09-08-2020, 09:07 PM
(09-08-2020, 06:43 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: A lot of "tool snobs" seem to look down upon, and talk shit about Harbor Freight, but I've had pretty good luck with their stuff, as well. I'll give you a prime example. Back when I was doing tile and stone (among other types of flooring), a DeWalt or Makita angle grinder would be good for about a year, maybe year and a half of hard use. I had one where the bearings went out, and the cutting wheel would no longer hold a straight line. The job was at a retail store, so the work was at night. The only place open was Harbor Freight. I bought their $20 angle grinder, and couldn't have been more pleased.
Not only did the Chicago Tool brand perform better out of the box than the name brand ones that cost over $100 each, that thing lasted nearly 5 years before it bit the dust. And I believe that happened because it got left out in the rain.. So, you'll never hear me criticize Harbor Freight, or anyone who gets their tools from them.
No doubt brother, love Harbor Freight. Their grinder discs are one tenth the price of the discs I have to be buy at the local shops
and they are 10 times better. It is the place to go, bought us a Predator Generator from them lately and a bunch of the tool boxes
for doing mechanics. Can store and entire shop in 4 tool boxes, one of each color, red, black, green and yellow.
Not the big tools mind you, but sure makes the shop much more open and free.
