I purchased a Harbor Freight flux core wire welder several years back with a coupon for about $100, about a 90 amp unit. I could not afford anything else. I thought I would build a few projects, destroy it, and buy something better. I have built a trailer, accessories for a mini-excavator and a skid steer loader, and various other projects. The welder just will not die. It uses 3# spools of flux wire. I was able to massage a few parts and squeeze in a 20# reel of wire. It is more economical, and does not stop your project to load another spool. However, the welder is now about 17# heavier due to the wire. I now have a larger welder mig/tig? with plasma cutting ability that I have not set up yet because the Harbor Freight starter welder won't die. Some problems are ok to have. (Ok the plasma cutting requires a LOT of ATTENTION to SAFETY - enough said)
Be safe!! Alan -----Original Message----- From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Bill Dube via EV Sent: Wednesday, April 27, 2016 8:49 AM To: Cor van de Water; Electric Vehicle Discussion List Subject: [EVDL] Harbor Freight tools (was: J1772. Solder or crimp?) Harbor freight _always_ has a 20% off one item coupon, somewhere. Occasionally, a 25% off coupon is sent in mailings, advertizements, etc. (AARP magazine often has a 25% off coupon.) You can always get a "free LED flashlight" coupon as well. Be sure to find one of those. They have nice tools, but you must be somewhat selective in what you buy from Harbor Freight. Buy the tool (like a band saw) from HF, but buy the replacement metal-cutting blades, end-mills, and the like, elsewhere. Blades, etc. for wood and plastic from HF are OK and work great. Drills are OK. They sell _awesome_ hydraulic tools at a bargain price. Their hand tools, pneumatic tools, and power tools, have worked well for us for many years and saved us a ton of money. If you look at photos of our shop, almost all the tools are HF brand. We buy Ryobi cordless tools because they all use the same style battery. Have for many years, even though they have changed chemistry, the new batteries fit the old tools. (Even though they cost substantially less, almost every HF cordless tool uses a different style battery and charger, so we buy Ryobi.) Bill D. On 4/26/2016 3:55 PM, Cor van de Water via EV wrote: > Bill, > Thanks - I am planning to convert my Lead-Acid pack to Li later this > year as it has been deteriorating after 16,500 miles and 4 years of > almost daily commute, so I probably will need to make new cables for > that conversion. > I printed your coupon and noticed that it is valid till end this week, > then I came home and found the weekly junk mail stash in the mailbox - > but the back page caught my eye: Harbor Freight ads and a 20% off > coupon, only the paper coupon is valid till July! > Probably that the digital coupon will get renewed every week or so, > but it was a nice coincidence to get both at the same day! > > Cor van de Water > Chief Scientist > Proxim Wireless > > office +1 408 383 7626 Skype: cor_van_de_water > XoIP +31 87 784 1130 private: cvandewater.info > > http://www.proxim.com > > This email message (including any attachments) contains confidential > and proprietary information of Proxim Wireless Corporation. If you > received this message in error, please delete it and notify the > sender. Any unauthorized use, disclosure, distribution, or copying of > any part of this message is prohibited. > > -----Original Message----- > From: EV [mailto:ev-boun...@lists.evdl.org] On Behalf Of Bill Dube via > EV > Sent: Monday, April 25, 2016 11:30 AM > To: Electric Vehicle Discussion List > Subject: Re: [EVDL] J1772. Solder or crimp? > > Harbor Freight sells an outstanding hydraulic crimper at a bargain > price: > http://www.harborfreight.com/hydraulic-wire-crimping-tool-66150.html > For $55 there is no reason to use a hammer crimper. > > I have used the next size up from this one, made by the same > manufacturer, for about ten years. I have made countless crimps with > zero failures. Beautiful crimps of all different sizes with little > effort. > > Here is a 20% off coupon, so you can get a crimper for $44: > http://www.harborfreight.com/digitalsavings.html > > Bill D. > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag > racing at NEDRA > (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag > racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
