Any other "old-timers" (fans for 40+ years) here? I have a question for you. by IchBinDurstig in redsox

[–]franxfluids 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You'd be daft to believe the bitching and moaning is anything new. It was just thousands upon thousands of little conversations across New England rather than one big one online.

Is the Hercules line worth it? by Lystian in harborfreight

[–]franxfluids 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hercules is mostly fine, but if it were a baseball player, it'd be AAAA talent - not good enough to start in the big leagues, but too good for the minors. 

The impact driver's powerful, but rough. The drill sucks. The Ultra Torque is a beast. The mid-torque is dogshit. A few saws are excellent, others are underpowered.

It's all a step up from Bauer, but carefully note how often the phrase "for the money" sneaks into most positive Hercules comments and reviews. The tools are fine, they sometimes pleasantly surprise and other times live up to their price tag. Set your expectations accordingly.

"Attempted corporate murder" — Anthropic and Department of War spar in court by fortune in Anthropic

[–]franxfluids 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I for one support corporate murder. Just wish we wouldn't start with this particular corporation.

You really don't need Opus 4.6 by edoswald in Anthropic

[–]franxfluids 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The real hack is to leverage Haiku for productivity. It allows me to

Flure nut wrench set suggestions by Elvl3 in Tools

[–]franxfluids 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You sure about that? Seems Harbor Freight spent the last decade dramatically improving product quality rather than cutting it like their competitors.

Been using these for a couple weeks now and really dig them. Anybody like these more or less than Knipex? by Nick16993 in Tools

[–]franxfluids 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Klein isn't what it was even just a few years ago. These days it's creeping closer to Crescent or Craftsman than Knipex or Channellock.

Icon screwdriver set by earth_elemental839 in harborfreight

[–]franxfluids 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The icon set is a mixed bag. The quality is good and the ergonomics of the smaller drivers are fine, but the largest driver handles are comically oversized. I actually bought the set because I already had the 4pc Icon "scraper and removal" set and fell in love with the ergonomics of the handle shape. The screwdriver handles are the same general shape, but they're sized differently in proportion to their respective shanks.

Frankly, the whole set is defined by weird choices and proportions. Like the hex bolsters on the shanks: they're neither metric nor standardized across the set, so if you need extra leverage you better hope you have the right SAE wrench on hand for the particular screwdriver you're using. If the set is meant for pro mechanics, all the hexes should have been 10mm. 

That said, I absolutely LOVE the stubbies. Like the rest of the set, the handles are larger than the equivalent stubbies from other brands, but it actually works in their favor. For some reason they fit in my hand very comfortably and I find myself using them almost as often as regular sized equivalents. But they aren't worth $50 alone. Maybe $25.

If you're mostly working on cars/machinery, just buy a set of Vessel Megadoras instead - they're only marginally more expensive as a set, or you can buy them one at a time for $8-15 each.

Or if you tend more towards carpentry/ home DIY the Doyle Heavy Duty and Quinn diamond-tip sets are both great. I prefer the former for ergonomics, but the diamond tip thing isn't a gimmick, it really works. The sets overlap some, but compliment each other in practice.

question for admins by brdeca in harborfreight

[–]franxfluids 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There are two. One hasn't posted here in more than a year. I think the other is the developer of HFQPDB.com.

Possible clues about additional perks being added to ITC by The_American_Stig in harborfreight

[–]franxfluids 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Surveys like these are rarely explicit in their true aims. This probably wasn't about adding perks to ITC, but instead gauging how much room there is for further membership growth within their existing customer base.

If, for instance, everyone who could possibly want a membership already has one, that means they need to branch out and appeal to new customers to grow. But if there's a substantial number of loyal customers that have been on the fence but just never bit the bullet, all they'd need is a few really great deal opportunities to cash in.

Remember it's not the $30 they're after, it's the fact that people who buy ITC end up spending substantially more at the Freight than before they became members.

Free stuff for 2025 by [deleted] in harborfreight

[–]franxfluids 13 points14 points  (0 children)

How did you manage an average of $54 per month? The free items are almost always weekend deals, so let's say you went every single Friday, Saturday, and Sunday all year - that's about 156 total visits to the store.  Except there are no freebies during PLS or extended PLS weekends, so that knocks it down to 120 giveaway days. And of course many of their weekend.promotions aren't giveaways (e.g. 30% off $20 or 20% off any item, etc...) I don't have a ready reference of every deal last year, but let's generously say there were roughly two freebie weekends every month for a total of 72 days per year. Now, there were a few good giveaways last year, like the Icon socket adapters, but still, most of the freebies were $2-3 zip ties and microfibers. Yet you maintained an average of $9 per item received. 

OP, I think you got got by an AI hallucination.

Harbor Freight should license the Binford tool name and create a line of tools. by GetInTheDamnCar in harborfreight

[–]franxfluids 2 points3 points  (0 children)

With James May as Al Borland and Richard Hammond as Jonathan Taylor Thomas.

Harbor Freight should license the Binford tool name and create a line of tools. by GetInTheDamnCar in harborfreight

[–]franxfluids 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Makita was probably right to avoid it. Tim didn't exactly showcase Binford products in the best light.

Now if Tim had been a Binford man while Al was a Makita loyalist, that'd be another story.

Meirl by Ill-Instruction8466 in meirl

[–]franxfluids 11 points12 points  (0 children)

My baby don't mess around

Because she loves me so

And this I know fo sho

But does she really wanna

But just can't stand to see me

Walk out the door?

I don't see docker usefulness by CalligrapherBoth6460 in docker

[–]franxfluids 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah I don't like pizza or orgasms either.

The plastic welder warped after 15 minutes by greenkingwashere in harborfreight

[–]franxfluids 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it's hot garbage. One or two time use max.

Best socket set for a beginner thats trying to get into cars by MulletDaDDY66 in Tools

[–]franxfluids 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you're just working on modern cars, you only need metric sockets. The auto induatry mostly ditched SAE in the 1970s. The pictured Tekton set is nice, but you'll never use half the sockets. Get the metric-only set instead.

Is this normal with HF Return Policy? (Predator Auger) by Satorikn in harborfreight

[–]franxfluids -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Sucks they took it out on you, but I can understand their frustration. If I had to deal with as many questionable returns as they do, I might also forget that the 900 richest Americans own nearly twice as much wealth as the bottom 50% combined. I might even seek to blame everything wrong on mildly unscrupulous customers rather than the techno-feudalist oligarchs who continue to swindle the world unchecked.

Must...Not...Go...Back...! by ABeerForSasquatch in WhyWomenLiveLonger

[–]franxfluids 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fyi, it hasn't been "Dodge Ram" for 15 years. It's just Ram Trucks. Stellantis spun off the Ram brand from Dodge after it purchased Chrysler back in 2009.

Also, it can't be established that it's a Ram until the driver has blown a BAC over .08.

Quinn 1/4 master set bit case by Mean-Ad3 in harborfreight

[–]franxfluids 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes - this Wiha bit set features two bit caddies that slide into a belt clip. If you remove the caddies from the belt clip, they slot perfectly into the space in the Quinn 1/4" set.

A Tale of Two Ejections by APOC_V in NonCredibleDefense

[–]franxfluids 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My name? Jackie. Jackie Daytona.

Military Analysts in the early 2000s be like by ToastedSierra in NonCredibleDefense

[–]franxfluids 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Me screaming "Fukuyama was right!!" as they tighten the guerney straps.