All I would have to say is avoid their spanners and sockets and your
knuckles should be fine....
Alan
'52 A90
'53 BN1
'59 Jag Mk IX
'64 BJ8
On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 11:46 AM, the walkers <thewalkers@qwest.net> wrote:
> My Harbor "Fright" philosophy parallels the method Intel (and others) use
> as one way to determine if an item is good to go in the field. In
> electronics, if a component "burns in" it usually lasts whatever life it
> will last and the design is then the driving force and it is fairly predi
> ctable (drams and CPU's etc. last a long time.) If there is an error in
> mfg., it will break during burn in within hours. So, with Harbor stuff,
> don't buy it until you are ready to use it, and use it hard. 2 examples: I
> have a pair of $19.99 4 1/2" angle grinders - noisy, bearing s are not
> smooth, but they work as well as my $79 Makita, and I have had them for 3+
> years now and use them more than the Makita. The cheap Harbor Portapower
> knock off I bought broke the first day. The key is, if you take it back to
> Harbor in the first (what is it now, month?), you get your money back, if
> you bring it back any later, they just give you another one. I just try
> and break them fast, if I can't, they are ok for me and the price is right.
> If I can I don't want another one, I will pay for the higher quality
> item...but as that stuff gets worse, it is starting to converge...
>
> just my 2 cents.
>
> bob walker
> phx, az
>
> richard mayor wrote:
>
>> Harbor Fright? Better hope it doesn't break the first time you use it!
>>
>> Richard Mayor
>> BN7L-466 Vintage Racer
>> Portland, Oregon
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