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challgren(at)mac.com
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 Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 7:57 am Post subject: Harbor Freight Products |
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I don't want to rain on anybody's parade but my experience with some
of the HF products has been less than stellar.
With someone's recommendation on their Central Pneumatic Air
Compressor (2.5HP-8 gallon, Model 90385) I purchased one and received
it a few days later. Both wheels were broken off when it arrived in
the box and the motor cover was broken such that it was not attached
to the motor. I called HF and they courteously indicated they would
send replacement parts which arrived two days ago.
The new wheels were easy to attach but the new motor cover had to be
modified before it could be labored into position for placement of
the attaching bolts and screws. It appeared that the motor cover was
either poorly formed or for a slightly different product.
Operation of the air compressor is disappointing. Eight seconds
after you start using air the compressor motor turns on. If you stop
immediately it takes another 50 seconds for the compressor motor to
once again turn off. Using its air to power an air shear requires
stopping operation about every minute to let the compressor catch up.
The bottom line is that if the price is very low, it probably is a
minimally acceptable product. I got what I paid for. $119 for this
compressor is acceptable if only occasionally used for putting air in
your tires but I would not recommend it for building an aircraft.
I also got the Air Hydraulic Riveter (Model 93458) at someone's
recommendation that it was better than the one from Zenith. I tried
to follow the instructions on priming it and put some hydraulic oil
in it. The result is that a cloud of oil comes out every time the
trigger is activated. I have not yet dared to get it close to the
701 I am building.
On the plus side the air compressor is smaller than the one it
replaced which had lasted some 15 years. Both HF items can be
purchased from me for much less than I paid.
Stan Challgren
701VG (Reserved)
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TxDave
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Location: Temple, TX
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 8:48 am Post subject: Re: Harbor Freight Products |
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Hey Stan,
I have the same pneumatic riveter. You don't need to "prime" it. You only have to put 1 or 2 drops of oil in the inlet periodically to keep the moving parts lubricated. I have pulled thousands of rivets with mine without a hiccup. Sounds like you may have used too much oil. My apologies if I assumed incorrectly.
Dave Clay
Temple, TX
601XL from plans
http://www.daves601xl.com
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dredmoody(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 9:44 am Post subject: Harbor Freight Products |
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In my Harbor Freight puller, I only had trouble when I was putting oil in only periodically. After a year and a half of that practice, it would not reset after each rivet pulled. Once I began to put two - three drops at each work session, it has never given any more problems.
Dred
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dredmoody(at)cox.net
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 11:47 am Post subject: Harbor Freight Products |
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Quality aside, you have you by a compressor that can deliver a bit more than enough standard cubic feet per minute (SCFM) to keep up with whatever your tools use. Even a high quality compressor will run its butt off trying to keep up with a tool that uses more air volume than it can provide. That said, I don't know how many cubic feet per minute your shears use compared to the capacity of the compressor but it sounds like a mis-match.
Dred
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naumuk(at)alltel.net
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| Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2007 3:19 pm Post subject: Harbor Freight Products |
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No assumption. They only give you a couple of cc's of oil, and you only
need half of it. Sprayed the crap out of everything for hours!
Bill Naumuk
HDS Fuse/Corvair
Townville, Pa
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milreed(at)directcon.net
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| Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2007 8:41 am Post subject: Harbor Freight Products |
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My Craftsman 2HP compressor I bought in 1970 is still in my farm shop and never has missed a lick. When I converted our family room to aircraft factory I bought a cheepo HF compressor. 2 HP I think. From the start it would kick off and I would have to go out and push the reset after cooling.
In a fit of anger I took off the cover and bypassed the reset and said what the heck let it burn up and I'll then buy a new one. That was over a year ago and it has been working good. I think the cooling fan and system with the cover on ( unlike aircraft engines) is funky! It is the next best thing to tossing it out. I use HF "dremal", air shears as well as an air gun to blow out my work room so it runs for long periods. I use a 30 gal tank (old water system pressure tank).
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