Harbor Freight Tools

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kole

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I've read a lot of good things about members using Harbor Freight buffers,I would like to hear pro&con opinions on your experiences with their sprayguns.Touchup & hvlp sprayguns.
 
I bought a small 10.8 volt drill/driver with a lithium battery for the boat cause it is small
and we don't have a big boat with lots of storage. It is super strong and the small battery
last for a long long time compared to my Skil and Sears drills.
I always heard their stuff was junk, but so far so good.
The store where we live has a small boating isle. They have some nice stainless steel cleats
for a super low price.
 
I've bought their orbital polisher, IR temp gun and several hand tools. They aren't up to Snap-On quality, but their price is great and the quality is acceptable. Unless your a professional, the tools are fine.
 
I have an air file and a d/a, and both are working just fine...I use them at work and have used them on some pretty big jobs without a problem. Price was less than half of known brands. Only thing is, they're made in China, but isn't everything now days?
 
From discussions on a wood working form to which I belong, it seems that the consensus is that Harbor Freight POWERED tools are somewhat of a crap shoot. Some of them seem to work out OK and some not so good. Generalizations are not possible. I have a 4 1/2" grinder I bought just to polish props. Seems to work great. I have also found other uses for it now that I have it.

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I have a fairly new $180 Porter cable belt sander that has needed repair several times (cords & switches). The $20 Harbor Freight keeps on going and I use it when I don't need variable speed. Same for $17 Harbor Freight grinder vs. Milwaukee. When Harbor Freight breaks, I'll just buy another Harbor Freight. It costs more to repair the "better" brand names and, so far, they do the same job.
 
I have a Chicago Electric right angle drill that has been working hard during my basment remodel. No problems. I have also heard mixed reviews on their power tools, it's a bit of a gamble.
 
I agree with all of the comments here. Usually I think life is too short for cheap tools. But if you are only going to use very rarely/its a choice between buying the tool or not, then Harbor Freight is your place.
 
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Originally posted by mandm1200

The OP was interested in opinions on "Touchup & hvlp sprayguns".

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If you are going to use it a lot, get a good one. If you are going to use it a few times, go cheap.
 
I agree with what you're saying.Getting more use out of it would probly require a better gun.My intentions were to use it to apply 2 part polyuretane paint.Thanks for all responses.
 
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