Harbor Freight Win-or-Fail Thread
#1082
Retired Mech Design Engr
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My son-in-law bought this for $20. Worked well for Miata body panel thickness steel, and approximately 0.040 thickness Al sheet. We used it to trim off about 0.060" off one edge of the aluminum and they did not bend up the edge.
#1083
"Vulcan" Heavy Duty welding cabinet. Got it on a 20% off coupon of the coupon database site. Holds my MIG, TIG and plasma, and swallowed all the crap from my TIG cart and MIG cart, and an entire drawer from my toolbox. WIN.
It's a little pricey, but very nicely built. Worth it for me to consolidate all my gear to facilitate garage tetris. I did ditch the straight axle wheels on one end and modified it to have four casters for mobility. And yes, I'm getting larger gas bottles next time I refill...
It's a little pricey, but very nicely built. Worth it for me to consolidate all my gear to facilitate garage tetris. I did ditch the straight axle wheels on one end and modified it to have four casters for mobility. And yes, I'm getting larger gas bottles next time I refill...
#1084
"Vulcan" Heavy Duty welding cabinet. Got it on a 20% off coupon of the coupon database site. Holds my MIG, TIG and plasma, and swallowed all the crap from my TIG cart and MIG cart, and an entire drawer from my toolbox. WIN.
It's a little pricey, but very nicely built. Worth it for me to consolidate all my gear to facilitate garage tetris. I did ditch the straight axle wheels on one end and modified it to have four casters for mobility. And yes, I'm getting larger gas bottles next time I refill...
It's a little pricey, but very nicely built. Worth it for me to consolidate all my gear to facilitate garage tetris. I did ditch the straight axle wheels on one end and modified it to have four casters for mobility. And yes, I'm getting larger gas bottles next time I refill...
How did you mod it for the 4 casters? I bought the same cabinet about a month ago.
#1085
5" caster
#1090
I had this one up in my driveway for over year. Took it down for storms that I expected winds more than 40mph and had to make a few small cuts at the bottom edges so that water drained, but before that it supported a few bathtubs worth of water. Dont know how it would do with snow. It never saw any.
https://www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-...opy-62858.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-...opy-62858.html
#1091
Recommendations? I need something that will last a couple months....
https://www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-...age-62860.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-...age-62860.html
#1092
mkturbo.com
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Location: Charleston SC
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Recommendations? I need something that will last a couple months....
https://www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-...age-62860.html
https://www.harborfreight.com/10-ft-...age-62860.html
#1095
A more expensive alternative, but I can vouch for their lifespan. Tens of years. This 305 is big enough to get a medium pickup truck into. Passes snow load etc. Takes 2 people and about 20 minutes to set up.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Official-Mi...sAAOSwjKFZWTGD
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Official-Mi...sAAOSwjKFZWTGD
#1096
Keep your eyes peeled and these. I'm partial to them. I had a major role in this tent, from a pie in the sky idea, to full factory production for the US military. They become available for about 2500 sometimes. Full air supported structure. No metal. Fill it up once, check it every month. 20x30 ft. Takes about 15 minutes with 2 people to set up. Heavy though. Both of these tents. In the 500 lb range. Because military spec fabric is heavy.
The price is quite a deal when you consider that this was sold to the military just a year or two ago for 20k. Believe it or not, there isn't much margin in that price. My air beams are not cheap.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HDT-AIRBEAM...sAAOSwwj5b~LI9
The price is quite a deal when you consider that this was sold to the military just a year or two ago for 20k. Believe it or not, there isn't much margin in that price. My air beams are not cheap.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HDT-AIRBEAM...sAAOSwwj5b~LI9
#1098
mkturbo.com
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Location: Charleston SC
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Keep your eyes peeled and these. I'm partial to them. I had a major role in this tent, from a pie in the sky idea, to full factory production for the US military. They become available for about 2500 sometimes. Full air supported structure. No metal. Fill it up once, check it every month. 20x30 ft. Takes about 15 minutes with 2 people to set up. Heavy though. Both of these tents. In the 500 lb range. Because military spec fabric is heavy.
The price is quite a deal when you consider that this was sold to the military just a year or two ago for 20k. Believe it or not, there isn't much margin in that price. My air beams are not cheap.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HDT-AIRBEAM...sAAOSwwj5b~LI9
The price is quite a deal when you consider that this was sold to the military just a year or two ago for 20k. Believe it or not, there isn't much margin in that price. My air beams are not cheap.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/HDT-AIRBEAM...sAAOSwwj5b~LI9
#1100
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Shelter logic brand, Shed in a box. 10 x 10. Held as much snow as would stay on top. Buy the ones that the company's reputation is built on, not some knockoff.
Hell, if you were closer, I'd sell you mine, because it's taking up a lot of space in the garage.
Hell, if you were closer, I'd sell you mine, because it's taking up a lot of space in the garage.