Harbor Freight Tools... Inverter Generator

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
I purchased a DACK & BLECKER (this is my official name for them) half-inch drill. It was not nearly as powerful as their cheaper 3/8" drill. I turned it in for warranty. They refused. Their answer. "This drill is not intended for heavy-duty service". B&D has lost a customer for life. What do they think I am? Stupid?

You are aware that DeWalt is a subsidiary of Stanley Black & Decker.... yes?

9 1/2, maybe ten years ago I was a CWI at the local Community College welding shop. A new student bought a Dewalt 4-1/2" angle grinder (paid $69). I picked it up and closely examined it... thinking, "odd, I've seen a grinder almost identical to this one somewhere". At lunch, I swung by the local HF and low-&-behold, there it was... boldly dressed in a bright, florescent orange case - Out of shear curiosity, I forked over the $19 and headed back to the shop.

When closely compared, the ONLY difference between the two was the motor vents (vertical vs. horizontal), the black plastic handle, and the color. To be sure, we popped the covers and discovered identical parts,... with matching part numbers. Even the HF owner's manual was a direct copy... but with obvious deletions of the "DeWalt" label.