Harbor Freight
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Thank you! I have a MaxProp now, might come in handy. But, for $99, I'll hold off until I know.
I have a lot of tools from Harbor freight and have bought and returned a few duds I have bought there as well.
If you only have one air nailer this palm nailer is awesome!
https://m.harborfreight.com/palm-air-nailer-68027.html
It uses standard construction nails and works great.
I just bought this hammer drill and used it for 8 hours chiselling concrete stucco off a dormer.
https://m.harborfreight.com/1-18-in-sds-variable-speed-pro-rotary-hammer-kit-63434.html
It was still running at the end of the project and was a great investment.
Sam
If you only have one air nailer this palm nailer is awesome!
https://m.harborfreight.com/palm-air-nailer-68027.html
It uses standard construction nails and works great.
I just bought this hammer drill and used it for 8 hours chiselling concrete stucco off a dormer.
https://m.harborfreight.com/1-18-in-sds-variable-speed-pro-rotary-hammer-kit-63434.html
It was still running at the end of the project and was a great investment.
Sam
I have had good and bad luck with Harbor Freight. My favorites:
Farm Jack - Ripped about 80 holly trees out of the ground before the handle broke. After trying a Hi-Lift and breaking it on the first tree, I got another jack from HF and did rebuilt the original HF hack with a Hi-Lift cast handle.
Chain Saw Sharpener - Love that thing and use it all the time.
Flooring Nailer - Three houses and counting.
Some other things, not so much like their small tires.
Farm Jack - Ripped about 80 holly trees out of the ground before the handle broke. After trying a Hi-Lift and breaking it on the first tree, I got another jack from HF and did rebuilt the original HF hack with a Hi-Lift cast handle.
Chain Saw Sharpener - Love that thing and use it all the time.
Flooring Nailer - Three houses and counting.
Some other things, not so much like their small tires.
HF has a smaller one - 5ton? that I think is only $59 - but I don't know if the jaws are large enough for your maxprop
Let's not forget the inexpensive monster wrenches for adjusting your stuffing box.
I didn't get these from HF but I recommend having them onboard: 2-gallon wet/dry vac, rechargeable LED work light.
Sorry, not a fan of HF here. Stationary stuff, Rockwell Delta or Powermatic. Power hands tools, Porter Cable. Measurement, Fluke. Other stuff, Proto, SnapOn, ViceGrip, Crescent, etc. Try very hard to steer clear of stuff made off shore. Just my $0.10 worth of commentary.
sadly powermatic and delta mostly makes in Asia now, usually in the same factory as grizzly and jet, geetech I think
All of those brands you mention now have some, if not all, of their product made in Asia or South America.
Some are much better than HF, but for many tools and jobs, it's a cost benefit decision.
my favorite item form HF are their tent/awning stakes.
They come in a six or eight pack (... I can't remember) but are inexpensive (duh... they're from HF) and durable. The plastic clip breaks at the top but I don't care about that the thick aluminum stake last forever.
I use them you our canvas wall tent and have only bent two of them over the last 2 1/2 years. we normally camp 20+ times a year.
They come in a six or eight pack (... I can't remember) but are inexpensive (duh... they're from HF) and durable. The plastic clip breaks at the top but I don't care about that the thick aluminum stake last forever.
I use them you our canvas wall tent and have only bent two of them over the last 2 1/2 years. we normally camp 20+ times a year.
I have a couple of those giant adjustables. In retrospect I wish I bought or made lightweight, fixed wrenches. But, I still have them, now at home, 'cause I have a PSS seal now.