Date: Wed, 16 May 2012 22:01:17 -0400
Reply-To: "Chris S." <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
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From: "Chris S." <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Retracted endorsement: HF mending tape is now junk
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I bought a huge right angle buffer, "Chicago Tools" brand, with variable speed adjust. It's worked fine over the infrequent use, maybe 10 or so car buff and waxes. It has replaceable brushes, so I hope it will hold up another 7 years.
Chris.
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Dnia May 16, 2012 o godz. 21:47 Don Hanson <dhanson928@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):
> I am still running my inline with a Rescue Tape wrap around the cooling
> system hose that exits the front (as my inline sits in a Vanagon) of the
> head and heads off to the heaters....That 'fix' was applied almost 3yrs
> ago, has survived a motor removal and replacement and given me about 60k
> miles of service....I still have the replacement hose, stashed in my rear
> seat, but I think the taped-up one may be better than the aftermarket
> hose..."if it ain't broke, don't fix it?"
>
> This is a weird little 'specialty' shaped hose....bigger at one end then
> tapering and turning a right angle with a slight jog, too. The
> replacement one feels pretty 'cheezy' so I stuck with the one that is
> reinforced with "Jen-U-Whine ' Rescue ' brand Tape" which looks and feels
> much stronger....
>
> I've had poor luck with HF stuff lately, too. I think their quality
> had declined. My last infrared thermo-gun went bad in about 2 months of
> very seldom use. I broke a 3/4" drive to 1/2" adapter with very little
> torque. Both the clicker torque wrenches I got there have died, the air
> orbital sander...gone...die grinder...gone..Battery charger...works
> sometimes after about one week of use...
> I think I won't be bothering with trying any more stuff from them other
> than really basic things....but what is more basic than a socket drive
> adapter? First the little spring ball fell out, then the whole dang thing
> broke right off.....
>
> Don Hanson
>
> On Wed, May 16, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Scott Daniel - Turbovans <
> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>
>> I raely go to HF anymore, just for this reason.
>> though the digital volt meter I got there for not much ..40 I think..
>> seems to be hanging in there, knock on wood.
>>
>>
>> On 5/16/2012 5:26 PM, Jim Felder wrote:
>>
>>> Just yesterday I wrote a glowing report of Harbor Freight's silicone
>>> bonding tape. I
>>>
>>
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