[Shop-talk] Power Tools from Harbor Freight

[Jimmie Mayfield]

Check out AvE's BOLTR (bored of lame tool reviews) series of videos on 
youtube.  He did an episode not long ago where he disassembled a 
Hercules 20V drill and pointed out what's wrong with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ZfYF9aIO7U




On 11/03/2017 06:25 PM, Bob Spidell wrote:
> OK, I admit it; I buy stuff there, esp. since they built a new store 
> less than 2 miles from my house.  It appears they've conjured up a 
> couple new 'brands' to go with long-time 'favorite' Chicago Electric: 
> 'Bauer' and 'Hercules.'  I'm not in the market--well, we're all always 
> potentially 'in the market' amiright?--and my old Makita 9V 
> driver/drill with fresh batteries does all the power stuff I need, but 
> I can't help but be curious. These new brands appear to be higher 
> quality: Hercules > Bauer > Chicago Electric, and I checked them out 
> last time I burned a 20% off coupon and they looked good to me.  Has 
> anyone bought any of the Hercules or Bauer tools and put them through 
> the paces? I've had some Chicago Electric stuff--particularly a 4" 
> grinder and a buffer--that have done yeoman's duty for years, if the 
> newer brands approach DeWalt, Milwaukee, Snap-On, etc. quality at 
> significantly less cost those brands could be in trouble and, truth be 
> told, they probably all come from the same 
> Chinese/Taiwanese/Indonesian/Indian factories anyway (maybe not 
> Snap-On).  It appears to me HF has upped their game over the last few 
> years and they can't be beat for that esoteric tool you may use once 
> every 3 years.  Plus: free flashlights!!!
>
> Bob
>
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