Same experience here with *some* of HB's tools. Bought the pneumatic
3.5" die grinder/steel cutter with carborundum wheel 10 years ago, and
that stupid $7.00 thing is still working. Most of their stuff is junk,
but a few items are worth having. The trick is knowing what's good:
stick with the "orange" tools for best results. They're still junk, but
they last longer than their other junk.

 

Same experience here with *some* of HB's tools. Bought the pneumatic
3.5" die grinder/steel cutter with carborundum wheel 10 years ago, and
that stupid $7.00 thing is still working. Most of their stuff is junk,
but a few items are worth having. The trick is knowing what's good:
stick with the "orange" tools for best results. They're still junk, but
they last longer than their other junk.

 

"Ken Finney" <kenneth.c.finney@boeing.com> wrote
> The secret of Harbor Freight is to buy the orange tools, not the blue
> tools. The orange ones sound like they are going to self destruct in less
> than 20 minutes of use, but run forever. The blue ones sound like they
> are going to self destruct in less than 20 minutes of use, and often do...

It's funny you should mention this.
Our little ginnder IS orange.

During our recent remodeling project we needed a tile saw and bought one big
enough to handle the 18" travertine at a diagonal..
It was about $100 cheaper than the cheapos at the home stores.

We have cut a tone of tile with it, and it's still going! it's orange.
For our hardwood, we bought a nailer/stapler. It quit on the second day, we
had to drive the 120 miles back to Memphis to exchange it.
It's blue.

So, there may be something to your theory there.

Oh, we DID buy the extended warranty on the saw and the nailer - just in
case.

Their orange tools are named something like "Chicaco Electric" - Chicago
SOMETHING.
Hell, I'd look but all the tools are up in the shop and it/s 40? outside!

Hmm.. .the orange ones.

I LOVE Ridgid tools. They are a good bang for the buck.
This summer because of all these projects I got to buy a Ridgid 12"
compound, sliding miter saw with the folding cart and a palm sander. Oh yea!
I can get into all kinds of trouble with these! Our neighbor (a contractor)
came by to snoop and told Hubs he liked his saw - I hollered over that it is
MY saw and got the most pecular look.

anyway, don't be afraid of the orange tools at Harbor Freight.

Kate

 

"Ken Finney" <kenneth.c.finney@boeing.com> wrote
> The secret of Harbor Freight is to buy the orange tools, not the blue
> tools. The orange ones sound like they are going to self destruct in less
> than 20 minutes of use, but run forever. The blue ones sound like they
> are going to self destruct in less than 20 minutes of use, and often do...

It's funny you should mention this.
Our little ginnder IS orange.

During our recent remodeling project we needed a tile saw and bought one big
enough to handle the 18" travertine at a diagonal..
It was about $100 cheaper than the cheapos at the home stores.

We have cut a tone of tile with it, and it's still going! it's orange.
For our hardwood, we bought a nailer/stapler. It quit on the second day, we
had to drive the 120 miles back to Memphis to exchange it.
It's blue.

So, there may be something to your theory there.

Oh, we DID buy the extended warranty on the saw and the nailer - just in
case.

Their orange tools are named something like "Chicaco Electric" - Chicago
SOMETHING.
Hell, I'd look but all the tools are up in the shop and it/s 40? outside!

Hmm.. .the orange ones.

I LOVE Ridgid tools. They are a good bang for the buck.
This summer because of all these projects I got to buy a Ridgid 12"
compound, sliding miter saw with the folding cart and a palm sander. Oh yea!
I can get into all kinds of trouble with these! Our neighbor (a contractor)
came by to snoop and told Hubs he liked his saw - I hollered over that it is
MY saw and got the most pecular look.

anyway, don't be afraid of the orange tools at Harbor Freight.

Kate

 

"Ken Finney" <kenneth.c.finney@boeing.com> wrote
> The secret of Harbor Freight is to buy the orange tools, not the blue
> tools. The orange ones sound like they are going to self destruct in less
> than 20 minutes of use, but run forever. The blue ones sound like they
> are going to self destruct in less than 20 minutes of use, and often do...

It's funny you should mention this.
Our little ginnder IS orange.

During our recent remodeling project we needed a tile saw and bought one big
enough to handle the 18" travertine at a diagonal..
It was about $100 cheaper than the cheapos at the home stores.

We have cut a tone of tile with it, and it's still going! it's orange.
For our hardwood, we bought a nailer/stapler. It quit on the second day, we
had to drive the 120 miles back to Memphis to exchange it.
It's blue.

So, there may be something to your theory there.

Oh, we DID buy the extended warranty on the saw and the nailer - just in
case.

Their orange tools are named something like "Chicaco Electric" - Chicago
SOMETHING.
Hell, I'd look but all the tools are up in the shop and it/s 40? outside!

Hmm.. .the orange ones.

I LOVE Ridgid tools. They are a good bang for the buck.
This summer because of all these projects I got to buy a Ridgid 12"
compound, sliding miter saw with the folding cart and a palm sander. Oh yea!
I can get into all kinds of trouble with these! Our neighbor (a contractor)
came by to snoop and told Hubs he liked his saw - I hollered over that it is
MY saw and got the most pecular look.

anyway, don't be afraid of the orange tools at Harbor Freight.

Kate

 

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006, Kate wrote:

> I LOVE Ridgid tools. They are a good bang for the buck.


Must.... Resist.... Risque... Double entendre...





--
"I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
whips....r"
R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.

 

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006, Kate wrote:

> I LOVE Ridgid tools. They are a good bang for the buck.


Must.... Resist.... Risque... Double entendre...





--
"I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
whips....r"
R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.

 

On Tue, 31 Oct 2006, Kate wrote:

> I LOVE Ridgid tools. They are a good bang for the buck.


Must.... Resist.... Risque... Double entendre...





--
"I defer to your plainly more vivid memories of topless women with
whips....r"
R. H. Draney recalls AFU in the Good Old Days.

 

>> I LOVE Ridgid tools. They are a good bang for the buck.
>
> Must.... Resist.... Risque... Double entendre...

That would be low.

I have a Snap-On stud puller, a Vixen file, a Bastard file, spindle sockets,
and a reamer. I have a socket cleaner, a cherry picker, and a Magnaflux
crack finder.

 

>> I LOVE Ridgid tools. They are a good bang for the buck.
>
> Must.... Resist.... Risque... Double entendre...

That would be low.

I have a Snap-On stud puller, a Vixen file, a Bastard file, spindle sockets,
and a reamer. I have a socket cleaner, a cherry picker, and a Magnaflux
crack finder.