good use for broken harbor freight bar clamps

I have those,,I can’t get that lucky,,, the ratchet end breaks on me..

-- Dan Hux,,,,Raleigh, NC https://whitdaniel.com

I have 2 with a broken retchet ends also. LOL

-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!

HF rides again. although I have purchased some good tools from them.

very nice… my ratchet ends are the ones that break too but ive used that technique on my bench plenty of times…. works great

I have found that Harbor Freight makes great boat anchors.

-- http://shepherdtoolandsupply.com/

good idea…I just bought a bunch last month when they were on sale at 1.99….now I will know what to do if they break…

-- Matt--Proud LJ since 2007

IRWIN will replace theirs for FREE if they break. I know first hand

-- "Not skilled enough to wipe jam on toast!"

so strange for the other part to break. oh well, it’s HF after all. they’re like radio shack is with electronics – even if you dont think anything like that could possibly break, they will prove you wrong!

anyway, for 1.99 they are hard to pass up – as matt can attest – and when they fail at least some of them can have a second life.

I belive that harbor freight will replace them also. No sale slip needed, just walk into the store with the broken one and leave with new one’s.

-- Mike, Westport MA.

I made new ends for mine out of scrap oak.

-- Roy L, Arizona

every one that had the red handles has broke, I took them back and the manager said that I was out of luck. Left them at the counter.

-- Life is to short to own an ugly boat.

Thanks for the idea. I have 1 broken and 1 godd (so far) Could use a hold down so this is great for me.

Thanks for the inovative idea.

Scrappy

-- Scrap Wood's the best...the projects are smaller, and so is the mess!

i have several of those broken clamps. but at like $1 per clamp what can you expect?

i will say they work good as long as you dont put too much pressure on them. for light clamping deeds they work great

Like most, the ratchets break on mine. They are dirt cheap on sale so if I break a few no big deal.

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

I hate em,No grip, they slip, and at worst, they break.

They could do a lot better with very little effort and a few pennies more for materials.

But, it you are buying them why bother?

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner