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I woulda bought the Bostich, but my brother was buying, so.....did two
roofs with it and it lived. A bit fussy on nail coil quality to begin with, jammed frequently , but once it was figured out that it wanted nicely coiled nails it went away. PErhaps it was happenstance. Didn't like the variance in depth, but I think that is operator related. Length of nail adjustment is hokey likes to be well oiled |
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On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:29:09 GMT, yourname wrote:
I woulda bought the Bostich, but my brother was buying, so.....did two roofs with it and it lived. A bit fussy on nail coil quality to begin with, jammed frequently , but once it was figured out that it wanted nicely coiled nails it went away. PErhaps it was happenstance. Didn't like the variance in depth, but I think that is operator related. Length of nail adjustment is hokey likes to be well oiled Harbor Freight !!!!!!! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha hahahahahahahaha..... They got another sucker !!! |
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On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 11:24:41 -0700, David Nebenzahl
wrote: spake thus: On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:29:09 GMT, yourname wrote: I woulda bought the Bostich, but my brother was buying, so.....did two roofs with it and it lived. A bit fussy on nail coil quality to begin with, jammed frequently , but once it was figured out that it wanted nicely coiled nails it went away. PErhaps it was happenstance. Didn't like the variance in depth, but I think that is operator related. Length of nail adjustment is hokey likes to be well oiled Harbor Freight !!!!!!! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha hahahahahahahaha..... They got another sucker !!! Perhaps the joke is on you, my friend: I've gotten many good tools there which were well worth what I paid for them, sometimes a couple of times more. Good for what? Filling unused space in your garbage can...... Tools from that place and places like it are made for people that rarely use them, like job blow average homeowner who wants to build a dog house or change the sparkplug and oil on his lawn mower. |
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In article m,
kens says... spake thus: On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:29:09 GMT, yourname wrote: I woulda bought the Bostich, but my brother was buying, so.....did two roofs with it and it lived. A bit fussy on nail coil quality to begin with, jammed frequently , but once it was figured out that it wanted nicely coiled nails it went away. PErhaps it was happenstance. Didn't like the variance in depth, but I think that is operator related. Length of nail adjustment is hokey likes to be well oiled Harbor Freight !!!!!!! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha hahahahahahahaha..... They got another sucker !!! Perhaps the joke is on you, my friend: I've gotten many good tools there which were well worth what I paid for them, sometimes a couple of times more. So have I, but I've also gotten some duds. It does seem that some like to look down their noses at HF though. -- Keith |
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On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:13:53 -0400, krw wrote Re
harbor freight roofing nailer:review: In article m, says... spake thus: On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:29:09 GMT, yourname wrote: I woulda bought the Bostich, but my brother was buying, so.....did two roofs with it and it lived. A bit fussy on nail coil quality to begin with, jammed frequently , but once it was figured out that it wanted nicely coiled nails it went away. PErhaps it was happenstance. Didn't like the variance in depth, but I think that is operator related. Length of nail adjustment is hokey likes to be well oiled Harbor Freight !!!!!!! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha hahahahahahahaha..... They got another sucker !!! Perhaps the joke is on you, my friend: I've gotten many good tools there which were well worth what I paid for them, sometimes a couple of times more. So have I, but I've also gotten some duds. It does seem that some like to look down their noses at HF though. Those are the looser-contractors who are loosing business to DIY homeowners that buy a cheap tool from HF, do a job, toss the HF tool, and still come out saving $$$ over the price of some knuckle dragging, unreliable, alcoholic, overpriced contractor that may or may not show up for the job. (BTW, there are many, many, many competent, reliable and reasonability priced contractors out there. But it only take one of the losers to drive a DIYer to the HF tools and a bunch of $$$ saved.) Sure, a lot of the HF tools only last a job or two, but a one time HF tool is better than a one-time looser-contractor. -- Slimes-Daily motto: 1) Tax and Spend, 2) Change the Constituion to make it easier to do (1). |
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Caesar Romano wrote:
On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:13:53 -0400, krw wrote Re harbor freight roofing nailer:review: In article m, says... spake thus: On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:29:09 GMT, yourname wrote: I woulda bought the Bostich, but my brother was buying, so.....did two roofs with it and it lived. A bit fussy on nail coil quality to begin with, jammed frequently , but once it was figured out that it wanted nicely coiled nails it went away. PErhaps it was happenstance. Didn't like the variance in depth, but I think that is operator related. Length of nail adjustment is hokey likes to be well oiled Harbor Freight !!!!!!! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha hahahahahahahaha..... They got another sucker !!! Perhaps the joke is on you, my friend: I've gotten many good tools there which were well worth what I paid for them, sometimes a couple of times more. So have I, but I've also gotten some duds. It does seem that some like to look down their noses at HF though. Those are the looser-contractors who are loosing business to DIY homeowners that buy a cheap tool from HF, do a job, toss the HF tool, and still come out saving $$$ over the price of some knuckle dragging, unreliable, alcoholic, overpriced contractor that may or may not show up for the job. (BTW, there are many, many, many competent, reliable and reasonability priced contractors out there. But it only take one of the losers to drive a DIYer to the HF tools and a bunch of $$$ saved.) Sure, a lot of the HF tools only last a job or two, but a one time HF tool is better than a one-time looser-contractor. Well said. But it's "loser." -- The e-mail address in our reply-to line is reversed in an attempt to minimize spam. Our true address is of the form . |
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CJT spake thus:
Caesar Romano wrote: (BTW, there are many, many, many competent, reliable and reasonability priced contractors out there. But it only take one of the losers to drive a DIYer to the HF tools and a bunch of $$$ saved.) Sure, a lot of the HF tools only last a job or two, but a one time HF tool is better than a one-time looser-contractor. Well said. But it's "loser." That's true; however, depending on how loose they are, a "looser" contracter may well also be a loser. -- Napoleon won the battle of Waterloo. The German Wehrmacht won World War II. The United States won in Vietnam, and the Soviets in Afghanistan. The Zealots won against the Romans, and Ehud Olmert won the Second Lebanon War. - Uri Avnery, Israeli peace activist (http://counterpunch.org/avnery09022006.html) |
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says... On Sat, 23 Sep 2006 16:13:53 -0400, krw wrote Re harbor freight roofing nailer:review: In article m, says... spake thus: On Fri, 22 Sep 2006 19:29:09 GMT, yourname wrote: I woulda bought the Bostich, but my brother was buying, so.....did two roofs with it and it lived. A bit fussy on nail coil quality to begin with, jammed frequently , but once it was figured out that it wanted nicely coiled nails it went away. PErhaps it was happenstance. Didn't like the variance in depth, but I think that is operator related. Length of nail adjustment is hokey likes to be well oiled Harbor Freight !!!!!!! Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha hahahahahahahaha..... They got another sucker !!! Perhaps the joke is on you, my friend: I've gotten many good tools there which were well worth what I paid for them, sometimes a couple of times more. So have I, but I've also gotten some duds. It does seem that some like to look down their noses at HF though. Those are the looser-contractors who are loosing business to DIY homeowners that buy a cheap tool from HF, do a job, toss the HF tool, and still come out saving $$$ over the price of some knuckle dragging, unreliable, alcoholic, overpriced contractor that may or may not show up for the job. (BTW, there are many, many, many competent, reliable and reasonability priced contractors out there. But it only take one of the losers to drive a DIYer to the HF tools and a bunch of $$$ saved.) Sure, a lot of the HF tools only last a job or two, but a one time HF tool is better than a one-time looser-contractor. You prove my point perfectly. -- Keith |
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On Friday, September 22, 2006 at 3:29:09 PM UTC-4, yourname wrote:
I woulda bought the Bostich, but my brother was buying, so.....did two roofs with it and it lived. A bit fussy on nail coil quality to begin with, jammed frequently , but once it was figured out that it wanted nicely coiled nails it went away. PErhaps it was happenstance. Didn't like the variance in depth, but I think that is operator related. Length of nail adjustment is hokey likes to be well oiled NO parts can be had for ANY HF guns period. Use it and throw it away. |
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On Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at 5:43:18 AM UTC-5, wrote:
On Friday, September 22, 2006 at 3:29:09 PM UTC-4, yourname wrote: I woulda bought the Bostich, but my brother was buying, so.....did two roofs with it and it lived. A bit fussy on nail coil quality to begin with, jammed frequently , but once it was figured out that it wanted nicely coiled nails it went away. PErhaps it was happenstance. Didn't like the variance in depth, but I think that is operator related. Length of nail adjustment is hokey likes to be well oiled NO parts can be had for ANY HF guns period. Use it and throw it away. He's already worn out a dozen of them over the last 9 years since he made the post in 2006. ^_^ [8~{} Uncle Roof Monster |
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When I have a project that is a once-only deal, I look at Harbor Freight, then Menards, then Ace. For something that I expect to use over and over, I usually bypass Harbor Freight unless it is a small $$ amount where I wouldn't be too unhappy if the tool didn't hold out.
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On Friday, September 22, 2006 at 3:29:09 PM UTC-4, yourname wrote: I woulda bought the Bostich, but my brother was buying, so.....did two roofs with it and it lived. A bit fussy on nail coil quality to begin with, jammed frequently , but once it was figured out that it wanted nicely coiled nails it went away. PErhaps it was happenstance. Didn't like the variance in depth, but I think that is operator related. Length of nail adjustment is hokey likes to be well oiled NO parts can be had for ANY HF guns period. Use it and throw it away. I have a regular HF nailer. I have a few HF powered tools, Ac and air. The only thing that broke, was a cheap jigsaw, only to loose Screw that held the table on. I have problems with tire inflators, hose goes bad fast, chinese rubber I guess. I bough a cheap handsaws and stuck a diamond saw, also HF, and cut cement with loads of dust. Thing is rusting sitting outside. I think It still works good. Darn multipurpose tool, been using it replacing flooring. Dirt cheap. Need to stick a new blade on I after cutting through some nails. Best thing I ever bought. Greg |
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On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 06:35:52 +0000 (UTC), gregz
wrote: NO parts can be had for ANY HF guns period. Use it and throw it away. I have a regular HF nailer. I have a few HF powered tools, Ac and air. The only thing that broke, was a cheap jigsaw, only to loose Screw that held the table on. I have problems with tire inflators, hose goes bad fast, chinese rubber I guess. I bough a cheap handsaws and stuck a diamond saw, also HF, and cut cement with loads of dust. Thing is rusting sitting outside. I think It still works good. Darn multipurpose tool, been using it replacing flooring. Dirt cheap. Need to stick a new blade on I after cutting through some nails. Best thing I ever bought. Greg So, what is your job position and title at HF? |
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On Fri, 23 Oct 2015 06:35:52 +0000 (UTC), gregz wrote: NO parts can be had for ANY HF guns period. Use it and throw it away. I have a regular HF nailer. I have a few HF powered tools, Ac and air. The only thing that broke, was a cheap jigsaw, only to loose Screw that held the table on. I have problems with tire inflators, hose goes bad fast, chinese rubber I guess. I bough a cheap handsaws and stuck a diamond saw, also HF, and cut cement with loads of dust. Thing is rusting sitting outside. I think It still works good. Darn multipurpose tool, been using it replacing flooring. Dirt cheap. Need to stick a new blade on I after cutting through some nails. Best thing I ever bought. Greg So, what is your job position and title at HF? I actually have been staying away to avoid spending. Last time I needed something was to buy an inspection camera. That did the job. I quit buying batteries, often leaked. I have been using dollar general batteries. Greg |
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