A good way to end the day

"Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo" (akioohtori) 02/25/2018 at 20:30 • Filed to: None

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Harbor Freight gonna Harbor Freight. To be fair, what I really needed was a 1/2" drive 16mm socket. Now I have reason to go buy one...

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... from Harbor Freight.

On the bright side, the Disco head job is actually going pretty well! I’ll have a full update at some point.

Doggo and Top Gear for clicking through.

merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/25/2018 at 20:40

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I’ve snapped a snap on and craftsman reducer like that on a bolt too, so sometimes it just happens.

Brickman > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/25/2018 at 20:42

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Good tools never let you down. Harbor Freight is good for gloves, screwdrivers, hammers, and their tool boxes are pretty good too.

I said good three times, now four times. :P

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > Brickman 02/25/2018 at 20:44

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My rule for Harbor Freight is never buy anything that turns on.

BrianGriffin thinks “reliable” is just a state of mind > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/25/2018 at 20:50

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Not a job goes by where I don’t break a ratchet or extension like that. Even the mid priced ones are crap now.

Urambo Tauro > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/25/2018 at 20:53

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You too, huh?

This was a Challenger by Proto brand 1/2" to 3/8" adapter, broken just last week. Note the big cavity behind the square drive. All that was holding this together was a ring of metal.

Cash Rewards > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/25/2018 at 20:54

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I always heard you can buy power tools or eye protection from harbor freight, but not both.

MM54 > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/25/2018 at 20:58

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Mmmm, nice and ductile, just like a tool probably shouldn’t be.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/25/2018 at 20:59

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BAD DOG DIDN’T STOP HUMAN FROM BUYING PRETEND TOOL AT HARBOR FREIGHT DOG NOW GETS SNACK BECAUSE DOG AND THROW THE BALL LETS GO

boxrocket > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/25/2018 at 21:07

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Use an impact socket with a breaker bar.

nafsucof > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/25/2018 at 21:11

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most of you guys are wrong about harbor freight. i’ve used plenty of their tools to great success. their new line of power tools is excellent too. op tried putting a lot of torque through a 3/8 adaptor on a breaker bar and blamed the chrome and not black impact adaptor. just saying.

Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo > nafsucof 02/25/2018 at 22:21

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I wouldn’t use their power tools and can attest their air tools are garbage, but most everything else has met or exceeded expectations.

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/25/2018 at 23:09

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I used to say that but about 4 years ago bought one of those black 1500W heat guns. For $12 figured one good use and it would be fine. damn thing still runs perfect...

RacinBob > merged-5876237249235911857-hrw8uc 02/26/2018 at 00:22

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ditto for me too.

nafsucof > Akio Ohtori - RIP Oppo 02/26/2018 at 00:23

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i bought for about $100, a 12v 3/8 ratchet that is a rebadged ingersol rand ratchet. works great, especially for the money. their low end stuff is garbage for sure but they’ve improved their mid and high end ranges. i feel like they are like kia and hyundai and their stuff was cheap and sucked before but now it’s a little more expensive but respectable. i opposite you can’t comment on the air tools, though i suspect those’ll get better soon. they have that earthquake, i think 1/2” impact that “rivals snap on”.