*This thing really is
a great tool.

Bill

HF isn't my source of choice but they do have a few pretty good
deals. At a finish carpenters suggestion I bought one of their cheapo
18 gauge finishing nailers several years ago. It is getting beat up
from use but is hanging in there with my old Porter Cable (Porter
Cable - $160/HF - $29.95 weekend sale). I figured it would take some
of the use stress off of the PC and it has.

My best buy was one of their weekend sale mortise machines. I almost
felt guilty buying it for $99 because I figured it would fall apart in
the back of my pickup before I got home. But guess what? It cuts
square holes, lines them up fairly well, has enough power, and the
chisels provided with it were pretty good. Delta chisels are
interchangeable. The table and hold down mechanism are crap that can
be improved but I haven't done it yet. In ten years and a fair amount
of use I have replaced the switch.

Other than that, they are a good source for latex gloves, air hose,
some air tools, etc. IOW, I am not a total HF snob.