Gastrick
One of the Dirty Dozen!
I read it Don, Thanks.
Harbor Freight Alert!!!!!!!!
- Thread starter donsrods
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Tripper
Older and more rusted every day!
What!?!?!
I went to HF today & they didn't have either of those units @ $9.95. I think I saw the ones but they were still $39.95. I was gonna pick several up but...
BoB
I went to HF today & they didn't have either of those units @ $9.95. I think I saw the ones but they were still $39.95. I was gonna pick several up but...
BoB
donsrods
Well-known member
Grrrrrrrrr!!! 
I just got off of the phone with HF headquarters in California. Evidently, their sales are NOT NATIONAL, but only in some stores. He said this item can be bought on line, but it is $ 19.95, not $ 9.95 like our store has it at.
I am so sorry guys, I thought I was helping everyone to a good deal here. I am just so used to sales being nationwide, like when I worked for Boat US and West Marine. Sales came out of the home office and every store had the same deal.
Anyway, I am posting a picture of the box in case anyone wants to keep an eye out at your store, it might go on sale there, or be on sale right now.
Once again guys, sorry for the false alarm.
Don
I just got off of the phone with HF headquarters in California. Evidently, their sales are NOT NATIONAL, but only in some stores. He said this item can be bought on line, but it is $ 19.95, not $ 9.95 like our store has it at.I am so sorry guys, I thought I was helping everyone to a good deal here. I am just so used to sales being nationwide, like when I worked for Boat US and West Marine. Sales came out of the home office and every store had the same deal.
Anyway, I am posting a picture of the box in case anyone wants to keep an eye out at your store, it might go on sale there, or be on sale right now.
Once again guys, sorry for the false alarm.
Don
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Gastrick
One of the Dirty Dozen!
That's okay Don for the research. I may pick one up anyway. I can use a spare disposable gun.
donsrods
Well-known member
Check the store price, it may be $ 39.95, but on line it's $19.95 he tells me.
Don
Don
Tripper
Older and more rusted every day!
Crusin'!!!
Don,
Thanks, I'll get one for $19.95... that's still cheap!!! I need something decent to spray primer with & I dragged my Nova out, put the top down & cruised up there for fun anyway!
BoB
Don,
Thanks, I'll get one for $19.95... that's still cheap!!! I need something decent to spray primer with & I dragged my Nova out, put the top down & cruised up there for fun anyway!
BoB
FlatBroke
Hostage Negotiator
That is the same one I got in my shop, Think I payed 29.95 for it.
Geave me a good matte finish.
Geave me a good matte finish.
DonMan
Well-known member
That is the very same one that I have. Unbelievable performance for the price ! I`ve even sprayed base-coat / clear with it. Great results.
hot rod surplus
Member
i have three on hand always , they are realy good guns you shoot any thing through them i have one for clearand primer and then paint at that you afford to have five or six tim hot rod surplus
Inked Monkey
Tarzan's tatted best friend
I picked up one of these about six months ago because of the $10 price, but I haven't had a chance to use it. I'm glad everybody is having good experiences with them.
cyclopsblown34
Active member
Has their quality improved? The last time I bought from them was ten years ago and it was all garbage. I don't want to sound like I am bashing but two bad experiences out of my two experiences with them sealed it for me.
Inked Monkey
Tarzan's tatted best friend
I think it all depends on what your buying. Most of the time you get what you pay for, but for $10 you can afford to throw the thing away after a couple of uses.
cyclopsblown34
Active member
Mine was a 5hp compressor duty motor. Assorted hand tools, gravity feed paint gun and assorted other things. The things just felt cheap when I got them and didn't last long at all. I am certain as with most other things, they have improved the quality of their items, especially since they are putting stores in all over the place. I went back to Craftsman, Snap on and Ingersoll Rand tools and Sata paint guns. My experience was just an attempt to save a couple of dollars and buy import stuff rather than what I had always used. The paint gun was intended to be a primer gun but ended up in the trash after three attempts to use it. That might have been my last mail order experience if I am thinking right. Of course that is except for Evil Bay.
DonMan
Well-known member
I think with Harbor Freight you need to think over your intended use and weigh that against the cost.
I have bought hundreds, if not thousands of dollars of products from them over the past few years.
Overall, I`d say I`ve had very good service from the items I`ve bought.
I had an electric die-grinder fail after about an hour of use. I exchanged it for the next higher model and I`ve probably ported 5 sets of heads with it, among many other uses.
I`ve broken a couple of their $12 ratchets, but what do you expect for $12 ?
If I made a living with my tools, I`d say buy Snap-On or some other expensive tool. But for the weekend warrior I think HB is wonderful.
I have bought hundreds, if not thousands of dollars of products from them over the past few years.
Overall, I`d say I`ve had very good service from the items I`ve bought.
I had an electric die-grinder fail after about an hour of use. I exchanged it for the next higher model and I`ve probably ported 5 sets of heads with it, among many other uses.
I`ve broken a couple of their $12 ratchets, but what do you expect for $12 ?
If I made a living with my tools, I`d say buy Snap-On or some other expensive tool. But for the weekend warrior I think HB is wonderful.
Tripper
Older and more rusted every day!
Update!
Ok... here's an update for the $9.95 spray guns! This turns out to be a national sale but some parts of the country got it B4 others. We got it this weeekend in H-town & I bought 3 spray guns, 1 touch up gun, a engine stand, an engine hoist & a cut-off saw. Super sale with tons of people there! Small compressors for $49.95... mite wanna ck it again if u haven't already!
BoB
Ok... here's an update for the $9.95 spray guns! This turns out to be a national sale but some parts of the country got it B4 others. We got it this weeekend in H-town & I bought 3 spray guns, 1 touch up gun, a engine stand, an engine hoist & a cut-off saw. Super sale with tons of people there! Small compressors for $49.95... mite wanna ck it again if u haven't already!
BoB
joehalford01
'Vette brake specialist!
it really does depend on what you buy
i wont touch their ratchets, wrenches, sockets, or automotive tools like timing guns, remote starters, etc., craftsman all the way for that stuff
their torque wrenches are a great deal though, blast cabinets, parts washers, cherry pickers, engine stands, all good deals
some electric powered tools are good such as grinders, and chop saws
stay away from their drills
air tools are a toss up- i won't buy them anymore not because they break but because they are ineffcient and i have a fairly small 30 gallon compressor (sears)
anyways, just depends on what you get
i wont touch their ratchets, wrenches, sockets, or automotive tools like timing guns, remote starters, etc., craftsman all the way for that stuff
their torque wrenches are a great deal though, blast cabinets, parts washers, cherry pickers, engine stands, all good deals
some electric powered tools are good such as grinders, and chop saws
stay away from their drills
air tools are a toss up- i won't buy them anymore not because they break but because they are ineffcient and i have a fairly small 30 gallon compressor (sears)
anyways, just depends on what you get
donsrods
Well-known member
Everybody has pretty much summed up the quality at HF. Some stuff if good and some is crap, you have to pick and choose. None of it is going to be SnapOn quality, but as mentioned, you get what you pay for. Personally, I don't need the highest quality hand tools because I don't turn wrenches for a living. If I did, I would probably want the best I could find.
Just last week our shop compressor went out in the middle of priming and painting Don's T, and it was on a weekend when I couldn't call Eaton Compressor. So we ran over to HF and bought a 3 hp, 21 gallon compressor on sale for $ 149.00 (regularly $ 199.00) Darned little thing did the job and kept up with the spraygun and we were able to finish the job until our new motor came for the big compressor. We are going to keep it around for those jobs where you want to wheel it up to a car and use some air tools, or in case our big one goes out again. How can you beat it for $ 149 ???
Don
Just last week our shop compressor went out in the middle of priming and painting Don's T, and it was on a weekend when I couldn't call Eaton Compressor. So we ran over to HF and bought a 3 hp, 21 gallon compressor on sale for $ 149.00 (regularly $ 199.00) Darned little thing did the job and kept up with the spraygun and we were able to finish the job until our new motor came for the big compressor. We are going to keep it around for those jobs where you want to wheel it up to a car and use some air tools, or in case our big one goes out again. How can you beat it for $ 149 ???
Don
