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Re: [Healeys] harbor freight jacks

To: "Jody Kerr" <jodyfkerr@gmail.com>, "Randy Hicks"
Subject: Re: [Healeys] harbor freight jacks
From: "Healey Bruce" <healeybruce@roadrunner.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Dec 2009 17:05:17 -0800
My right angle grinder didn't even finish the first job before it was 
smoking like it was on fire.  Oh well.  For $19.99 what can I expect?

Bruce Steele
1960 BN7
Brea, CA
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jody Kerr" <jodyfkerr@gmail.com>
To: "Randy Hicks" <Healey100M@gmail.com>
Cc: <healeys@autox.team.net>; <clyde.stutzman@att.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 05, 2009 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] harbor freight jacks


> Randy,
>
> Well, The quality control group in China was trained by the finest
> engineers that the Lucas folks could lend them at the time. I believe
> they were from the wiring harness smoke containment group. :)
>
> Interestingly, over the years of buying Harbor Freight stuff, I can
> say that the quality has improved dramatically. We used to buy their
> right angle gringers as "single use and toss" tools. Now they last at
> least two, sometimes three uses. :)
>
> Jody
>
> On Sat, Dec 5, 2009 at 11:14 AM, Randy Hicks <Healey100M@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Boy, that endorsement makes me want to rush out and buy something from 
>> them!
>>
>> Randy
>>
>> Randy Hicks
>> www.austinhealey100m.com
>> '56 100M
>> '55 BN1 Dealer LeMans
>> '62 BN7 MkII
>> '65 BJ8
>> '53 MGTD
>> Healey100M@gmail.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Dec 5, 2009, at 12:07 PM, Jody Kerr wrote:
>>
>>> I find at HF that if one is no good, the whole lot are, and you need
>>> to wait a few months until they get a fresh batch in from China.
>>
>>
>
>
>
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