Noozer wrote:

JR North wrote:
I've got a set of those. You won't get a notice if you buy them in the
store. Gonna run some tests on them Monday, and report back.
JR
Dweller in the cellar

Jeff Wisnia wrote:


Automotive fuses...

Today's mail brought me a Safety Recall notice from Harbor Freight
telling me to stop using, remove any in use, and return the 120 piece
Mini-Blade Automotive Fuse Assortment I'd tacked onto an order I placed
with them a few months ago, because getting 120 fuses for $4.99 seemed
like a good deal. (TOO good a deal I guess...)


snipped

And I just got bit in the ass myself...

Bought a set of drill bits from Princess Auto (Canadian equivilent of Harbor
Freight, methinks) a while back. They seemed to do a good job... that is
until TODAY!

I'm mounting a couple 4 foot fluorescent fixtures in the garage. I needed to
drill a couple holes that would line up with the ceiling joists for some #8
screws. This is really flimsy sheet metal, the holes need aren't too small
or big... maybe 1/8". I even used a punch to mark where I wanted the holes
so the bit wouldn't "wander".

Loaded the bit into my power drill. I started to drill, using one hand on
the drill and one hand to hold the fixture in place. F*@K!$%&@!!!!! Hardly
a mark in the sheet metal and about a half dozen gouges around my left
thumb. The friggen bit *BENT* 90 degrees!!! No it did not break.

HOW in the hell does a hardened drill bit BEND 90 degrees!

Pretty simple actually, that particular bit fell off the cart on it's
way to heat treat. The janitor was kind enough to put it in the bin at
the end of the production line.