Harbor freight!!!!!!!!!!

BlueIce12

BlueIce12

Well-Known Member
I am bummed the only Harbor freight we have is going out of business due to the poor economy, so much for the tools i was going to get when i could afford it.:bang
 
M

Machine&Fab

Well-Known Member
Surprised that anyone still buys tools locally.

I always buy online to keep from getting ripped off locally (at least in my area) :laugh

... and to avoid paying sales tax (assuming I can get free shipping ... lol) :ack
 
BlueIce12

BlueIce12

Well-Known Member
Yeah they had good deals locally and no shipping.lol dang a drill press is going to be spendy on shipping.:willy
 
W

William

Guest
It was 10.00 for...
drill press
4'' drill press vice
some c clamps
some locking pliers
sanding drum set

pretty reasonable if you ask me :tmb
 
BlueIce12

BlueIce12

Well-Known Member
William said:
It was 10.00 for...
drill press
4'' drill press vice
some c clamps
some locking pliers
sanding drum set

pretty reasonable if you ask me :tmb
Click to expand...
Thats by far the best price i have ever seen for that much stuff and with the weight dang.:shk
 
A

andrewstoybox

Well-Known Member
Why not check Craigslist when you get the money together?? I'm sure that there would be a better quality Sears or similar on there for less money used.
 
B

BigBen

Well-Known Member
A lot of stuff from Harbor Freight is "iffy" quality wise they say, although I assuming that going in just kept that in mind depending on what I was purchasing. So my HF transfer punches have held up just fine. But I was looking at Band Saws and Drill Presses at Sears and they were pretty affordable and imo with bigger stuff like that it's better to buy a good one once ya know? and that way you get to look at it up close and decide if you like it or not.
 
C

ClodMonster

Well-Known Member
I had my own eye on this one last year.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXJNF6&P=ML

At the time I did not want anything that's going to take up any room on the bench. Not only that I don't need a drill press being that theirs one in the woodwork shop that never really gets used. So I was looking for something a little smaller at the time in more conveince size that could do more things like articulate in different positions.
 
william g

william g

Retired
Moderator
HF has the drill press I and a few members on this board bought for 70 bucks or less. So far all of us are happy and no issues.

Yes, if I owned a shop I might think about a bigger name brand, but certainly not crapsman. Sears power tools are not what they used to be.
 
A

andrewstoybox

Well-Known Member
I guess I would agree about Craftsman not being what it used to be. But, that's because of the merger between Kmart and Sears. Everything has to be made cheaper because no-one is actually going there looking for professional tools.
 
E

ed3165

Well-Known Member
andrewstoybox said:
I guess I would agree about Craftsman not being what it used to be. But, that's because of the merger between Kmart and Sears. Everything has to be made cheaper because no-one is actually going there looking for professional tools.
Click to expand...
There stuff went way downhill before that deal was even made. They started to make things cheaper bc of all the people who would abuse there system and get tools for free.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top