re: Harbor Freight

we run dirt race cars and get a lot of "non essential" stuff from there like hammers, dead blows, pry bars, tire tools, jack stands etc and have good luck. i love that place, but am pretty selective over what i get. I'm going to get an angle grinder from there soon as I've heard they are decent. i was really pretty close to pulling the trigger on their earthquake cordless 1/2" impact and ending up getting the new 24v kobalt from lowes.

i also bought a pneumatic brad nailer once when i remodeled my houseboat thinking that would be the only job id need it on and bout the hassle free exchange warranty and its been great. did the entire job no problem and is still good to go, although i only use it sparingly.

the paint guns they sell are really good and they put them on sale quite often for little of nothing. i know a semi professional boat painter here in arkansas and thats all he uses. they're cheap enough that they are semi disposable.