I think in the last say 10 years they've drifted toward higher quality stuff. Their hand tools are better than most hardware store brands including Craftsman. Actually I'd say HF is head and shoulders above Craftsman at this point. 1980's Craftsman was better but their stuff now is just junk.
-Curt On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 08:00:34 PM EDT, Allan Streib via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Yeah Harbor Freight is hit and miss. Some of their stuff is absolute junk, other items are quite good. On Tue, May 2, 2023, at 18:52, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: > I've also had poor luck with cheap drill bits. I have a small set of > made in USA bits, I can't remember the brand, AVE on YouTube > recommended them. The small set cost more than all the bits Harbor > Freight sells put together but they're outstanding. I save them for > "good" projects. I don't want to break them drilling questionable > stuff. I have a Craftsman set that Angie's grandfather bought in the > '80s for that. Those are good but not great. > > Surprisingly I've had excellent luck with Harbor Freight Christmas tree > bits. I've got some I've drilled a bunch of holes through metal with > that still work great... > > -Curt > > > On Tuesday, May 2, 2023 at 06:45:03 PM EDT, Jim Cathey via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > >> $19 later, 1/8” thru 1/2” titanium bits in a tidy case. These will do. > > Unless they don't. I bought some of those HF 1/8" 'titanium' bits. > They would drill, in cheese or jello, but if the bit end caught the > twist would straighten out. The most worthless pieces of metal > I've ever had. > > Perhaps the ones you bought are better? > > -- Jim > > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
