[Shop-talk] Power Tools from Harbor Freight
Jimmie Mayfield
mayfield+shoptalk at sackheads.org
Sat Nov 4 07:36:35 MDT 2017
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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