Comment on Amazon's Monopoly of the tech industry is ruining the US economy

• 667@lemmy.radio ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  When you absolutely need something to work presicely between once the day you buy it and the day you’re late for jury duty.

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  • wrekone@lemmyf.uk ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    I’ve gotten some surprisingly long lasting gems there, but you can never be sure. Like you said, I’ve also gotten a number “single use” tools from Harbor Freight. Overall though, it’s almost always been worth it.

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    • scarabic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Most homeowners don’t need better than HF. If you start getting into more sophisticated equipment their quality can be really problematic but for all the basic stuff a homeowner needs: hammer and pliers, HF is one-stop.

      From there you have to be careful, but gems can be found. I’ve been using their 120V 2HP dust collector in my wood shop for years now and it is an insane value for a decent machine.

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    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Yup. Hand tools are generally pretty safe, anything with a motor is sus. And honestly, I respect my health enough to not buy safety equipment there (3M is the way to go most of the time).

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