laserspeeddemon
20+ Year Contributor
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- Jul 26, 2002
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Fredericksburg,
Virginia
So my last thread praised Harbor Freight Tools. But I recently just picked up a tool that has really REALLY screwed me. It got my thinking. Man I wonder how many people figured out this tool was crap on their own. So I figure it would be nice to list the Good vs Bad tools. So all would know what to pick up and what to avoid. Here is my experience. I'm fancy pants so the pictures of the GOOD are hyperlinks.
GOOD
CENTRAL HYDRAULICS 1 Ton Capacity Foldable Shop Crane
(Nothing special, but it gets the job done for a great price)
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CENTRAL MACHINERY 1000 Lb. Engine Stand
(See above)
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CENTRAL PNEUMATIC 40 Lb. Capacity Floor Blast Cabinet
(USED THIS ALOT, loved removed rust from my cross members in seconds
Note: I recommend getting the dust collector).
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CENTRAL PNEUMATIC EARTHQUAKE 1/2" Impact Wrench
(Made short work of seized turbo bolts from a costumers car, but than the Home Depot Husky model that I bought for more money.)
BAD
CENTRAL PNEUMATIC Air Angle Die Grinder
(Stopped working the first time I used it, still works but has no torque and I can stop a wire wheel bit at full speed to stop with my hand).
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Pittsburg 40 Piece Metric Carbon Steel Tap and Die Set
(AVOID!!! DOES MORE DAMAGE THAN GOOD. T-Handle broke first time. Chased the threads in my turbine housing and the tap got stock and snapped off in the housing. The whole reason I chased the threads was to make sure turbo bolts won't do the same thing. Also took an M8x1.25 bolt that screwed into the housing before I chased the threads. Chased the threads and afterwards the bolt would NOT screw into the housing.
GOOD
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CENTRAL HYDRAULICS 1 Ton Capacity Foldable Shop Crane
(Nothing special, but it gets the job done for a great price)
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CENTRAL MACHINERY 1000 Lb. Engine Stand
(See above)
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CENTRAL PNEUMATIC 40 Lb. Capacity Floor Blast Cabinet
(USED THIS ALOT, loved removed rust from my cross members in seconds
Note: I recommend getting the dust collector).
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CENTRAL PNEUMATIC EARTHQUAKE 1/2" Impact Wrench
(Made short work of seized turbo bolts from a costumers car, but than the Home Depot Husky model that I bought for more money.)
BAD
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CENTRAL PNEUMATIC Air Angle Die Grinder
(Stopped working the first time I used it, still works but has no torque and I can stop a wire wheel bit at full speed to stop with my hand).
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Pittsburg 40 Piece Metric Carbon Steel Tap and Die Set
(AVOID!!! DOES MORE DAMAGE THAN GOOD. T-Handle broke first time. Chased the threads in my turbine housing and the tap got stock and snapped off in the housing. The whole reason I chased the threads was to make sure turbo bolts won't do the same thing. Also took an M8x1.25 bolt that screwed into the housing before I chased the threads. Chased the threads and afterwards the bolt would NOT screw into the housing.