Anyone know if HF and Kobalt air tools are made my same manufacturer?
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HF and Kobalt (Lowes)
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reddog64
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i donno but Stanley and Mac are the same - aka wal-mart...
I bought HF's air regulator/oiler a couple of years back. I just picked up the Lowes Kobalt regulator and a filter last night. The casings are exact and the mounting thing that connects the two together and to the wall looks to be exact. Haven't tried it yet.
Someone gave me a Kobalt die grinder. I had a HF die grinder as well. The chuck assembly was the same on both. I interchanged parts to get one working.
Someone gave me a Kobalt die grinder. I had a HF die grinder as well. The chuck assembly was the same on both. I interchanged parts to get one working.
I wouldn't say they ALL are -- but I'm sure that at least some of any given model line come from the same factory in China or Taiwan. Doesn't guarantee parts are interchangeable ... but it does mean that, for reasonably similar cheapo Chinese tools, you should buy based on price point and not brand.
The great thing about HF is that their regular prices are okay, but if you don't absolutely need the item today, watch for it to go on sale, generally at two-thirds or half it usual price.
Alternately, you can buy a nicer tool on sale for what you would have spent on the cheap one.
HF, like JC Whitney, usually has a REALLY cheap item in any given category (like the $20 sawzall), then one that's considerably more (say, $40 for this case) and another that's a bit more than that (say, $50.)
The $20 one is junk. Either of the $40 or $50 items would prolly work. But the $50 one on sale for $25, now we're talking
Just my .02 on such things.
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The great thing about HF is that their regular prices are okay, but if you don't absolutely need the item today, watch for it to go on sale, generally at two-thirds or half it usual price.
Alternately, you can buy a nicer tool on sale for what you would have spent on the cheap one.
HF, like JC Whitney, usually has a REALLY cheap item in any given category (like the $20 sawzall), then one that's considerably more (say, $40 for this case) and another that's a bit more than that (say, $50.)
The $20 one is junk. Either of the $40 or $50 items would prolly work. But the $50 one on sale for $25, now we're talking
Just my .02 on such things.
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Confedneck79K30
3/4 ton status
its possible, there's only 5 major air tool manufacturing plants
Speaking of China... it's time for a round of "I Like Chinese":
Monty Python was dead on, and that was twenty-odd years ago.
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Monty Python was dead on, and that was twenty-odd years ago.
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