Harbor Freight Tools that don't suck

[patrick_g]

I have had a HF horizontal or vertical metal cutting continuous loop band saw type saw for a couple years.

Metal Band Saw - Horizontal/Vertical Metal Band Saw

Mine is green vs the red ones currently selling. Look to be same except color. Has adjustable pneudraulic lowering so you can set the speed the saw is lowered onto the metal to be cut. It has a pump with adjustable delivery volume so the water based solution of cutting/cooling liquid rate of supply can be easily adjusted.

I don't use mine much as I cancelled the project I bought it for. B U T the times I have used it... wow ... it does a good job. It came with a sample piece of material cut by the saw. It was round bar about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and the sample piece was quite thin, thinner than a penny by far. Perfect cut. I was suspicious about a very thin sample piece cut that perfectly but now having made several cuts with it getting really really good cuts I concede that the saw is a good'n.

Too bad I cancelled the project I was going to use it on. It would have done an amazing job. These saws are slow compared to a 14 inch abrasive cutoff saw but make virtually a perfect cut. The material holding vise is adequate for holding the material firmly and is nicely adjustable. Long stock should be supported past its balance point so nothing "funny" happens as the cut is finished.

Patrick

 

[lostcreekranch]

So there are actually Four things ( I had previously only known of three) you should never buy from HF

1. Parachute
2. Fire extinguisher
3. Condoms
4. Jack stands

All joking aside, your point is well taken!

You totally missed Defibrillators! Life Rafts! Oxygen Masks! Life Vests!

 

[sixdogs]

So there are actually Four things ( I had previously only known of three) you should never buy from HF

1. Parachute
2. Fire extinguisher
3. Condoms
4. Jack stands

All joking aside, your point is well taken!

You totally missed Defibrillators! Life Rafts! Oxygen Masks! Life Vests!

You beat me to it. I didn't know about the defib things but am pretty sure there is or used to be some sort of a heart monitor device that you wore on your wrist to warn of problems. Imagine the luck of the draw with that one.

 

[California]

You totally missed Defibrillators! Life Rafts! Oxygen Masks! Life Vests!

Tires!

Harbor Freight tire recall (pdf).

 

[patrick_g]

am pretty sure there is or used to be some sort of a heart monitor device that you wore on your wrist to warn of problems. Imagine the luck of the draw with that one.

I have two of those and they agree with each other and with the super duper multitool med monitor out local paramedic carries.

However, YMMV.

Patrick

 

[California]

am pretty sure there is or used to be some sort of a heart monitor device that you wore on your wrist to warn of problems. Imagine the luck of the draw with that one.

I have two of those and they agree with each other and with the super duper multitool med monitor out local paramedic carries.

Blood pressure monitor. They still have them.

 

[Wasmeneh]

Blood pressure monitor. They still have them.

They may still sell them in your state but they are outlawed in N.C. Which is too bad they worked better than the on that cost 3. times as much.

 

[sixdogs]

I've seen the blood pressure monitor but a few years back I thought they had one with an EKG type function or something like that.

 

[Garandman]

Anyone recently purchased the motorcycle lift? I致e heard the new ones are not very stable, and that they are fine. They are $450, as little as $300 on sale, while I think other brands are way more.

My road bike has the exhaust underneath so a jack doesn’t work.

 

[slow84ta]

I thought this was a pretty good video for harbor freight automotive tools, very informative!