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One part of the cleaning process is to put all the nuts and bolts in for a cleaning session. The tumbler. Eastwood sells these things for around $110-200. Last week I was at Harbor Freight and noticed they had one for $55. No shipping charges involved.
What would be the difference in the machines? The Harbor Freight tumbler would save around $50.
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Dennis
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| | | | | Joined: May 2002 Posts: 155 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: May 2002 Posts: 155 | Probably not a whole lot, the Harbor Freight 1 is made in China,
I don't know about the 1 Eastwood sells..But, Eastwood's stuff is pricey...I've got a lot of quality tools, but for occasional use or for a 1 time project the Harbor Freight stuff works just fine..
Geoff
68 GMC 3800
56 JD420C w/JD90 Loader
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 1,554 | Sorry,but I have nothing good to say about the junk store,called Harbor Freight.As for Eastwood being pricey,all good tools fall in that category. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,181 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2001 Posts: 1,181 | I have one from HF and it works as advertized, you need to use the Green Triangle shaped rust cutting media but it works well. A co-worker has a bunch of penny's and nickles that went under the flood waters of Katrina. I brought the tumbler to work and let him use it for a few nights, the coins cam out real clean. At that time we used crushed wal-nut shells we bought at a feed store. This is the same stiff you can use in your cab. blaster.
Jake | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 239 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 239 | I went through 3 HF tumblers before I gave up. They were good for about 8 hours each, and a 60 mile round trip. For what I spent on gas and the unit, I could have bought a good one. I still don't have on that works.
Devin
If you can't hose it out it ain't a truck
55 3100
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 9,671 | So Devin, elaborate, what was it that made three of them no good after 8 hours? Did the motor crap out on them? They are a pretty basic piece of equipment.
Denny Graham
Sandwich, IL
Denny G
Sandwich, IL
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 684 | I have a Eastwood tumbler, and am pleased with the job it does. | | |
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