The general rule of thumb with HF tools, is that you don't want to purchase
any of their Asian-sourced tools that move or generate complex motions on
their own.   If you do purchase a tool that violates that rule, then just
don't spend more than you're willing to throw away in order to replace it
when it inevitably fails...and it will.  Their stuff is absolute crap, but
it will work in a pinch...most of the time.

On 8/26/06, Florian Speier <groups.florian@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi list,
>
> since I recently moved full-time to the U.S. and now ahve a home here, I
> am
> equipping my garage/shop. Since I am kind of on a budget at the moment,
> its
> not gonna be Dewalt tools:-(  Question: has anyone used harbor freights
> lineup of Chicago Power tools (angle grinder, jigsaw, sander and the
> like)?
> Do they hold up a while, handle OK and are safe? (I recently  bought a
> socket set of cheap tools on the road from the flaps, and the first socket
> shattered in pieces on the first use, so I am a little cautious).
>
>
Casey
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