Reviewed Products by Category Lumber. Jocks. com woodworking community. The Good Enough, The Bad and the Abysmal There are some great tools at Harbor Freight if you know where to look To help Harbor Freight shoppers get the most for the money we assembled this HUMONGOUS list of those Chinese gems and stinkers from the tool store we all love to hate To find these tools I looked in forums where metal workers, woodworkers, farmers, gardeners and mechanics discussed the quality of items that theyve bought from Harbor Freight. I read well over 1. Reviewed Products by Category. Bandsaw Accessories. Height=450&odnWidth=450&odnBg=FFFFFF' alt='Kobalt Large Gravity Feed Hvlp Spray Gun Parts' title='Kobalt Large Gravity Feed Hvlp Spray Gun Parts' />Harbor Freight. Update additions to the list from June, 2. Do you have a favorite tool from Harbor Freight Is there a tool or product you think STINKS Tell everyone in the comments Even though there are more than 1. BUYER BEWARE You always get what you pay for, especially at Harbor Freight. Craftsman 33 Gallon 165 MAX PSI Quiet Vertical Air Compressor The 33 gallon 165 MAX PSI vertical air compressor delivers plenty of run time so you. Hey Got Harbor Freight Buying Guide Sections of this article 1 Developing Your Harbor Freight Shopper Philosophy. Top Ten Things NOT to Buy at Harbor Freight Humor3 Derogatory yet Slightly Loving Harbor Freight Nicknames. My Harbor Freight Prediction Prices Way Up Soon End of the HF The List Good Enough, the Bad, and the Abysmal. Harbor Freight Tips and Tidbits. Harbor Freight Resources Used in this Article. Developing Your Harbor Freight Shopper Philosophy. I did an article on woodworking with pallets. Salvaging pallet wood takes patience and diligence and yields small slats best suited for small projects. You have to have the pallet mentality. Shopping at Harbor Freight requires a certain mentality too. It definitely helps if youre the type who enjoys fixingtinkering with your tools. Also, familiarize yourself with The Harbor Freight Return Policy. To best capture the spirit of shopping at Harbor Freight I thought Id offer some quotes I found while scrounging around through over 1. Windows 2008 R2 Snmp Service Install Windows. If youve never shopped at Harbor Freight these will prepare you with the proper philosophy. If you have, youll probably start nodding your head. As always, Im quoting the collected opinions of others so your mileage may vary. I read these sentiments over and over. That said, there are lots of pros who buy stuff at Harbor Freight, especially consumables like gloves and blades and for cheap tools they can lend out at jobsites with no expectation of return. I use the tool enough to wear it out or break it, I use it enough to buy a better brand as a replacement. Some people use HF purchases to help them decide whether it makes sense to invest more money in a higher quality tool. If they use it enough to break it, then go for it. If not, then they saved the cost of the more expensive name brand. This can be pricey, but if you buy TOO MUCH tool then youve wasted money also. You will find yourself having to repairreplacerebuild Harbor Freight tools right out of the box. For regular HF customers this is standard operating procedure. Piranha Ii Buggy Plans on this page. HF has an excellent return policy though, with very few to no questions asked. Also they have a life time trade in policy on hand tools. Overall, I try and stick to things without moving partsFor folks who concentrate on the consumables this was a common sentiment. If you need a CHEAP tool that you will only use once or twice then go to Harbor Freight. Why pay for more tool than you really need And for every guy who swears against buying anything from Harbor Freight with a battery theres at least one of these I really like their 1. It seems like the best priceperformance ratio. Anytime I buy one I buy at least one extra battery. Theyre cheap enough that I keep one drill with a drill bit in a keyed chuck and another with a screwdriver bit in a keyless chuck. That really speeds up assembly. Top Ten Things NOT to Buy at Harbor Freight HumorI cant resist things lists like this. This one comes from Detroit. Tom in Tractorbynet forum1. Things I Wouldnt Buy from Harbor Freight 1 Parachutes. Fire Extinguishers. Pacemakers. 4 Vaccines. Birth control devices. Elevators. 7 Bullet proof vests. Trigger locks. 9 Pitons I didnt know what this was either1. Scuba Gear. 3 Derogatory yet Slightly Loving Harbor Freight Nicknames. Unfortunately I can only rememberfind one horror freight. I know there was another one I saw out there I think it was hardly freight Update here are some nicknames from the comments on this article and in recent forum threads Harbor Fright. Bottom of the Harbor Freight. Harbor Hate. The Chinese Cheesecake Factory. For their inexpensive, thrice yearly use Chinese air tools, we call them, INGERSOLL CHAN. I thought that I would tell you what my wife calls HF we speak Russian at home, and she calls it vonuchka, or little stinker. She hates that HF smell of uncured rubber. Harbor Sheight ShiteChina Fright. My Harbor Freight Prediction Prices Way Up Soon End of the HF I know Grizzlys prices are going up due to the price of iron and, I assume, shipping. Grizzlys made overseas, as are most all of the tools sold at Harbor Freight. Because of rising material and shipping costs, HF may have to raise its prices, or even shut its doors. They may have been a little to aggressive with building their business model around unsustainable advantagesId love to hear input or insight into my armchair economist opinions Containership Preparing Harbor Freight for Your Next Shopping Spree5 The List Good Enough, the Bad, and the Abysmal. Here goes, the feature attraction. I went through and identified all the good, bad and abysmal tools as described by woodworkers, metal workers, mechanics, farmers, DIYers, gardeners and even pond tenders. Keep in mind that an abysmal band saw for a woodworker may just be a good band saw for a farmer. When possible I included the item number. When I couldnt find it or there were multiple variations of a tool I just left the tool as described in the forum I found it. Good Enough Tools From Harbor Freight. These are tools and other items that got at least one favorable mention. I broke the multiple mention tools out for you and put them on top Im assuming these will give you the most miles per gallon. Also, before you dig in, a quote regarding consumables, from someone who I believe works with metal All of their consumables such as cotter pins, grease fittings, roll pins, O rings, Internal and External lock clips, 1. OK too. The guys at Woodworers. Zone compiled a list from Wood. Net called Harbor Freight Gems. I not only copied their list for this post in addition to many other sources of course, but borrowed their format of item number followed by the name of the tool. I put any relevant quotes in parenthesis. HF Clamps on most of my HF clamps Ive got more than my moneys worth. Piece 12 SAE Deep Wall Impact Socket Set 1. Pack of 1. 00 X Large Nitrile Gloves 89. ANGLE GRINDER i buy from harbor freight a angle grinder for 1. Harbor Freight 6 Digital Caliper 69. Volt 38 Drill with Keyless Chuck 54. Harbor Freight VARIABLE SPEED RECIPROCATING SAW 44. ADJUSTABLE SHADE AUTO DARKENING WELDING HELMET 4the welding magnets 4 mentioned several times, did not specify type9. FRAMING NAILER 4. Every compressor Ive purchased from HF has worked like a champ. Heavy Duty 1. 6 Speed Bench Drill Press 43. Oscillating Spindle Sander 43. Speed Woodworking Bandsaw 44. SDS Rotary Hammer 35. Amp Flux Wire Welder 39.