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http://www.harborfreight.com/media/c...image_4289.jpg

HF drawer organizers: PASS.

http://www.harborfreight.com/6-compa...zer-99729.html

http://www.harborfreight.com/11-comp...zer-99730.html

http://www.harborfreight.com/3-piece...set-99731.html

They could be deeper, but it's just as well that they don't take up the whole drawer depth wise because it leaves room at the front.

I find them very useful. With stuff loose in the drawer you don't like stacking it, but with those trays everything stays neat. I've got one in my big compartment, holding ratchets, extensions, u-joints, etc., that go with the sockets.

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Anyone have any insight on the 3/8" green swivel ratchet, 1/4" stubby, and the heavy duty composite ratchets in general? Thanks!

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http://www.harborfreight.com/6-compa...zer-99729.html

This tray works pretty well when storing impact guns. Store the gun upside down (on the slide of the gun). This keeps the quick connect straight up, keeps the square inches used down to a minimum and makes good use of my 12" deep drawer.

For those that have 28" deep drawers, the dimensions of this ready does not work very well. Seems they made these for the less deep boxes.

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I have the 3/8 swivel head ratchet and give it an A+. Mine had a lot of use and no complaints fro me.

Coach

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I have the green swivel ratchets in 3/8 and 1/4, as well as the composites in both sizes. I reach for the composites constantly, and the swivels not as much. The swivels are fairly well made, although I had to exchange a 3/8 that would skip a few teeth now and again. If you can catch them on sale, they're worth having in your box. The composites are great, especially when you can get them for 6 bucks with a coupon.

My goto ratchet is a Gearwrench offset flex head, only because HF doesn't really offer such an animal.

BTW, the green extend-able 1/2 ratchet is fantastic, particularly to keep in a smaller toolbox.

Also, Hi.

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I have the 3/8, and 1/4 Composite. I've used the 3/8 quite a bit. Here was what I had to say when I first used it... Still liking it. :)


First, I must have been smoking some good stuff the night I said it wasn't backwards... It is bass ackwards...

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Any opinions on these?

http://www.harborfreight.com/garage-...and-38778.html

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Looks online only, its the sort of thing I would want to see before buying, but does look like a handy thing to have. I've been taking about some doors, pulling the glass, motors, etc. and they sound like they would have been useful.

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A friend of a friend of mine - had a company that made these here in Clearwater. He sold them mostly to body shops. I bought 4 of them at the Friend of Friend discount - they were $40.00 each and that was actually close to his cost. Retail to the body shops they were $65.00 each.

I use them quite frequently - I put pieces of 1/2" plywood on them to use as portable work surfaces - or for holding smaller parts while painting. Sometimes I set two of the up - and put a 6' long by 3' wide piece of 1/2" plywood between them - gives me a large surface area to set light weight items on..

Easy to hang on the wall when not needed.

Amazing that HF can retail these for $18.00....

FWIW,
Carl B.

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using the 1/2" composite wrench yesterday.. with the 14mm 12 point socket trying to get the headbolts off my car I had to step on the ratchet but since that did not work I used a long cheater bar.

holding good I might say..

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i have one. works fine. i've had doors and fenders on it, no problems.

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Good to know that the tools held up but....

I will only mention for the benefit of those following - that is not a good practice to follow in most cases. Applying static torque with a socket, ratchet and breaker bar - can result in broken sockets, ratchets and far worse - twisted/broken head bolts.

Far better to fit a high quality box end wrench - and apply dynamic torque via using a heavy brass hammer with a good swift smack or two.

FWIW,
Carl B.

My first post on GJ!

PASS: 1/4, 3/8 and 1/2 composite ratchets, I prefer them over my usuall proto and cman ratchets. A few drops of lucus oil treatment inside the heads really smoothes them out.

FAIL: pnuematic die grinder, doesn't produce enough torque to do any heavy duty stuff, maybe I'm working the tool beyond its capacity. Not sure the model number. It was a cheapie.

PASS: Chicago Elec NiMH AA rechargable batteries. Use quite a few of these in camera flashes and tv remotes. No complaints.

PASS: Pickle fork ball joint seperator. I beat the hell outta this thing getting my 3/4 tons ball joints apart. Tore it up a bit, took it back to HF and they gave me a brand shiny new one.

PASS: Yellow handle screw drivers. More comfortable and stronger than the husky set I have. Broke a few tips doing stuff screwdrivers are not suposed to do. HF traded em in no questions.

Ill post some more later. There's no denying HF return policy has been one of the best I've had the pleasure to experience. Much better than the Sears across the street.

New GJ Junkie, Chris N

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They have several pneumatic die grinders. I've got a few that will do some serious work with a 1/2" diameter burr. They all have a safety widgit on the lever.
The one smaller one I have looks the same in the pictures but is scaled about 25% smaller, and only has enough power to run a 1/4" diameter burr. It's kind of weak, but also easier to control in tight spaces.
They're all "cheapies". :)

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has anyone tried the click stop 1/4" torque wrench? item # 2696

http://www.harborfreight.com/1-4-qua...ench-2696.html

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I could use a wrench that does inch pounds. Never seen a coupon for the 1/4" size and I'll have a hard time paying double what I did for the 3/8" :bounce:

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Just wait, it comes up from time to time, maybe not as a coupon, but on sale cheaper in a flyer.

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I bought one and checked it at work with our calibrated testers. I checked at 90 in-lb and it was within +/- 5-10 in-lb. Not great, but better than trying to tighten a thermostat housing to 89 in-lb by feel :)

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I'm giving a PASS to the seven drawer end cab. I just hung one off my old SO and it matched right up, the build is heavier than a comparable C-Man and a real SO is over 5 times the cost, $1225 vs $199.

My only complaint is I didn't see the 13 drawer roll cab on sale for $349 first.http://www.harborfreight.com/media/c...image_6369.jpg

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I need to set my cam bolts to 80 inch pounds.. I've never had to use in-lb for anything else better then guessing I'm sure.