I know some of their tools are kind of junky,but in the last few years I've seen the quality improve
quite a bit.
Some of the things I've acquired over the years and still gets used on a regular basis are:
Floor mounted drill press I've had for over 13yrs.
Bead blast cabinet
3/4 horse buffing wheel
3" air polisher,awesome for bringing out the gloss on a driver head etc.
P/C gun
Bench grinder
Wire feed welder(works good just use Lincoln brand wire)
Cord less/rechargeable screw driver
Portable dust collector
21 gal.oiled compressor...A steal when on sale!
Numerous odds and an end wrenches,screwdrivers (mostly freebies)
A bunch of LED lights (they're free and work great)
Cheap little airbrush to give the Iwata a rest.
Digital angle gauge,works pretty slick for checking say a putter's loft

These are just a few of my acquisitions over the years,it's just hard for this old tinkerer to resist
a 20%-25% off coupon from the big dudes candy store.

So what's in your shop compliments of HF? 🙂

Vice, 2 belt sanders, chop saw, 2 dremels, air compressor, butane torch just to mention a few.

They used to sell a wall chaser that was a real POS that would catch fire. I can tell you that. Don't own anything from them at the moment.

30" belt sander and small chop saw. Fine for light to medium volume.

I have a bench top drill press, a plate joiner and an impact drill that I use on occasion. I have a battery powered small circular saw that's a piece of junk. I have miscellaneous stuff like clamps, drill bits etc. They all serve their purpose

Variety of the freebees, drill bits, some tool bags, a couple hand held grinders (so cheap I have two so I don't have to bother changing the stones or brushes), their tool that uses vibration for cutting, a 1x30 belt sander, etc.

I bought the vibration cutting tool when I installed some wood flooring to cut under door jams, etc. I have found it more useful than I anticipated. It will often work in corners or tight spots when nothing else does. Handy to have if you do handyman work around the house and garage. The other thing I will note is that I acquired some belts for using my 1x30 belt sander to sharpen knives and tools. A friend who is an avid outdoors man put me on to doing this. It is really worth doing, especially if you already have the belt sander. Very short learning curve, by far the easiest method I have ever used to get razor sharp results. You can buy the belts on amazon, ebay, etc. My friend gave me a couple very fine grit belts (1000 - 2000) to get me started. His source is a company on the internet - tru-grit.com, but he also buys other knife making supplies from them. I don't have the leather stropping belt and compound he has to finish off a blade, but it will happen when the belts I have need replacing. You can get razor blade results with the 2000 grit belt, but the leather stropping belt puts a beautiful polished finish on the cutting edge.

1x30 belt sander....Makes prepping shafts a breeze!

Lots of small stuff, not a whole lot of hardware, The 6 Gal. 1.5 HP 150 PSI Professional Air Compressor is working well, even power some pneumatic power tools, like cutter, sander and grinder. Used it one time for small nailing job for window frames, mostly for golf related job.
Electric pole saw, electric .vacuum+ blower.......... again lots of smaller stuff. Some are the same brand they sell in a hardware store.......
Wife would not let me get other toys. I would like to add a belt sander, a table saw,...

Heat gun, digital scales, digital calipers, air compressor. Countless drill bits, sanding wheels and brushes. All still working.

Hahaha..."portable dust collector"...that's what I call my penis.

I have a car polisher and a battery tender from them.

almost all of the above. The things I use the most are my heat gun, cut-off saw, belt sander, car buffer, digital scale and ratchet/socket sets

darpar

The 25% discount coupon is effective Jan 1, 2017 and the parking lot sale is the weekend of the 13th Jan ,2017.
I just picked up a air chuck for the air compressor, local gas station wants $1.50 for a 2 minutes air supply.
It used to be free.
Need to pick us a few other stuff to repair the portable electric air pump used to tire inflation and small items.

    I have lots of drill bits, screwdrivers, box and open end wrenches, allen wrenches, socket wrench extensions and shorty angled screwdrivers. Heat gun and weed burner, bolt cutter, small picks with different angles and such on the end and of course some of the freebee stuff (flashlights, tape measure....)

    No big tools since I have what I need until I get a large standalone shop (not happening anytime soon).

    When I walk in to HF, it's like Norm walking in to Cheers!!

    I may have bought something there. A couple times.😜

    Lots of small air compressor parts, heat gun, butane torch, electric chain saw, bench top drill press, belt sander, palm sander. I just picked up a never used HF plate compactor for $400 on Craigslist today. HF sells it for $550. The guy never even put gas or oil in it yet. I have about 1500 square feet of pavers to lay in my back yard along with 1000 square feet of fake grass. Compactor is going to come in handy.

    After checking out our local hardware stores ( 2 national chain ), I'm going back there when they open to get soldering stuff. 15%-30% ( industrial ) of what the other guys want.

    My kid asked , why there is such difference in price. I answered, quality, but not that much a difference for what I use them for.

    My experience with Harbor Freight after having bought a lot of stuff from them when i was racing is this.

    For occasional use their stuff is usually O.K. For continuous use look elsewhere. I'd also avoid anything that is required to hold tight tolerances over time like a lathe.

    Electric compressor might be a good idea...The one you plug into the cig lighter likes to blow that fuse.

    Prior to moving to SC I decided it was time to "retire"...lol
    I gave quite a few tools away to a friend that I had aquired
    during my 30+ years as a carpenter.
    Who knew that I would bring memories of every job I did.
    This baseboard stinks, this door trim is cheesy.

    Harbor Freight in North Myrtle became my go to for every tool that I missed.
    Quality wise...it ain't Makita, Porter Cable.
    That said, I started my career using Black and Decker, Skill.
    I built houses learning my trade with "cheap" tools. :-)

    If you are a "weekend warrior" when it comes to projects - H/F offers tools for a fair price that will get you through most any job.

    rob

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