<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Well well well, its about that time for me.  The fun time of choosing shop equipment!  I have looked at Harbor Freight for lots of hours now and its decision time for me.  Do any of you have any experience with Harbor Freight tools?  If so what is the tool and what did you think?  I'm interested in power tools.  A drill press, dust collector, bandsaw, grinder, router, disk and belt sander.  I understand a lot of you folks like the grizzly products and they do sound good, but I just cant stand to do the hole mail order thing.  I like to put my hands on the product.  The hand tools I have bought from Hf do an okay job for me.  Some things they have dont look so hot but others work well.  So before investing a lot of money I want to get a few opinions on these products from someone who has used them.  With Harbor Freight locations popping up all over the U.S one needs to know what to expect from the tools they push.  Thanks for any thoughts on this subject.  Oh... and one more thing.  I cant afford to brake the bank on this deal.  I know you get what you pay for but this will be my first shop.  I just need something that will do the job and last for a little while.  Thanks again.</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>