@@jacobe1942 yeah I know, they still have separate "brands" / "product lines" tho, but yeah the duplicate item numbers suggest multiple sources per SKU.
That impact collar is really cool idea. Bikes used to come with a dogbone spanner, before production cost cutting change them to press metal assembly tool.
I've learned that every tool at harbor freight has a use. The tools that most consider dumpster fire, are the ones where you need a tool for one projected, and will never use it again. They typically get the job done (may not be as nice to use as an expensive one, and may not last much beyond the job at hand, but they do what they need to)(Typically the corded tools that are red). Then they have the Pittsburgh hand tools that are great for non mechanics that will get a decent amount of use, but aren't using them every day. Then they have the higher end tools for those that use their tools all of the time, and want in at a cheaper price than snap on or the other overpriced brands (us general, icon, daytona all fall into this category)
12mm and 14mm used on Japanese cars and bikes 16mm and 18mm very common on French cars and some German manufacturers also Plastic rivets are sometimes used on car sill covers wheel arches and bumpers
I think you must live the dream life of pretty much all of your subscribers! Pop over the the States, look at tools, and eat sweets. I'm SO jealous! 😂 Great video, as always. Thank you! 😁
You missed the "Parking Lot Sale" that's happening this week!! But....no Hercules Power Tool? No Doyle electrical tools? You really missed the gold in that store!
I currently have the bauer stack boxes and would love some inserts for them. Also the icon mini ratcheting driver set is awesome and i think everybody should have one
Lol at the guy who really liked the cinnamon candy. If you want a softer version of that look for Hot Tamales candy. And if you want just the sweet version of those then Mike and Ike's should be close by too.
Just got home from my local boozer an what a way to whittle away my time while cooking supper than watching one of your great videos, loving the icon tool range I think they look really good 👍
The chuck ratchet is awesome I use pillar drills a fair bit and always lose the chuck key. If you go over in the near future I would buy a set of the icon spanners from you, my friend bought a set and compared them to my Snap-On flank drive spanners and I was impressed so I want a set for my home toolkit rather than spending £500+ for another Snap-On set.
Attractive like Milwaukee right ? Not Milwaukee but maybe Ryobi in some cases. Hercules is the competition brand against the pro gear. Wal Mart has Hart tools which look similar in quality to Ryobi / modern DeWalt which seems a drop in quality some years ago, maybe they have improved? I’ve been pretty happy with Crappy WalMart Hyper Tough tools for around the house spares and they are worse than Bauer. For a hobbyist, HF has really come up of quality and offerings, unfortunately in CA we can no longer buy most gasoline engines and especially horizontal shaft, oddly we can get a go cart performance engine for our roto tiller. 😂 Oddly, we
The engine brushes look really handy I go through the little nylon ones in now time the fact that they could go in a drill is appealing to me as I have a torn ligament in my hand definitely be purchasing some
About 10-15 years ago, Harbor Freight was known to sell mostly junk tools. I called them "disposable tools" since it was tools that you could really only use once or twice. But they are determined to change that image and they have been actively working on improving the quality of their tools, along with adding complete new tool lines that they want to be known as "high quality ". And with their new Icon brand and Hercules brands recently added in the past few years, they ARE actually stepping up with the quality of their tools. Almost everything they sell is a house brand that isnt sold in any other stores.
@ShadowFoam I agree, the Icon tools that I own so far are definitely high quality. When Harbor Freight released the Icon line, they openly admitted that they were trying to compete with Snap-On. Harbor Freight now has a hassle free lifetime warranty on most hand tools now, so they are definitely competing with Snap-On now. Although, I'm sure that warranty wouldn't exactly be "hassle free" if you're in the UK trying to warranty something. 😂 So far, I have only had to warranty two lifetime warranty tools at Harbor Freight. One was side cutters that I snapped the tip when I was clearly cutting something too thick for it. The second was a breaker bar that the chrome plating started peeling/flaking off. And at first the peeling chrome didn't even bother me, but after I cut my hand of the chrome flakes, i decided to swap it out. And it was definitely hassle free. I walked in the store, and walked out with my new tool in less than 2 minutes. 👍
Great video it always amazes me the amount of tool shops in America and pretty cheap on the whole image brings in one of those machetes into the UK and how much time you would spend in jail 👍👍
While they seem handy the main issue is that you need a ton of room around what you're working on to effectively use it. Anything that has a recessed nut or bolt past a certain point you can't take off and If it's space constrained also.
I have one, and I almost never use it. I would rather just grab a regular box wrench/spanner. It is hard to line up. About the only use is if you need a pseudo flex head that doesn't ratchet, since you can angle the handle...but then it is annoying to turn. Also, unlike a box wrench, when you pull it off to reset, it rarely slides back on easily due to the rotation in the head.
9:04 - I specifically have this tool in my extremely expensive field tool setup incase I need to get to a screw in a tight place that even a stubby screwdriver won't fit!
HF used to be known as rent-a-tool, only good for one job. But they have really upped their game and produce and sell quality tools. I still remember when they used to set up in fairgrounds, parking lots, open fields.
Harbor freight is different from every other tool store here in the states. Mostly every tool they sell is Harbor freights own brands. Every tool they sell will have a no questions asked lifetime warranty. But the most popular tool brands that are known for being high quality at amazing prices are daytona, icon, and US general. Daytona and Icon will sometimes have sales for 40% off too!
Another great video. The Bauer boxes look like the Tactix boxes we have here in Australia. When are you coming down under? We have some great tools shops here to check out 👍👍
Johno a nice vid idea could be the "apprentice / starter tool box and set up" Halfords do a decent little chest box for £24 and you could see what reasonable cheap and decent tools you could pack it with for £100 maybe
Also some elevators do have ground floor buttons. There’s also sometimes a b for basement, ML for main lobby/level, and in some fancy ones there’s a DF button which stands for de-fart. As for the palm riveter yeah I have one and use it all the time. Plastic welding is messy, a pain to get set up for something small, and doesn’t work for dissimilar plastics or attaching plastic to not plastic. Glue doesn’t work for most plastics and can’t be removed easily if need be. I’ve used mine a lot for replacing automotive trim clips.
The issue with having G as your ground floor, is that some buildings are built on sloped ground. The ground floor may be different on one side than the other. Any floor that is underground in the US, we consider a Basement floor. Therefor 1 is the first floor that is fully above ground
@@JonaShone I actually like the chuck key believe it or not. I have multiple drill presses, a large heavy duty one, a digital display bosch pbd40 clone, a little ryobi for occasional use at the aerospace fab shop I work at, plus the milescraft drill press attachment for cordless drills. I’ve been meaning to get back to check out their Doyle vises - I’ve heard great things and they are absolutely massive units
9:55 drills are for 1/8'' pop rivets. The most important thing about HF is you are expected to be on your toes about discount coupons. They expect most people to hunt down coupons to save money. People who buy a lot of pricey stuff can get the membership and get instant 15-20% off. Especially tool boxes and Icon. The dogbone is always a waste of time. The candy is very old fashioned. They are old brands not much in fashion nowadays. The ratchet chuck key allows you to go quickly from pilot drill to 1/2'' without a fuss. Mostly for drill press.
I have a universal ratchet key it lives on a hook at the side of my pillar gathering dust while I use my ordinary one, only good once there is resistance from tightening.
I've had a 'dog-bone' for years but it's multifit spline sockets, very occasionally useful as it fits AF, Metric, Whit, square and external torx. Great to look round Harbour Freight, I might go one day.
Harbor freight is the perfect store for buying what you don't need but have to have.
Truth 😂
Harbor Freight used to be known for the worst tools around, but over the last few years, they have really stepped it up.
Happy to hear that, sounds like visited at a good time! 👍
It’s what I remember sears tool stores being in the 90s, except less American made
@@JonaShone Quinn and ICON and Hercules are all new... they basically made higher end lines of all their cheaper ones.
@@colinstu Hf just asks other OEM makers to make their models for them at a reduced bulk price and saves the middle man, so many makers.
@@jacobe1942 yeah I know, they still have separate "brands" / "product lines" tho, but yeah the duplicate item numbers suggest multiple sources per SKU.
Those plastic rivets are used in many car wheel arches to hold the plastic liners in , they are more automotive than main stream
Great Harbor Freight Tools.
I really like these quirky tool chases you do!!
Thanks mate, where would you like to see me go next?
I absolutely love these videos. Im a huge tool nerd and this scratches an itch every time a new video goes up! Thanks!
Oh for Harbor Freight in the UK. I need a trip to the States just to visit there.
What are you eyeing up at Harbour Freight?
@@JonaShone definitely some of the pliers, socket and ratchet options
That impact collar is really cool idea.
Bikes used to come with a dogbone spanner, before production cost cutting change them to press metal assembly tool.
I think I briefly remember those!
Great video, like seeing what quirky items you can find . Always interesting to see 👍
The ratcheting chuck key seems like it would help balance out the wear. Great video. Love the slang delivered at auctioneer speed, had me rolling.
I love these videos. I watch them on my TV. I stumbled across this channel when I was looking for a tool box months ago
Nice to see the improvement in quality there
I make weekly visits to Harbor Freight. One of my favorite tool stores. They have great deals on clearance items and returned products.
All the way from the UK, just to visit Harbor Freight. Safe travels.
Harbor Freight tools range from dumpster fill to extremely good buys.
I’ve used the double ended drill for sheet metal work often for pop rivets.
I've learned that every tool at harbor freight has a use. The tools that most consider dumpster fire, are the ones where you need a tool for one projected, and will never use it again. They typically get the job done (may not be as nice to use as an expensive one, and may not last much beyond the job at hand, but they do what they need to)(Typically the corded tools that are red). Then they have the Pittsburgh hand tools that are great for non mechanics that will get a decent amount of use, but aren't using them every day. Then they have the higher end tools for those that use their tools all of the time, and want in at a cheaper price than snap on or the other overpriced brands (us general, icon, daytona all fall into this category)
I always love seeing the stuff you find, always going to be some niche tool that may make my life easier!
I like that chuck key ratchet
Amazing reference with the "O'Doyle rules!" hahah
I love these tool videos!
Thanks mate, which tool stood out to you?
Ahhh yeah the multi brush set awesome idea
Well done to all the winners. Great video, as always.
loving the double ended drill bits i could certainly make use of these in different sizes , great contant as always
12mm and 14mm used on Japanese cars and bikes 16mm and 18mm very common on French cars and some German manufacturers also
Plastic rivets are sometimes used on car sill covers wheel arches and bumpers
14 16 18 19 are common in gm. 12 is pretty common aswell here in the states
This is the one store I really need to visit , could be dangerous as I think the Icon tools look great , also need the gold plated Ratchets they sell.
Nice stuff as always!
Keep up the good work
voting to move the flex video to the top of the list.
I think you must live the dream life of pretty much all of your subscribers! Pop over the the States, look at tools, and eat sweets. I'm SO jealous! 😂
Great video, as always. Thank you! 😁
Great video keep up the great work
You missed the "Parking Lot Sale" that's happening this week!! But....no Hercules Power Tool? No Doyle electrical tools? You really missed the gold in that store!
I missed it by a week, that’s a shame!
I currently have the bauer stack boxes and would love some inserts for them. Also the icon mini ratcheting driver set is awesome and i think everybody should have one
Nice one once again.
Lol at the guy who really liked the cinnamon candy. If you want a softer version of that look for Hot Tamales candy. And if you want just the sweet version of those then Mike and Ike's should be close by too.
love the chuck ratchet key, keep it in my short pocket and if i need to loosen or chuck up, always on hand.
Another Awesome Video
The plastic rivets could be useful for car interiors, door trims Etc.
Nice video, love seeing tool stores from other country's!
Thanks for watching!
The slim 1/4 & 3/8 drive ratchet is a lifesaver of a tool & really quite good for the $
Interesting stuff.
Love Harbor Freight. I would love anything from your giveaways.
Just got home from my local boozer an what a way to whittle away my time while cooking supper than watching one of your great videos, loving the icon tool range I think they look really good 👍
Glad to see you made the trip to harbor freight . Knew you would like it loved the video always fun watching your channel
I'm sure I've watched this before but it says its from today! Great video as always!.
I came across this channel as I watch alot of knock off tool videos and have to say I'm here and subscribed love the content
Thanks for subscribing mate, welcome to the channel! New videos every Friday at 6pm! GMT
I really enjoy these videos
Great video as always.
Just spent today cutting my tools in to my first order of shadowfoam, very happy with it. Keep the videos coming👍
I must visit Harbor Freight when in Florida - thanks for pointing them out
Great video as usual Jonathan. POM rivets are used in car panels ie wheel arches, door panels, etc
Weird looks good - keep it up
lovin the tools and sweets combo 😄
Not always the best quality but always the best prices!
Great variety in there too, really impressed
Great video.
Thanks mate! Which tool stood out to you?
all Icon, Quinn, Doyle, and Pittsburgh hand tools are all lifetime warrantied
I knew you’d like it !
The universal ratchet is great.
I was pleasantly suprised by it! 👌
Wish we had a Harbor Freight in Australia, looks fantastic.
Like a kid in a sweet shop!
The chuck ratchet is awesome I use pillar drills a fair bit and always lose the chuck key. If you go over in the near future I would buy a set of the icon spanners from you, my friend bought a set and compared them to my Snap-On flank drive spanners and I was impressed so I want a set for my home toolkit rather than spending £500+ for another Snap-On set.
Wow Nice items from Harbor Freight plus great raffle items,
Thanks Noel, which one was your favourite?
Some interesting tools from USA.
16:35 Pom rivets are actually POM, short for polyozymethylene. The package lists it a bit further down there on the back
Thanks for the info!
I like the look of the Bauer stuff.
Attractive like Milwaukee right ? Not Milwaukee but maybe Ryobi in some cases. Hercules is the competition brand against the pro gear.
Wal Mart has Hart tools which look similar in quality to Ryobi / modern DeWalt which seems a drop in quality some years ago, maybe they have improved? I’ve been pretty happy with Crappy WalMart Hyper Tough tools for around the house spares and they are worse than Bauer. For a hobbyist, HF has really come up of quality and offerings, unfortunately in CA we can no longer buy most gasoline engines and especially horizontal shaft, oddly we can get a go cart performance engine for our roto tiller. 😂
Oddly, we
The engine brushes look really handy I go through the little nylon ones in now time the fact that they could go in a drill is appealing to me as I have a torn ligament in my hand definitely be purchasing some
About 10-15 years ago, Harbor Freight was known to sell mostly junk tools. I called them "disposable tools" since it was tools that you could really only use once or twice. But they are determined to change that image and they have been actively working on improving the quality of their tools, along with adding complete new tool lines that they want to be known as "high quality ". And with their new Icon brand and Hercules brands recently added in the past few years, they ARE actually stepping up with the quality of their tools. Almost everything they sell is a house brand that isnt sold in any other stores.
Really impressed by the quality of the Icon tools I have so far, really happy to hear they are turning things around!
@ShadowFoam I agree, the Icon tools that I own so far are definitely high quality. When Harbor Freight released the Icon line, they openly admitted that they were trying to compete with Snap-On. Harbor Freight now has a hassle free lifetime warranty on most hand tools now, so they are definitely competing with Snap-On now. Although, I'm sure that warranty wouldn't exactly be "hassle free" if you're in the UK trying to warranty something. 😂 So far, I have only had to warranty two lifetime warranty tools at Harbor Freight. One was side cutters that I snapped the tip when I was clearly cutting something too thick for it. The second was a breaker bar that the chrome plating started peeling/flaking off. And at first the peeling chrome didn't even bother me, but after I cut my hand of the chrome flakes, i decided to swap it out. And it was definitely hassle free. I walked in the store, and walked out with my new tool in less than 2 minutes. 👍
like the ratchet extension
Great video it always amazes me the amount of tool shops in America and pretty cheap on the whole image brings in one of those machetes into the UK and how much time you would spend in jail 👍👍
Always amazes me how cheap some tools are in the US while still looking pretty quality.
Suprised the dog bone wrenches are not more popular. They look handy. I've had an eye out for a vintage one.
Don't. They are terrible.
While they seem handy the main issue is that you need a ton of room around what you're working on to effectively use it. Anything that has a recessed nut or bolt past a certain point you can't take off and If it's space constrained also.
I have one, and I almost never use it. I would rather just grab a regular box wrench/spanner. It is hard to line up. About the only use is if you need a pseudo flex head that doesn't ratchet, since you can angle the handle...but then it is annoying to turn. Also, unlike a box wrench, when you pull it off to reset, it rarely slides back on easily due to the rotation in the head.
Def going to HF next visit!
9:04 - I specifically have this tool in my extremely expensive field tool setup incase I need to get to a screw in a tight place that even a stubby screwdriver won't fit!
Brush set double handy 👍
keep up the good work
Thanks mate, which tool stood out to you?
great video as usual
Thanks mate, which tool was your favourite?
HF used to be known as rent-a-tool, only good for one job. But they have really upped their game and produce and sell quality tools. I still remember when they used to set up in fairgrounds, parking lots, open fields.
All the tools you think you'll use, but never use. Love these video's
i would never of guessed their was plastic rivets, great video as always
Thank you!
Harbor freight is different from every other tool store here in the states. Mostly every tool they sell is Harbor freights own brands. Every tool they sell will have a no questions asked lifetime warranty. But the most popular tool brands that are known for being high quality at amazing prices are daytona, icon, and US general. Daytona and Icon will sometimes have sales for 40% off too!
Thanks for the info, that’s awesome! I’ll keep my eyes peeled for next time I’m there!
Another great video. The Bauer boxes look like the Tactix boxes we have here in Australia. When are you coming down under? We have some great tools shops here to check out 👍👍
Johno a nice vid idea could be the "apprentice / starter tool box and set up" Halfords do a decent little chest box for £24 and you could see what reasonable cheap and decent tools you could pack it with for £100 maybe
Nice job. I live close to an HF. Tools are mostly on par.
Also some elevators do have ground floor buttons. There’s also sometimes a b for basement, ML for main lobby/level, and in some fancy ones there’s a DF button which stands for de-fart.
As for the palm riveter yeah I have one and use it all the time. Plastic welding is messy, a pain to get set up for something small, and doesn’t work for dissimilar plastics or attaching plastic to not plastic. Glue doesn’t work for most plastics and can’t be removed easily if need be. I’ve used mine a lot for replacing automotive trim clips.
Yet again love the content metro bank have a drive through cash point in Luton 👊
Plastic rivets are used in automotive a lot. They are used for holding fender liners on and even sometimes bumpers for certain brands
The issue with having G as your ground floor, is that some buildings are built on sloped ground. The ground floor may be different on one side than the other. Any floor that is underground in the US, we consider a Basement floor. Therefor 1 is the first floor that is fully above ground
Do they use those plastic POM's in fenders (above tire)? I feel like our old 4x4 had plastic ones before they flew off.
For anyone interested the engine brush kit is rebadged as Rolson . You can get it in Halfords fir £15
Once again another store we should have in the UK.
All the wrench sizes you mentioned and plastic rivets are super common in automotive applications.
Love me some HF nice vid man
Been on the list for a while! Which tool was your favourite from my haul?
@@JonaShone I actually like the chuck key believe it or not. I have multiple drill presses, a large heavy duty one, a digital display bosch pbd40 clone, a little ryobi for occasional use at the aerospace fab shop I work at, plus the milescraft drill press attachment for cordless drills. I’ve been meaning to get back to check out their Doyle vises - I’ve heard great things and they are absolutely massive units
that extension looked good would like to see how well it stands up to job tho
If y’all made inserts for my us general series 3 box I would be stoked!
9:55 drills are for 1/8'' pop rivets. The most important thing about HF is you are expected to be on your toes about discount coupons. They expect most people to hunt down coupons to save money. People who buy a lot of pricey stuff can get the membership and get instant 15-20% off. Especially tool boxes and Icon. The dogbone is always a waste of time. The candy is very old fashioned. They are old brands not much in fashion nowadays.
The ratchet chuck key allows you to go quickly from pilot drill to 1/2'' without a fuss. Mostly for drill press.
I have a universal ratchet key it lives on a hook at the side of my pillar gathering dust while I use my ordinary one, only good once there is resistance from tightening.
Love it
Thanks mate, which tool stood out to you?
POM is the polymer used for the rivets.
Thanks for the info! 👌
@@JonaShone It says right on the package! Poly..something or other.
Pom rivets are to attach body trim and things like polymer wheel arch liners ect
Loving some of the tools the USA seems to have. How do you find bringing them back home? With customs etc? Must say I like the little key knife
I've had a 'dog-bone' for years but it's multifit spline sockets, very occasionally useful as it fits AF, Metric, Whit, square and external torx. Great to look round Harbour Freight, I might go one day.
Have you found your dog bone after all this time, has it lasted the test of time?
we do have ground floor in some places. depends on the building
courts for example?