On 6/10/2018 10:52 PM, rbowman wrote:
On 06/10/2018 06:44 PM, Clare Snyder wrote:
Same with their drills. Drilling a few holes here and there - up to
about 5/16 in 1/4 inch mild steel? - OK. A few 1 inch holes in SPF
lumber? sure.

Drill 30 3/8 inch holes in 1 inch alloy steel???* Not so good -
especially if you plan on doing it every day for a month - - - -

I'd classify their drill bits as pure ****. The ones at Home Depot or
Lowes are not much better.


*As far as their hand tools - wrenches and sockets etc???
Some are pretty clunky - but then so are some "industrial quality"
tools like Gedore.

I use HF wrenches for the tool tube on one of my bikes. They are useable
and if the tube gets ripped off I'm not out a lot. I use the tools on
the bikes for routine maintenance at home to make sure I have everything
I need but, knock on wood, I've seldom needed them on the road.


I would not buy anything there for extended use. A cheap tool might be
worth it if it gets a single intended use. Some of their stuff will
last but most won't.