the first thing that pops up on the website these days is a "Receive Free Discount Coupons and Catalogs" window. Maybe that's different from the catalogs Chopped refers to. Or maybe they've blacklisted a few zip codes. :laughing:

 

[California]

they dont do the catelogs anymore ..sadly. So My HF days are in the past now..(feeling abandond by HF)

They send me a paper catalog monthly and email coupons more than weekly.

What did you do to get blacklisted? :laughing:

 

[k0ua]

They send me a paper catalog monthly and email coupons more than weekly.

What did you do to get blacklisted? :laughing:

And every firearms oriented magazine is full of the adds and coupons.