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Old Mar 19, 2008 | 06:21 PM
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Anyone ever use a air cut off from Lowes (kobalt) or home depot (husky)? My harbor freight special has no nuts!!!
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 07:01 PM
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I dont know about those but my habor feight $15 one has seen about 40 disc and is still working like new
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Old Mar 20, 2008 | 11:33 PM
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What's the flow rating, motor, and tank size of your compressor?
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 05:44 PM
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My HF one seams to do pretty good, did you oil yours?
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Old Mar 21, 2008 | 10:51 PM
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ive got the 60 gallon compressor from lowes and yes oil it alot
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my husky die grinder is bad ***. i use it a couple times a week. it is still fairly new i got it for christmas but i am impressed, alot cheaper than the matco one
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 07:35 AM
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Originally Posted by 1SlowFormula
My HF one seams to do pretty good, did you oil yours?
The HF stuff is good for what it is, a little crude, but plenty good enough for guys who do not use them 8 hours a day.
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 01:16 PM
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HF air tools are hit and miss....especially when they are on sale for 9.99...lol. I am happy someone tried the husky I was gonna buy that one. I'm an x body guy
and my cut off is the only HF air tool I have and its junk! I can stall it easily....1 minute or 1 hour of use don't matter, it's no good at all!!
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Old Mar 31, 2008 | 06:37 PM
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Hey Mike,

I gave mine a workout this weekend and it did pretty good, I did have it stall a few times but that was when it ran low on oil, just added oil and I was good to go...

You can even see it laying there on my trailer ramp in this pic...
http://www.1slowformula.com/images/w...reduction2.jpg
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Old Apr 2, 2008 | 07:22 PM
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i have to give this one piece of advice. If you use an air tool enough that you consider it "often" I suggest buying a quality unit. I cant give any advise on the ones you mentioned, but I use several Ingersol cutoff tools, impacts, and air ratchets at work and they are top notch. I own several of the same brand for home use. Doesn't the home depot stuff have a lifetime warranty? I cant remember. If they do, then seems like it was a nice choice.
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Hello all, I did buy a husky unit which does work very well. Only stalled a few times. My hf is just junk. Thanks for all your help.
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If you have a smallish compressor, buying a cheap electric cutoff tool will work better. Walmart has a $30 B&D electric that has worked great for trimming my firewall in my conversion project. They have griding and cutting wheels for it.

Frank
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Old Apr 24, 2008 | 04:21 PM
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I've got Ingersoll Rand, Craftsman, Husky, and a few cheapie HF and eagle die grinders. I've actually used the HF more than any of them, and I've never had an issue. But I don't cut a heck of a lot with them, I'm usually sanding or polishing.
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