Yes, I had a similar experience. Cutting tools must have good steel, something
the Chinese are disinclined to export. Certainly they can do it, they do have
machine shops that produce things. They just don't want to export it
apparently.
Some Harbor Freight things do work very well and are a good deal, others not so
much.
The Japanese had a similar problem just after WW2 when it was called "Jap Junk"
but they took the bull by the horns and created a national Quality Control
agency to approve all exported items. For years there was always a little oval
gold QC sticker on exported Japanese goods.
Norm
S/V Bandersnatch
Lying Gloucester MA
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Kafer
To: [email protected]
Sent: 7/18/2010 8:49:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Liveaboard] West Marine Crimpers?
On the other hand, I bought a multi bit (step drill) from Harbor Freight for
about $6. Compared to $35 from Greenlee and others that seemed like a bargain.
Since I only had one project in mind I figured that it was a good choice. I
had 16 holes to bore in .065 aluminum sheet. The harbor freight step drill bit
succeeded in boring one hole. After that, it was useless. I replaced it with
a Greenlee which bored the 16 holes and is still going strong. A friend has a
$35 version that he has used for years in his profession as an electrician.
Peter
s/v Now or Never!
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