50 Harbor Freight TOOLS I Actually Use

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  • 50 Harbor Freight Tools and Items I Actually Use and Would Buy Again.
    Bonus, most of these items are in the Parking Lot Sale This Weekend!
    You know where to pick them up!
    1- Vulcan 220, Titanium 200, Chicago Electric 125. Don't Forget a helmet and wire
    2- Air compressor
    3- Allen Wrench / Hex Key Set
    4- Zip Ties
    5- Predator Generator
    6- Socket ¼” and 3/8” (The cheap ones)
    7- Extendable Ratchet
    8- 1.5 Ton Automotive Lift Jack
    9- 1/2” Socket Earthquake Impact
    10- Air Hose Reel and Accessory kit.
    11- Organizers
    12- Hammer
    13- Levels
    14- Painter knife
    15- Angle Grinders
    16- Bar and C Clamps
    17- Hercules impact
    18- Hercules drill
    19- Hercules Angle Grinder
    20- Screwdriver set
    21- Shop Lights
    22- Nitrile Gloves
    23- TIG Welding Gloves
    24- Welding Pliers
    25- Open End Wrench
    26- Framing Nailer Nail Gun
    27- Impact Sockets
    28- Drill Bits
    29- Torque Wrench
    30- Impact Socket Adapter and Bits
    31- Calipers
    32- Framing Speed Square
    33- Utility Knife and don’ Forget the Mini
    34- Moving Blanket (For some reason my video cut this one out….sorry)
    35- Hercules band saw
    36- Universal band saw stand
    37- Ratchet Straps
    38- Clamp Multi Meter
    39- Predator Engine
    40- Spring Assortment Kit
    41- Plug Tester and Non Contact Pen Tester
    42- Roofing Nailer, Nail Gun
    43- 10 AWG Extension Cord
    44- Shop Stool
    45- Casters
    46- Teflon Tape
    47- Safety Glasses
    48- Paint Sprayer
    49- Heat Gun
    50- Titanium 125 and Titanium Welding Table
    Here are some video links to others detailed videos:
    Vulcan Omni Pro Testing: • Harbor Freight Welder ...
    Hercules Band Saw and Stand: • #1 Harbor Freight Tool...
    Titanium 125 Review: • Harbor Freight Welder:...
    Titanium Welding Table: • NEW Harbor Freight Wel...

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  • @jessiestrickland4366
    @jessiestrickland4366 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Cutting the side of the zip tie bag is genius. Thanks for the idea!

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Anytime!

  • @gardenfork
    @gardenfork 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Set your audio levels higher, when YT plays a commercial, it’s much louder. Great HF info. 😀 Eric.

  • @Kevin-xn2oj
    @Kevin-xn2oj 15 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Funny how you say we’re not building houses with those hammers. Well they certainly do well at building a house

  • @jdubb200
    @jdubb200 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +34

    Buy the HF nailer but don't buy the nails. Get name brand nails from Lowes or Home Depot.

    • @ST-0311
      @ST-0311 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I use their nails. Framing, finish, brad, pin, roofing, and crown staples. Never had an issue with any of them.

    • @jdubb200
      @jdubb200 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@ST-0311 Cool. They may have updated them from when I used them. It's been some years.

    • @SLO-Ride
      @SLO-Ride 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@jdubb200 In Iraq, we had to use nails from India. They were soft enough, to bend by hand!

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I do seem to have more feeding issues with the cheaper ones.

    • @ThugMuffin10
      @ThugMuffin10 25 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Completely disagree, most cheap nailers don’t even sink them to full depth, you can watch this on any comparison

  • @wildbill23c
    @wildbill23c 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I wish they still sold those Chicago Electric 4" angle grinders, I've had mine for about 18 years, it still works great.
    I have the Earthquake 1200ftlb impact, works great, plenty of torque for many DIY projects.
    Those organizer boxes are great, I wish they would lock to each other though to make moving them around easier.
    I do the same thing with my angle grinders. I keep different cutting/grinding wheels on them so I'm not swapping wheels all the time.
    I have a few Bauer and Hercules tools, both seem to be just fine for my needs for DIY projects and homeowner stuff.
    The framing nailer I got has the adjustable magazine so you can adjust for different nail angles....not sure why there are so many different nail angles for nail guns, but there are like 4 or 5 I think. I also have the coil roofing nailer, pin nailer, wide crown and narrow crown staplers, brad nailer, and finish nailer. They all work great, and my brad nailer has got to be around 20 years old, it was the first tool I bought from Harbor Freight. It still works great.
    The Central Pneumatic Gravity Feed HVLP spray gun works great, and many people have videos painting their cars with them, with great success. I painted my garden trailer with one a few weeks ago and it turned out great. The biggest issue is people don't take the time to do all the prep work before painting stuff, they automatically blame the paint application device, rather than their lack of time spent prepping the area to be painted, and not properly setting up the paint gun is another common problem.
    I haven't picked up one of those portable bandsaws, or the mount they have yet, but its on my list.
    I have the Hercules 12" dual bevel sliding compound miter saw and the Hercules 12-1/2" thickness planer. Both work extremely well. The miter saw didn't require any adjustments out of the box, and the thickness planer uses 3 knives rather than 2 like many other more common name models.
    I have a Bauer 6 gallon wet/dry vac, and it works just as well as my Shop Vacs have....and you can get bags for the Bauer vacuums as well as replacement filters.

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Right on, thanks for sharing!

  • @-DIYPRO-
    @-DIYPRO-  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    Parking Lot Sale this weekend! Most of these tools are in the sale, like the Titanium 125 for $129!!

    • @chevystewart2333
      @chevystewart2333 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes! Got me one!

    • @SLO-Ride
      @SLO-Ride 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      That's how much I paid full price for mine! For all the amateur welding needs I have, I love it!

  • @katnerd6712
    @katnerd6712 2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    The Hercules Impact is pretty good. I work on cars for a living and bought it to replace my stolen Dewalt. Pretty satisfied with it. Apparently it's just a Milwaukee with a different battery plug :P

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  2 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Right on.......Not that you got robbed but that you found a good replacement.

  • @grunwode
    @grunwode 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Splurge on yourself and convert old fluorescent lighting to some ballastless type B LED lighting. You can use the same fixtures by looking at rewiring guides, and adding in a 1 amp linear fuse in case someone tries to install the wrong thing in them later on. It'll be the last ballast you ever have to change. We did it in our shop, and the cost was practically the cost of new bulbs, about $7 each, and it's paying for itself in lower electric costs. Extension cords will always be a safety weak point.

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      I'll have to look into those!

  • @NikolozKobakhidze1402
    @NikolozKobakhidze1402 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I live in Georgia(not US state, it is small country), and sometimes I desperately wish to have something like Harbor Freight in my small country, why you will ask me? Because shops that we have here are expensive as hell and sell low quality stuff in some of them, like if those impacts in video costs like 100 buck, here in my country it will cost like 150-200, so it is really pain in our ass.

  • @arfreeman11
    @arfreeman11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I've got the Titanium 125 and love it.
    I've had a 23 gallon air compressor for more than 10 years. I don't think they make it anymore, but I'd definitely buy a similar model.
    My jack is about 10 years old and still working great with frequent use.
    Last I knew, that Earthquake impact is just an IR 2235 and if you need to rebuild it, you can order all the parts from IR.
    I've got three different angle grinders from HF and they gave me a free one last week, so even if they aren't the most amazing grinders, they all work well enough and I've only hit the price of one name brand tool.
    My 1/2 in drive impact sockets held me through 12 years of being a professional mechanic and I only managed to break the 19mm.
    I have those folding utility knives all over the place. I have a few of the minis from next to the register in tool boxes, junk drawer, and cars. They're just handy.
    I have several sets of those ratchet straps. Can't complain.
    I did some automotive paint with the $15 HPLV sprayer. Can't complain. I didn't bother cleaning it after doing clear coat and just threw it away. Next time I do automotive paint, I'll probably do the same. It's the kind of thing I do so rarely that I don't want to store the supplies.

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Right on!

  • @willb3018
    @willb3018 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Years back I got a cheapo HF $10 grinder for $5 on sale. I couldn't see how I could lose. Still using it. It was limit one or I would have bought a couple.

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Those were the days!

  • @firewaterforgeofarizona4304
    @firewaterforgeofarizona4304 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    With all their welders, replace the ground clamp with a high quality one. It will make your welding experience 90% better.

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Right on, thanks!

  • @logangiller7812
    @logangiller7812 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    love the video! as a note on the paint guns, that one is not great for automotive but I have seen some AMAZING paint jobs come from that purple black widow gun

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Right on, thanks!

  • @fcschoenthal
    @fcschoenthal 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Admittedly, I own most of these. Some real bargains to be had. - Chris

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Right on!

  • @MarcS-mp1je
    @MarcS-mp1je หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Those angle grinders are great. I use mine at least a few times per week and I’m only on my second one. The first one lasted over 10 years.

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Right on!

  • @williamhaines7752
    @williamhaines7752 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Lineman's and diagonal cutting pliers. The brands to use are Doyle and Quinn

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  29 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Right on!

  • @SLO-Ride
    @SLO-Ride 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Well, there goes the savings account....again. 🤣
    I'm a DeWalt fan-boi, so I go there instead of the Hercules or Bauer. However, the Hercules battery bandsaw is on the list of "gotta gets", as is a larger air compressor. I have a full set of older Craftsman tools (screwdrivers, sockets etc), but also have a more than full set of Pittsburg and Quinn that I use much more often, including the big 1/2" Quinn torque wrench, which was used heavily when I rebuilt the Harley. After that chore, I had it calibrated at my old job, and it was still well within military specs (26 years Army. I still know a lot of guys in the shops).
    'Ol Harbor Freight has come a long way since their "disposable" tools selection. It's now my first choice when a glitch in the project arises.

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I know, right, haha!

  • @dog4702
    @dog4702 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    What's a good Paint for hiding dents? I am making a table I am tired of trying to get it perfect

  • @m.t.v.7934
    @m.t.v.7934 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I always wondered and sorry if this is a stupid question but how can you tell quickly if you should use a 14mm or a 9/16? Is the shape of the bolt head different on metric over SAE?

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes, bolt heads should all have markings. You can google search, "metric vs standard bolt head markings" and there are tons of charts OR just try both and see which has the better fit!

    • @m.t.v.7934
      @m.t.v.7934 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@-DIYPRO- alright, thanks for the tip. that last one is what I tend to do just try them both and see what one fits the best and use it.

    • @unionse7en
      @unionse7en 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@m.t.v.7934 SAE has radial lines, the number indicates the tensile strength of the bolt. Metric uses a one decimal place number, first number is nominal tensile , number after decimal represents a ratio that indicates brittleness/yield strength characteristics ... I'm summarizing google for deep dive.

    • @m.t.v.7934
      @m.t.v.7934 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@unionse7en Thank you for the research, so if I understand this, SAE has lines and Metric just has numbers with no lines. Trying to make it easy to remember. Thanks for the tips.

  • @boxerpig6109
    @boxerpig6109 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Drill bits show up…… oh no not for metal! Oh he mentions that. Ok

  • @mysteriousoklahoma777
    @mysteriousoklahoma777 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Don’t buy their automotive orbital polisher buffer. Used it once buffer wheel came off smfh junk

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  หลายเดือนก่อน

      Haven't tried that one, good to know!

    • @chrstofuchaos
      @chrstofuchaos หลายเดือนก่อน

      Interesting. I detail for a living and actually have used the long throw DA for at least 20+ vehicles without an issue. It's not my go to but I like testing different ones so I have a better perspective to give people when they ask for a recommendation.

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  • @mundylunes7755
    @mundylunes7755 20 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    What's up with the audio?

    • @-DIYPRO-
      @-DIYPRO-  16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Not sure. what's wrong with it?