[TheForge] Harbor Frieght

[Jerry Smith]

Ron,

I did buy one of the rechargeable battery drills, it
was junk, but I used the parts to make something else
that worked well for me. I never tried the wood
cutting band saw, but if it works like my Delta 14
inch, it isn't very good, except for the softest
woods.

I had a ratchet wrench from Sears and HF. Both were
broken from me forcing them. Sears gave me a rebuilt
ratchet wrench, HF gave me a new ratchet set with both
metric and SAE sockets. 

I use the HF Drill Sharpener:
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=36585

After sharpening 10 pounds of drills, the thing would
give out. I would take it bake to the store and they
would give me a new one. I do have a Drill Doc and it
does a better job over all, but is not easy when you
have to sharpen one ear of a drill tip.

Because I do some Jewelry, I just bought a Doming Set,
sort of a swage block set for small things.
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=93539

It works like a champ.

Jerry

--- Ron Childers <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com> wrote:

> You have had better luck than I. Maybe we need a
> list of what works and what
> to avoid. I tossed the 12v cordless drill and a wood
> cutting band saw. Nwatd
> from day one.
> 
>  The el-cheapo metal cutting band saw is a good buy
> @ abt $150 on sale. They
> need some tuning and it helps to brace the flimsy
> stand, but they are a
> serviceable tool. I replaced the motor on Ray's
> after abt 10 years- bolted a
> motor on a piece of plywood and adapted to fit 5
> years ago.
> 
> Ron C
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf
> Of Jerry Smith
> Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 1:09 PM
> To: The Forge
> Subject: [TheForge] Harbor Frieght
> 
> A little while ago, I got my morning UPS delivery
> and
> a part that we need for our new trailer showed up.
> Free of charge, the part was rail for the trailer we
> just got, we had two right sides and no left sides.
> Now we have the right part to complete the trailer
> and
> I have a piece of spare piece of channel iron to use
> around the shop.
> 
> HF may take some real hits concerning their
> products,
> they have always done well for me.
> 
> Jerry
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