Harbor Freight — Local services in Gaithersburg

I've been a HF customer for years,going back to when they mailed catalogs and they had no stores. Have bought many items from them and yes some of their products will let you down but not all of their products should be dismissed as junk, that is simply and absolutely wrong. I used to pay high dollar for so called top brand tools, but not anymore.

Take a HF 4 inch Grinder ($15.00)for example, it can stand side by side with any other grinder out there, mine has served well for over 10 years now, is has been used & abused regularly and it is still going strong.

Their mechanic's hand tools are a fine example of how affordable and durable these tools can be made to be. Lesson : don't over pay. Hope you have a good experience with HF products weather for occasional use of for everyday professional work and leave those overpriced tools behind. If the item fails---...

The service was awesome as always. I had purchased the 10 ton hydraulic log splitter 2 months ago but one of the pistons had paint on it and made it a lot harder to use than it should have been. I kept it for 2 months to see if I liked it because it wasn't a gas powered splitter and I wanted to make sure it wasn't too difficult to use before I returned it. I like it so I took it back. They started by opening the door for me since the box hung out of the cart and my 2 year old was asleep in the cart. I told them the problem and they didn't hesitate to do the return. They didn't even open the box to check. I had used a special coupon for it because the normal 20% don't apply to Central Machinery and since they didn't have any in stock, they gave me a rain check so I didn't lose my discount. Great service is always present. Great staff and love...

The most challenging aspect of making that quick 'special tool' run to Harbor Freight Tools (HFT) is finding yourself standing in the middle ofaffordable disposable tool heaven.

How are you getting on the web to find a new 14 inch chainsaw blade for that the Chicago 14-in electric chainsaw you bought from there flight 45 dollars on sale or whatever to find out that the dang thing has been recalled because the power switch tends to stay on. I'm considering yourself pretty pretty skillful that you still got all your digits. Call up harbor freight Central to find out what to do with a recall and they tell you to take it to your local store and they'll deal with it and if you want to that chainsaw blade you're going to have to get it from another local hardware store they're pretty common but they don't...