View Single Post
  #7   IP: 72.69.36.126
Old 06-19-2020, 11:49 PM
tenders tenders is offline
Afourian MVP
 
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Harlem YC, City Island, NY
Posts: 1,439
Thanks: 46
Thanked 259 Times in 170 Posts
Yup, that's the oscillating saw. It is pretty darn handy.

Harbor Freight tools are to me a no-lose situation: if you wear one out, or break it, that's good news - you used it enough to justify buying a better brand. But if you don't wear it out, or break it, or it gets rusty on the boat or falls off the boat, that's also good news - you didn't need to buy a better one in the first place.

I'm still waiting to break/wear out:
* Oscillating saw ($20) - yes, it's noisy, but for the fifteen minutes a year I use it, with good blades, it's actually fine
* Ultrasonic cleaner ($35) - did what I needed it to do three times so far
* Bench grinder ($35) - actually this is going on 15 years, it isn't so bad. Replaced the wire wheel a few times.
* Pneumatic paint shaker ($80) - looks and sounds like it came from the Crusades, but wow, what it does for bottom paint
* 2000W inverter ($120) - certainly inadequate for surgical purposes, but so handy for vacuum cleaners, my boat is on a mooring
* Heat stripper ($15) - perhaps the most barbaric of tools. Still gets wicked hot, paint jumps off, this customer is strangely satisfied
* Bottle jacks ($10) - don't use them much but the HF ones keep working

These deserve much higher quality than HF:
* Hand drill
* Drill press
* Table saw
* Band saw
* Circular saw
* Jigsaw
* Sawzall
* Compressor
* Palm sander
* Orbital sander
* Angle grinder
* Car jack
* Anything rechargeable
* Drill bits, taps, dies, etc.

Glad I didn't spend more:
* Small motorcycle lift - didn't use it, sold it easily
* Motorcycle tire changer - leave for the pros to do
* Circular saw blade sharpener - looked like a good idea in the store, and of course I had a coupon, but just buy a new blade
* Car AC recharge kit - ugh this is much better to leave to the pros
Reply With Quote
The Following User Says Thank You to tenders For This Useful Post:
DDO (08-14-2020)