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| | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | Was looking on the shelf at Menards the other day and noticed that the bargain Flap Disc that they stocked looked a bit more stout than the ones that I had bought a week before at Harbor Freight. http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/164054951 http://www.pbase.com/dennygraham/image/164054952 When you figure you can't use up the last bit on the thin HF disc you're really only getting a small portion of what you get by buying a good one for a couple of bucks more. Same thing on their PSA 9" discs I bought for my belt/disc sander. 80 grit from Menards has a thick backing, lots of grit, lasted for weeks and the peel paper was wax that came off easy. The ones from HF are paper thin, the grit only lasts a few minuets you can't remove the peel paper, that is, if there is any, so you have to spray them with 3m adhesive to use them. I don't think the Chinese know what "PSA" is supposed to mean. Denny Graham Sandwich, IL
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,611 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,611 | I don't spin anything 10,000-12,000 RPM that says "Made in China". | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,378 Ex Hall Monitor | | Ex Hall Monitor Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 6,378 | I don't buy anything that my life or livelihood depend on that say Made In China.
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| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,156 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,156 | I bought a pair of HF welding gloves - figured what the heck for $6. First time I used them, I noticed a hole in the right index finger. Wasn't too big, so being the cheapskate I am, I sewed it up. Used them again today and there's another finger with a hole in it. Went and bought a decent pair from the local hardware. Maybe I'll use the HF ones for kneeling pads - or maybe I'll toss them.
Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 273 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Apr 2006 Posts: 273 | I bought a pair of HF welding gloves - figured what the heck for $6. First time I used them, I noticed a hole in the right index finger. Wasn't too big, so being the cheapskate I am, I sewed it up. Used them again today and there's another finger with a hole in it. Went and bought a decent pair from the local hardware. Maybe I'll use the HF ones for kneeling pads - or maybe I'll toss them. If you're still working and in a workplace where practical jokes are the norm, you can always fill them with grease and leave them laying around to see if a coworker "borrows" them.......
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,307 Renaissance Man | | Renaissance Man Joined: Mar 2010 Posts: 10,307 | The real beauty of a cheap HF tool is that after it fails, you can throw it as far as you can without any financial remorse.
1952 5-window - return to "as built" condition | 1950 3100 with a 235 and a T-5 transmission
| | | | | Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,156 Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums | | Housekeeping (Moderator) Making a Stovebolt Bed & Paint and Body Shop Forums Joined: May 2015 Posts: 11,156 | If you're still working and in a workplace where practical jokes are the norm, you can always fill them with grease and leave them laying around to see if a coworker "borrows" them.......  Now I'm sorry I don't work in a shop. That's just diabolical.  The real beauty of a cheap HF tool is that after it fails, you can throw it as far as you can without any financial remorse. Amen to that.
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Kevin 1951 Chevy 3100 work truckFollow this saga in Project JournalPhotos 1929 Ford pickup restored from the ground up. | 1929 Ford Special Coupe (First car) Busting rust since the mid-60's If you're smart enough to take it apart, you darn well better be smart enough to put it back together. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,875 Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) | | Kettle Custodian (pot stirrer) Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 29,875 | fill them with grease and leave them laying around to see if a coworker "borrows" them....... That's almost as sneaky as stretching a piece of Saran Wrap over a toilet bowl! Jerry
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,775 | I'm going to agree with Denny on this one. I don't even recall the last thing I bought at HF. I have better luck with Menards and Tractor Supply. The store brand seem to be better quality than HF and price is about the same. Tractor supply seems to have really good deals on clearance items, especially after they re-fit the stores for the next season.
The last automotive tools I purchased, (a ball joint press and power steering puller), I purchased from Amazon. The quality was HF equivalent or even better and price was better. Not to mention, it showed up on my doorstep in a couple days. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,063 Big Bolt Forum Moderator | | Big Bolt Forum Moderator Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,063 | I bought some of their 500watt halogen bulbs for my work light. GARBAGE. They work for an hour or two and then burn out! | | | | | Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 465 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 465 | I always use 3M for abrasives...
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