Harbor Freight Precision Tools

[treed2 at wsu.edu (T. Reed)]

Rick,

I have the LCD caliper. It's nicer than I expected, construction-wise. A
little heavy and large for my tastes, so I find myself using 'normal'
calipers for most non-precision jobs. But it seems plenty accurate - my
only qualm with it is that the batteries can run out if you leave it
turned on; it doesn't seem to have an auto-shutoff feature. They're
standard button cells, tho.

-Toby

On Sat, 27 Mar 2004, Rick Kellner wrote:

> Does anyone have any experience with the dial calipers or the torque
> wrenches offered by Harbor Freight?  I have purchased a few of the
> larger tools or the infrequently used tools and am quite satisfied
> mainly due to the price.  I do not use them often so they are not relied
> upon for daily use.  I even picked up one of their engine stands for
> $49.00 delivered!  BTW, everyone should have an engine stand.
> Anyway, on to the question, they have a LCD display caliper for less
> than $30 and a dial for $15.  Also they have a 3/8 drive torque wrench
> for less than $30 and an SK wrench for $90 however; the specs and
> tolerances are the same.  It looks like you have to go to Snap-On tools
> to get any better than +-4%.  Opinions welcome!
> Thanks, Rick.
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