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re: Tool Topic: Harbor Freight/S-K, Opinions?

Posted on 10/20/24 at 5:24 am to
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 10/20/24 at 5:24 am to
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drill bits


Who makes the best?
Posted by Tear It Up
The Deadening
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Posted on 10/20/24 at 8:42 am to
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Who makes the best?


I think Bosch makes the best quality
Posted by El Segundo Guy
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Posted on 10/20/24 at 8:51 am to
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Who makes the best?


The best is Fisch and it's not close. I have a set of brad point Fisch bits in my woodsop and they're great. I also have a few Amana countersink bits and they're good.

For cobalt metal bits, I have Bosch. I don't drill metal nearly as often.
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 10/20/24 at 2:27 pm to
Thanks, I'll try those.

I like the Bosch pretty well.
I've got some Dewalts, and I don't find them to be all that durable
Posted by Soul Gleaux
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Posted on 10/20/24 at 6:27 pm to
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Who makes the best?


Viking/Norseman
Posted by aTmTexas Dillo
East Texas Lake
Member since Sep 2018
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Posted on 10/21/24 at 6:54 am to
Do you still have the S-K sockets? My socket set now has sockets from a half dozen different brands.
Posted by N2cars
Member since Feb 2008
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Posted on 10/21/24 at 7:24 am to
Still got 'em.

Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
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Posted on 10/21/24 at 8:23 am to
I spend a bunch of time with professional engine mechanics, turbine mechanics, generator mechanics, etc. and many of them use at least some Harbor Freight tools. I don't think any of them would call them good so much as good enough, and if you lose a harbor freight ratchet to the bilge it's no big deal.

They generally have snap on/proto/etc for their big stuff like 3/4" ratchets and breaker bars, and harbor freight for the small stuff. I don't think I'd want to put a harbor freight 1" socket on a hi torque and try to tension a cylinder head with it, but their smaller hand tools are good enough for those guys so I buy them for around the house.
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