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| 914Sixer |
 Apr 17 2023, 03:59 PM
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914 Guru  Group: Members Posts: 9,204 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region 
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I thought this would be good for a laugh. I have a cut off wheel air tool. Looked down today to realize it is so old it says Made in Taiwan. Thinking it probably it was money well spent. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| Root_Werks |
Apr 17 2023, 04:19 PM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,745 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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Reminds me I need a wheel cut off tool.
Yeah, if that's a HF, it's old! |
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| 76-914 |
Apr 17 2023, 05:33 PM
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Repeat Offender & Resident Subaru Antagonist Group: Members Posts: 13,757 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 9,964 Region Association: Southern California
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I've lucked out a few of their products too. Their 1/2" belt sander is a CPOS though. It uses some bakelite material for the vanes and they wear very quickly. They've changed their replacement policy too. You'll get a gift card for reimbursement instead of the tool itself. BTW, their blast cabinet glass is no longer available so if you break one your out about 1/2 of the cost of the blast cabinet itself. The few alleged quality products they now offer are what we'd pay for an American tool. I'm happy to see the re-industrialization of America starting up. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/flag.gif)
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| bkrantz |
Apr 17 2023, 07:39 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,466 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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Not quite the same, but I am very happy with the HF US General tool cart I bought a year ago. Similar in price to the stuff at big box stores but much nicer.
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| Root_Werks |
Apr 18 2023, 09:05 AM
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Village Idiot Group: Members Posts: 8,745 Joined: 25-May 04 From: About 5NM from Canada Member No.: 2,105 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(bkrantz @ Apr 17 2023, 06:39 PM)  Not quite the same, but I am very happy with the HF US General tool cart I bought a year ago. Similar in price to the stuff at big box stores but much nicer. HF can be good for stuff like that. I usually stock up on rags, gloves and sometimes a tool I need now I can't find at a local parts or hardware store. Similar with WallyMart, good place to stock up on oil, kitty litter for garage spills etc. Quality tools are hard to find, super glad I have what I do. A 40+ year collection still in the works. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) |
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| bkrantz |
Apr 18 2023, 07:59 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,466 Joined: 3-August 19 From: SW Colorado Member No.: 23,343 Region Association: Rocky Mountains
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QUOTE(Root_Werks @ Apr 18 2023, 09:05 AM) QUOTE(bkrantz @ Apr 17 2023, 06:39 PM) Not quite the same, but I am very happy with the HF US General tool cart I bought a year ago. Similar in price to the stuff at big box stores but much nicer. HF can be good for stuff like that. I usually stock up on rags, gloves and sometimes a tool I need now I can't find at a local parts or hardware store. Similar with WallyMart, good place to stock up on oil, kitty litter for garage spills etc. Quality tools are hard to find, super glad I have what I do. A 40+ year collection still in the works. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) My collection started in 1973, with a Craftsman metric socket set and a few combination wrenches. I pretty much filled the 72" tool cart I got from HF. My latest favorite brand is Tekton. |
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| Van B |
Apr 18 2023, 09:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,621 Joined: 20-October 21 From: WR, GA Member No.: 26,011 Region Association: None
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Lots of HF tools are made in Taiwan. It really picked up when we had the tariffs on Chinese products a few years back. It gave Taiwan an edge to get back in the game which spawned a lot of really good product lines.
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| PatMc |
Apr 19 2023, 06:01 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 121 Joined: 27-June 21 From: Long Beach Member No.: 25,669 Region Association: None
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I've got a bunch of harbor freight rotary air tools...oldest one is about 30 years old...makes just as much racket as the day I bought it....not sure I've ever put a drop of oil in it either. It just works. I also have a pile of broken ones....not sure why I save it. There's a few snappy and mac in the broken pile too. One of the macs started working again after a 5 year time out...and it's quieter than it ever was. lol
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