Sometimes their stuff works OK. Sometimes not - mostly not, but as I
said - sometimes it does work. I bought a turbine spraygun setup from
them that has turned out to be a honey. The motor and turbine are in a
plastic case that has a place for storage of the spraygun itself. Whole
thing = hose, motor, blower, hose, spraygun (quart size tank) - all for
$90. I have used the h-e-double toothpicks out of it for two years and
it's still running strong. And it has been abused. I spray glaze with
it. That grit is erosive as all get-out but the gun has held up
beautifully.  Their HVLP  guns have held up well also.

John Rodgers
88 GL Driver

Zeitgeist wrote:
> 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
> Olympia, WA
> Biodiesel: "I drive in a persistent vegetative state"
> '87 300TD intercooler #22 (217k)
> '84 300D (216k)
> Gashuffer:
> '89 Vanagon Wolfsburg Edition (187K)
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