[TheForge] Power Hammers

[Bob Ehrenberger]

Charles,
You are so right about Harbor Freight. My son got a drill press from them, 
and when he had a problem he was on his own. Like you said a life-time 
warranty on a product they no longer carry isn't worth very much. So they 
aren't very reliable for parts support. They do the import/customs 
paperwork.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

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Harbor Freight tends to add and drop things from their catalog in a
pretty random way.   And since everything is house branded it makes it
hard to get parts, though most of the parts are interchangeable with
other house brand Chinese goods.    I have had a number of Harbor
Freight items on a long term wish list -- Bandsaw blade welder,
hydraulic  gear puller, chipping hammer, and heavy duty pin welder and
numerous machine tools including all of the accessories for the little
7x10 minilathe, all of which have been dropped from the catalog.   I am
a little leary of buying anything that I can't replace cheaply or
manufacture the parts for easily.   I have a lifetime warranty metal
shear from them that the blade failed on and is no longer offered by them.

Charles