mac davis wrote:
On 31 Mar 2006 08:33:37 -0800, "Devon Miller" wrote:


I've heard a lot of HF bashing and was just wondering...
Is there anything they sell that *is* worth buying?
Or are they just best avoided altogether?

dcm


I buy a lot of stuff from them... good deals if you keep the "you get what you
pay for" mindset...

I have tons of their bar clamps.. they go on sale a few times a year.. they're
not the quality that you'd see in a good cabinet shop but I'm not even a good
woodworker, so the quality is fine with me.. *g*

My HF compressor and belt/disk sander have been doing what I need them to do for
years... not super quality, but they were very inexpensive and do what I need
them to do..

I can see why folks avoid them, when I consider the turning tools that I've
gotten at HF.. the only thing that I can think of is an extra drill chuck with a
Morse taper, for $10...
It seems that I'm a little more picky for turning stuff..
Mac

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I always get what I pay for. You think I leave
the stuff on the counter and walk out of the store?

But if you mean the more you pay the better the
quality, just not true. Extension cords for
example cost 1/2 the price at HF as at Lowes even
though the cord is identical even in color
(recently, color at Lowes changed).

Or a really good example, check parts for a
Volkswagen and an Audi. Some parts are identical
(may have a different number but still identical)
and the price can be 50-100 percent higher for the
Audi part. Lots of other example especially in
springs for special purposes. Practically
everything listed for medical use or as a
scientific supply has a 50-200 percent premium
over the identical item sold in other markets.