[Shop-talk] Harbor freight air line

[Randall]

> As far as I can tell, their
> quality
> control is firing a supplier when too much stuff is returned.

And giving you a new one when you take one back.  My HF 4" angle grinder
sounds horrible; I figured the gears would be gone in a few weeks.  Over 10
years later, it's still going strong, in spite of having been loaned to a
teenager to strip an entire VW bug with it.

By contrast, the extended nose die grinder I got only ran for a minute or so
before dying.

But even adding up the cost of both tools, plus an extra trip, I've still
spent a lot less than a quality version of either tool.

-- Randall