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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:12:17 AM EDT
this youtube video shows some of their new stuff coming out. (queue the parody ads with the idiot light and smoke generator)
I recently picked up this battery powered stapler for targets and its working great. https://www.harborfreight.com/4v-cordless-stapler-57241.html  also plan to get one of this sets when i find one. https://www.harborfreight.com/locking-flex-head-ratchet-and-bit-set-35-piece-58074.html  and ive used this Knipex clone a few times https://www.harborfreight.com/10-in-pliers-wrench-with-comfort-grip-58200.html  will be buying a set of these https://www.harborfreight.com/merchandising-promotions/new/600-lb-capacity-folding-steel-sawhorse-58819.html  Streamlight lantern clone anyone? https://www.harborfreight.com/merchandising-promotions/new/2000-lumen-rechargeable-waterproof-led-lanternbattery-bank-58488.html   Checking out all the new Harbor Freight tools! (Plus Almost getting kicked out of their booth!) |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:15:21 AM EDT
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I’m waiting for the Badland Jack.
  Badland Off-Road Jack | Harbor Freight |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:15:45 AM EDT
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If you don't work for HF you should. You just cost me money.
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:17:30 AM EDT
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I've thought about buying the battery powered stapler for targets a million times and each time talked myself out of it because stapling is totally trivial with a manual stapler. Shit, even an office desk stapler.
Just seems like something to forget batteries to. Those lanterns are handy and the sawhorses look decent. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:27:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've thought about buying the battery powered stapler for targets a million times and each time talked myself out of it because stapling is totally trivial with a manual stapler. Shit, even an office desk stapler. Just seems like something to forget batteries to. Those lanterns are handy and the sawhorses look decent. Spray adhesive works even better than staples FWIW. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:30:28 AM EDT
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Poop, nether the ratchet bit set or the pliers are available online.
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:30:47 AM EDT
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Per the instruction manual downloadable from the product page, uses a USB plug in dongle with a detachable (replaceable?) USB cord to recharge. Looks like a Mini-B 5 pin port but taking that from the illustration. Would have to eyeball one to be sure.
Battery is internal, so not likely to lose . More likely someone will try to steal it from your range bag. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:32:47 AM EDT
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I just stopped in one the other day they some really nice colors on their jacks. That new off road jack looks nice.
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:33:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Per the instruction manual downloadable from the product page, uses a USB plug in dongle with a detachable (replaceable?) USB cord to recharge. Looks like a Mini-B 5 pin port but taking that from the illustration. Would have to eyeball one to be sure. Battery is internal, so not likely to lose . More likely someone will try to steal it from your range bag. correct. if i remember right its a micro usb so you could use a phone charger bank as a spare. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:33:51 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Poop, nether the ratchet bit set or the pliers are available online. new bit set is very hard to find |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:35:29 AM EDT
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Did I make it in before the “sUpPoRtInG ChYnA” remarks?
The off-road jack looks interesting. The aluminum jack I have from them has been great for 5 years so far. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:35:52 AM EDT
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Just talking to our forklift mechanic and he had some swivel metric ratchet wrenches from Harbor Freight and those things looked nice.
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:36:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Did I make it in before the "sUpPoRtInG ChYnA" remarks? The off-road jack looks interesting. The aluminum jack I have from them has been great for 5 years so far. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:41:44 AM EDT
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They're following the Japanese route with cars. Start at the cheap end, and work up. I used to go to HF to buy tools that were cheaper than paying to rent a pro-grade tool for a few days. HF has moved away from that, and now is looking to compete with DeW, Mil and Ryo. HF prices are not really much cheaper than the big brands. I would much rather pay a few dollars more and get a DeW. I would rather buy the HF angle grinder for $10 than a Ryobi for $60. I would not spend $50 for a upper tier HF model. I would still rather have the cheaper one at $10.
Nowadays, the real expense is in the batteries. If you have an M18 setup with multiple batteries, there's no way in the world I would buy an HF tool unless there was an adapter to let me use the batteries I already have. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:47:40 AM EDT
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This has me intrigued; a digital torque adapter, use on any ratchet or breaker bar. 1/2 or 3/8…
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:49:43 AM EDT
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I've been really trying to refrain buying anything from those assholes at china freight. They were avid anti trumpers because of the import tariffs. Now were stuck with $7 diesel and cheap china shit again. I hope they're happy now....
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:52:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This has me intrigued; a digital torque adapter, use on any ratchet or breaker bar. 1/2 or 3/8… https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/195613/4C96BDA8-3967-4029-99A6-FA84DAC09C6D_jpe-2594872.JPG Saw this too https://www.harborfreight.com/precision-torque-screwdriver-set-22-piece-58950.html |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:52:10 AM EDT
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You can get the stanley sawhorses sorta like those from ace as a pair for $30.
its on slick deals. I think i got them cheaper a while back but they work well. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:54:01 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This has me intrigued; a digital torque adapter, use on any ratchet or breaker bar. 1/2 or 3/8… https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/195613/4C96BDA8-3967-4029-99A6-FA84DAC09C6D_jpe-2594872.JPG I have the previous gen model, think they rebranded the color or something. It works good and seems to be pretty consistent with my non-HF torque wrenches. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:55:16 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: This has me intrigued; a digital torque adapter, use on any ratchet or breaker bar. 1/2 or 3/8… https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/195613/4C96BDA8-3967-4029-99A6-FA84DAC09C6D_jpe-2594872.JPG Yeah I was looking at those in store last week |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:55:17 AM EDT
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The bit ratchets are nice
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:58:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: new bit set is very hard to find It took me a few months checking the site to find them in stock locally to go get one. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:58:44 AM EDT
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Quoting some banned member (SteyrAug?) from years ago, "Everything from Harbor Freight turns into a hammer after a year. "
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Posted: 11/10/2022 12:05:09 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/10/2022 12:23:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I've thought about buying the battery powered stapler for targets a million times and each time talked myself out of it because stapling is totally trivial with a manual stapler. Shit, even an office desk stapler. Just seems like something to forget batteries to. Those lanterns are handy and the sawhorses look decent. I need to trip over there soon and get one of those staplers as well. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 12:25:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: A battery powered stapler is now on my radar. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/857/677279D5-8A56-4C1F-91DD-0D8451CA5B76_jpe-2594887.JPG Should be able to buy for sub $35 with coupon review in here  Best Stapler? Milwaukee vs Ryobi, Arrow, DeWalt, Makita, Bauer, Stanley, Workpro, Citadel, Bielmeier |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 12:29:17 PM EDT
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I have to drive 35 miles to get to HFT.
They never have what i want in stock. i just order my Chinese made shit tools off Amazon. They have a better return policy and they deliver. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 12:33:31 PM EDT
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Don't choke on that Chinese dick
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Posted: 11/10/2022 12:37:05 PM EDT
[#28]
I'd rather use a manual staple gun for paper targets.
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Posted: 11/10/2022 12:41:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: You can get the stanley sawhorses sorta like those from ace as a pair for $30. its on slick deals. I think i got them cheaper a while back but they work well. Thanks for this! I have been needed a set for a project. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 12:43:37 PM EDT
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Harbor Freight has been following the Vortex model and are succeeding with it.
They have gone from just throwaway tools to a TIER system. Want cheap throw away tools at bargain bin prices, they got them. Want some really well made (non china) options at non-brand name prices, they got them. Want to fall somewhere in between, they have at least two more options. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 12:45:40 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Don't choke on that Chinese dick literally every piece of electronics you own has Chinese parts in it. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 12:46:05 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Don't choke on that Chinese dick posted from his chinese computer* edit: OP beat me! |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 12:47:35 PM EDT
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I use their cheapy right angle screwdrivers, they have a 1/4” socket head under the thumb wheel and are cheap to replace.
https://www.harborfreight.com/8-piece-right-angle-screwdriver-92630.html Lowe’s has compact saw horses like that for like $14 or $16 right now…. ETA, Craftsman 1000Ibs https://www.lowes.com/pd/CRAFTSMAN-Essential-33-66-in-W-x-28-9-in-H-Metal-Saw-Horse-1-000-lb-Capacity/1001107598 |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 12:51:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Poop, nether the ratchet bit set or the pliers are available online. I know. Those are the 2 items I was going to buy. 
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Posted: 11/10/2022 12:58:43 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They're following the Japanese route with cars. Start at the cheap end, and work up. I used to go to HF to buy tools that were cheaper than paying to rent a pro-grade tool for a few days. HF has moved away from that, and now is looking to compete with DeW, Mil and Ryo. HF prices are not really much cheaper than the big brands. I would much rather pay a few dollars more and get a DeW. I would rather buy the HF angle grinder for $10 than a Ryobi for $60. I would not spend $50 for a upper tier HF model. I would still rather have the cheaper one at $10. Nowadays, the real expense is in the batteries. If you have an M18 setup with multiple batteries, there's no way in the world I would buy an HF tool unless there was an adapter to let me use the batteries I already have. I have the Bauer 1 gallon battery powered sprayer and a DeWalt battery adapter for it, as well as the Bauer air compressor with a DeWalt battery adapter. Both work great. If They come out with a larger 20 volt bandsaw I will buy it and another adapter. Those items don't get much use so cheaper is fine with me. The sprayer is tits though. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 1:00:55 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I use their cheapy right angle screwdrivers, they have a 1/4” socket head under the thumb wheel and are cheap to replace. https://www.harborfreight.com/8-piece-right-angle-screwdriver-92630.html Lowe’s has compact saw horses like that for like $14 or $16 right now…. ETA, Craftsman 1000Ins https://www.lowes.com/pd/CRAFTSMAN-Essential-33-66-in-W-x-28-9-in-H-Metal-Saw-Horse-1-000-lb-Capacity/1001107598 Damn. I just canceled my Ace order and picked up 2 sets of these. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 1:20:14 PM EDT
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Those icon knock offs of the kniplex pliers are pretty good.
Made in better China too. Taiwan. The spot for those is always empty at the semi local HF. They are a touch bulkier than the kniplex version. I'll have to look for that mini ratchet set. And the 3 position pliers in the video. The battery operated staple gun though? How many staples are you needing to run in, that a cheap manual stapler can't get done?  And you can still purchase US made staple guns. Yeah I am happy that more of their stuff is now Taiwan and not CH-ina. We'll see about that wheelyed floor jack. The one I have is too high half the time. But I don't have a paved or concrete drive and I have to drag the one i have around. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 1:56:27 PM EDT
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I just threw down $229 last night on a 6" Doyle Vise. It's a beast. 62lbs! I think they have been out a year, so not exactly new. Vise prices on anything decent has sky rocketed. I was warned not to buy any of the Central Forge stuff, but the Doyle stuff was a supposedly decent.
A lot of money to throw down on a vise, but my staff has been hell on my old vise. It was a cheapie to begin with. 20 years old and bolted to my portable welding table, somehow they broke the base and then some yahoo decided to take the jaws off and lose the screws. I was trying to use it yesterday to hold some 3/4" pipe for threading, pinched my damn thumb trying to loosen it, fuck, bleeding everywhere. Left work at 5 and drove straight to HF for that big bastard and threw down my business credit card. Sometimes a little blood and cussing is all it takes. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 3:33:29 PM EDT
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Lol that sucks.
I have done that before when the handle suddenly loosens up. But never to the point of blood letting. Just the hop around cussing. 
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Posted: 11/10/2022 3:35:38 PM EDT
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They're killing it.
 Harbor Freight Sema Show Brand New Products. First looks at US General Gen 3 |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 3:41:56 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have the Bauer 1 gallon battery powered sprayer and a DeWalt battery adapter for it, as well as the Bauer air compressor with a DeWalt battery adapter. Both work great. If They come out with a larger 20 volt bandsaw I will buy it and another adapter. Those items don't get much use so cheaper is fine with me. The sprayer is tits though. How much is the sprayer? I have a few projects… I know battery adapters are like $20 |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 3:45:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I just threw down $229 last night on a 6" Doyle Vise. It's a beast. 62lbs! I think they have been out a year, so not exactly new. Vise prices on anything decent has sky rocketed. I was warned not to buy any of the Central Forge stuff, but the Doyle stuff was a supposedly decent. A lot of money to throw down on a vise, but my staff has been hell on my old vise. It was a cheapie to begin with. 20 years old and bolted to my portable welding table, somehow they broke the base and then some yahoo decided to take the jaws off and lose the screws. I was trying to use it yesterday to hold some 3/4" pipe for threading, pinched my damn thumb trying to loosen it, fuck, bleeding everywhere. Left work at 5 and drove straight to HF for that big bastard and threw down my business credit card. Sometimes a little blood and cussing is all it takes. I think those are actually made from real malleable Iron like the old American vises. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 3:53:05 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Don't choke on that Chinese dick It’s actually turning into Taiwanese dick. Still not too big so it’s ok… |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 3:56:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It's actually turning into Taiwanese dick. Still not too big so it's ok  Attached File |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 4:05:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you don't work for HF you should. You just cost me money. Bauer Tools - work for 24 hours, then you're outta time. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 4:15:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI was checking out their locker box as a stand-alone unit. It was very nice, well partitioned and would hold all sorts of shit. I was tempted, but it’s not in the cards at this point. Also I grabbed one of the Icon split-beam torque wrenches with the Inside Track 15% discount. It’s very nice. Made in Taiwan and calibrated in the US, I think. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 4:20:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It’s actually turning into Taiwanese dick. Still not too big so it’s ok… Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Don't choke on that Chinese dick It’s actually turning into Taiwanese dick. Still not too big so it’s ok… Best China makes good stuff. 
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Posted: 11/10/2022 7:14:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I use their cheapy right angle screwdrivers, they have a 1/4” socket head under the thumb wheel and are cheap to replace. https://www.harborfreight.com/8-piece-right-angle-screwdriver-92630.html Lowe’s has compact saw horses like that for like $14 or $16 right now…. ETA, Craftsman 1000Ibs https://www.lowes.com/pd/CRAFTSMAN-Essential-33-66-in-W-x-28-9-in-H-Metal-Saw-Horse-1-000-lb-Capacity/1001107598 Fine print says 1000 for the pair. |
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Posted: 11/10/2022 10:54:25 PM EDT
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I have the little ratchet set, probably made in the same factory as the Facom sets I have, should be very solid.
I have Knipex and Icon copy, the copy rides in my truck box, it's probably as good as the original. I need one of the offroad jacks, half the price of the Pro Eagle.
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Posted: 11/10/2022 11:03:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI need that, any idea on when they are actually going to hit the market? Can't find anything. |
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