20% off Harbor Freight monthly

[feq451]

For the last several months Harbor Freight has had 20% off coupons in both Popular science and popular mechanics on a page full of coupons including the multitool for $30. can't combine with the 20% off but still for a larger purchase easily justifies buying the mag.

Be warned I've burned through 2 of their multifunction tool with minimal use motor just seems to burn out (smells it, could be the drywall dust) bought the warranty on the second one and will just keep returning them till I get a good one.

Adam

[dbhost]

Noted. You are the first person I have read about with an issue with the multi tool...

Just out of my curiosity, have you blown the dust out of it and seen if it is just burnt drywall dust you are smellling? I had the same thing with a Rotozip years ago, and once you blow the dust out, smell goes away...

[skamath]

...and if you are making a trip to the local store you can get this filler item for cheap.

6000 Piece 5/8" 23 Gauge Pin Nails $.99
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94708

the local store might have a different price, you may have to get them to price match, which they will do readily.

PS: i got the pinner recently and it works. leaves a little bigger T shaped hole, but like i said it works. the only concern i have is that the safety is not great and i am afraid i might shoot nails when i don't intend to.

[dbhost]

Is that the brad nailer / stapler combo unit? Loring mentioned something about those.... I haven't heard anything bad except for one or two users that have had the brad nailer single function gun fail right out of the box... (For all the users I have seen mention the gun, one or two is a VERY low percentage....)

[drillman88]

I think he was talking about the 23 ga. pin nailer which has no "push in" safety mechanism.

For what it is worth, HF has two versions of the stapler/nailer combos. One,
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=97524, has a 2" brad capacity and 1" staple capacity and works pretty well. It will leave some deep marks, but has a depth adjustment that helps some.

The second, http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=97525, shoots 1 1/4" brads and 1" staples, it works ok with brads but not with staples. It doesn't have a depth adjustment so that is hit or miss especially with staples.

I have both these and spent less than $30 for both so I dont think either was big waste of cash. I have gotten enough use from both to pay for themselves.

[skamath]

i was referring to their 23 gauge pin nailer.

[dbhost]

Gotcha... I am hoping to pick up a compressor soon. We will see how that works out though...

[prisbylla]

Be careful with the safety-less guns. They can shoot a staple or nail right into and mostly through your hand. I had to experimentally verify this at a job I once had. Needless to say, this wasn't a workplace that OSHA visited often.

[skamath]

(apologies for hijacking this thread.)

okay for those who own the HF 23 gauge pin nailer and know about the safety on other brand name pin nailers. is there a big difference?

the HF brad nailers (like the brand name ones) have the bump safety, but pin nailer doesn't seem to support that kind of trigger safety.

i am going to try and not do this but, if by mistake I shoot my foot with a 23 gauge pin nailer how damaging is that?

[feq451]

Noted. You are the first person I have read about with an issue with the multi tool...

Just out of my curiosity, have you blown the dust out of it and seen if it is just burnt drywall dust you are smellling? I had the same thing with a Rotozip years ago, and once you blow the dust out, smell goes away...

havent cleaned it out, the motor litterally stopped working. would just shut off and then only run at like 1/2 or 1/4 speed. maybe I got the junk two in the country. great tool when it works.

adam

[just started]

...and if you are making a trip to the local store you can get this filler item for cheap.

6000 Piece 5/8" 23 Gauge Pin Nails $.99
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=94708

the local store might have a different price, you may have to get them to price match, which they will do readily.

PS: i got the pinner recently and it works. leaves a little bigger T shaped hole, but like i said it works. the only concern i have is that the safety is not great and i am afraid i might shoot nails when i don't intend to.

Jst like any gun, KEEP YOUR FINGER OFF THE TRIGGER UNTIL YOU ARE READY TO SHOOT!!!!!

[jziegler]

The same ad is in the latest "This Old House" magazine. 20% off single item, $30 multitool, and a page of other stuff that didn't catch my eye.

[dbhost]

I think I saw one of the coupons showing $119.00 for either model of the 12" compound slider...

There are a couple of coupons I would love to use, but don't want to cut up the article on the page behind...

[Martin]

Harbor freight coupon in Wood Magazine

I carefully cut the page from the magazine and took it to the store. After scanning the coupon the clerk gave the page back to me as it was still good for the next month.

[phi1l]

Hi. I have one of these & I noticed that it works fine for small short duration jobs, but if it stays on for any period of time, the transmission area gets quite hot. So, I think I will reserve it for the smaller close quarters areas it is best at.