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Old 05-07-2007, 05:16 AM
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OK so I went to harbor freight while my wife went to a mall nearby and here are the stuff I got. CHEAP STUFF!

$8.99 halogen lamps (dont really want to install it on the bumper, maybe just wait until I get a light bar or bull bar )
$6.99 pocket non contact thermometer ( for checking the cat and other stuff ) listed as 19.99, on sale for 9.99 but rung up on the cash register as 6.99?
$5.99 tire inflator guage
$39.99 leak down tester (don't know why I bought this one, I dont own an air compressor?)

and some I was kinda interested in:

$99.99 90amp flux wire welder, is this OK for any muffler work?
$69.00 3000lbs. capacity winch w/ wireless remote? is 3000lbs enough?

http://www.harborfreight.com/



 
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Return the welder and the winch.
 
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Old 05-07-2007, 06:53 AM
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nopes, I did not purchae the welder or the winch, I was unsure if they will do the job. I guess they are not enough for the intended purpose.
 
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i wouldnt buy any welders from HF.. you do get what you pay for.. Miller ALL THE WAY!
 
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Be careful what you buy at Harbor Freight. Anything with the name Chicago Electric is pure junk. Hell, some of the equipment with electric motors comes with new brushes. I had a heat gun that petered out after 4 hours of use (non-continuous, of course); a reciprocating saw that literally vibrated itself apart before the motor burned out; and a sander that up and died on me after 2 hours of use. The Pittsburgh wrenches are about the only thing of value. You have to have an eye and know what you are looking for at HF.
 
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I broke a HF hammer the other dy. IT was a 24 oz hammer that broke in half at the handle. The hammer head broke in two not the handle.
 
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Yeah, HF is pretty Low on quality, their tools are pretty much a one shot deal. I guess "some" of their measuring tools will fair better in the long run, but tools that need muscle or power will disintigrate in a short while. actually the pipe expander I bought there to install my glasspack literally crumbled to pieces after the install.

but damn it's like a candy store!!!
 
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i wouldnt buy any welders from HF.. you do get what you pay for.. Miller ALL THE WAY!
10-4 on Miller, I just bought a new Miller Syncrowave.

As far as HF is concerned buy nothing electrical. and when useing their tools alway keep in mind if this thing breaks am I going to lose a knuckle.

 
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ORIGINAL: shott8283

i wouldnt buy any welders from HF.. you do get what you pay for.. Miller ALL THE WAY!
yeah and a miller is expensive but well worth it
 
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I have the welder and used it on my exhaust. So far I`ve had it for about six months with no problem.
 



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