NOT Job Mate. I bought a socket set to keep around for odd jobs and I snapped one of the sockets on the second use. As in, I put the socket onto the driver, put it on the bolt, twisted, and the socket broke into 2 pieces.
I'll chime in with Husky. They seem to make tools with all the high-end features you'd see on brands like Snap-On, but at 1/4 the price. I see Home Depot started carrying the brand, otherwise you could only find them in smaller discount stores. Their $100 mechanic's tool set is one of the best deals out there for quality/quantity of tools
Yah, Its kinda hit or miss with them. I bought I Miter saw from them for less than it would have cost me to rent one for the weekend and it works fine. Stuff I normally would rent I consider buying from them. Stuff I plan on using frequently I buy quality. I have a belt sander and the miter from HF, but cordless driver and drill from dewalt.
If you are going bang for your buck. I'd avoid going with battery operated tools.
Just get an extension cord for when your work takes you too far from an outlet. If you need to do a quick job, you won't have to worry about batteries, and a long job you won't have to worry about cycling batteries. Also for a heavy duty job you will probably bog down a battery tool quicker than its corded equivalent.
I've always used cordless and never had a problem. Our air tools at my old shop have us problems but never the cordless ones.
But I've never bought a cheap drill and expected it to do heavy work.
I've always used cordless and never had a problem. Our air tools at my old shop have us problems but never the cordless ones.
But I've never bought a cheap drill and expected it to do heavy work.
Do you have cordless of the following.
1/2" hammer/ mud mixing drill
Circular saw
Angle grinder
reciprocating saw
impact wrenches
Rotary demo drills/hammers
Do you have cordless of the following.
1/2" hammer/ mud mixing drill
Circular saw
Angle grinder
reciprocating saw
impact wrenches
Rotary demo drills/hammers
I'll chime in with Husky. They seem to make tools with all the high-end features you'd see on brands like Snap-On, but at 1/4 the price. I see Home Depot started carrying the brand, otherwise you could only find them in smaller discount stores. Their $100 mechanic's tool set is one of the best deals out there for quality/quantity of tools
My opinions exactly. Power tools, :thumbsdown: , hand tools, sure, no problem for their pittsburgh stuff. I bought a 20 ton press there and it has worked great as well as a few air impact wrenches that work great also.
I actually use one of their precision screw driver sets every day. I like it better than my $40 Stanley set.
What the hell happened to Stanley by the way?
No
I thought we were still talking smaller stuff. Sorry. For heavy duty, of course corded. I don't think I would trust a cordless saw ever. ... Ever. Especially li on that just stops working with no warning.
I use a cordless impact driver every day but that is actually overkill 95% of the time so it works very well for my needs.
Cordless impact driver is handy to own and not many options for corded for that tool.
As alkemyst said some jobs are not within reach of an electrical source. Battery is nice then. I haven't had that issue yet. Depending on what needed to be done maybe I'd go to HFT and cross my fingers. Eventually I do need to purchase a generator. I've been buying more meat in bulk and losing my power could set me back $100
Knippex for hand tools, I would place them a step ahead of klein or greenly for quality and you'll never find a better pair of channel locks pliers.
I've used stanley linesman pliers for 20 years now and can't adjust for the different geometry of the longer jawed kliens.
Power tools, especially cordless, DeWalt hands down. I can't stress enough how much better (powerfull, durable, repairable, efficient) they are than any brand I'vew used or compared to on jobsites. With the 18v stuff sold 'tool only' for $99, you can't even justify something else by price. My company is all dewalt now for cordless.
But you only used them to cut Styrofoam. 7 years ago.I have a harbor freight sawzall, belt sander and MANY other tools that are over 7 years old that would like to disagree with you.
Have you considered buying refurb power tools? I've gotten great deals from bigskytool and cpo tools on hitachi, senco and dewalt tools that have brought the cost well below craftsman, ryobi and the like and they have held up better
The problem with Harbor Freight is they have like 30 different types of each tool and only a couple are the 'good' ones.
I like them for disposable tools or tools I will grind/modify to make a custom tool.
Some of their air tool fittings and quick-releases are very good bangs for buck. Some actually better than more expensive versions...and some royally sucked ass.