Harbor Freight gets million dollar fine
Fine My rule has been that anything more complex than a screwdriver or combo wrench is not safe to buy from HF. Their power tools are certainly junk.
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Many years ago, when I was in A&P school, I needed an air drill, so I ordered one from HF, a 3/8 inch capacity reversible unit.
Over the next ten years, I drilled many thousands of holes in various aircraft. Even though my employer did not have a filter/dryer on his air system (I finally bought an inline one to mount on my tool box. From HF) that drill motor kust kept on doing the job. I eventually traded it to the Snap-On truck for a new Blue-Point, which I still have. The blue Point drill motor is not anywhere close to as nice as the HF unit, it has been a constant source of disappointment. It works, but it is bigger and clunkier. I could have purchased 2 0r 3 of the HF drill motors for what the Blue-Point cost!
I use HF magnetic lights for towing, They work just fine.
Over the next ten years, I drilled many thousands of holes in various aircraft. Even though my employer did not have a filter/dryer on his air system (I finally bought an inline one to mount on my tool box. From HF) that drill motor kust kept on doing the job. I eventually traded it to the Snap-On truck for a new Blue-Point, which I still have. The blue Point drill motor is not anywhere close to as nice as the HF unit, it has been a constant source of disappointment. It works, but it is bigger and clunkier. I could have purchased 2 0r 3 of the HF drill motors for what the Blue-Point cost!
I use HF magnetic lights for towing, They work just fine.
