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Link Who would have ever expected a defective product from Harbor Freight? From the article...
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Yeah, well , I have a Bear & Sons folder that I had to do some work on the liner lock to make it safely and fully latch. And it was made in the US. And cost more than five dollars. ___________________________________________________________________________ "....imitate the action of the Tiger." | |||
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I’m so glad higher quality stores/products never have recalls. | |||
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7 reports of injuries over 9 years and 1M products. I would say that not too shabby. | |||
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Yep. And of those 7 injuries, I would wager a lot, if not all, were due to operator error. I have one or two of the Harbor Cheap folders. You do have to make sure they lock. Just like any other. Though on a cheap version, the lock is kind of rough. So you must be persuasive with it at times. _______________________ “The only power any government has is the power to crack down on criminals. Well, when there aren't enough criminals, one makes them. One declares so many things to be a crime that it becomes impossible for men to live without breaking laws.” Ayn Rand “If we relinquish our rights because of fear, what is it exactly, then, we are fighting for?” Sen. Rand Paul | |||
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If you use a five dollar pocketknife, maybe you deserve a laceration, ya cheap bastard. | |||
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Good lord. A knife that is a cut hazard. Wait until they figure out that matches are burn hazards. | |||
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You might want to actually read the article. ——————————————— The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. Psalm 14:1 | |||
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| Now and Zen |
More than a grain of truth to that. ___________________________________________________________________________ "....imitate the action of the Tiger." | |||
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Like they say in motorcycles and elsewhere, if you have a $5 head wear a $5 helmet. Although not everything with the "Made in China" stamp is pure crap, your chances are a lot higher. ___________________________ Avoid buying ChiCom/CCP products whenever possible. | |||
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I did, thanks. Don't assume. Anyone that uses a chinese tool and is surprised at its failure is a freaking idiot. | |||
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Seriously, if all you can spend on a folder is five bucks, you're a cheap bastard. You can spend twenty dollars and get a decent folder that won't collapse on you unless you try very hard to make it happen. Here's an example- KA-BAR Dozier Folding Hunter Hell, I've got one, signed by Bob D. himself. Do you think a veteran knifemaker like Bob Dozier is going to let his name be put on junk? It's an inexpensive folder, but it's not junk, unlike this Chinese crap. You may say that Taiwanese versus Chinese made is a fine distinction, but not really. These knives coming out of the Chinese mainland are garbage. You can see scratches on the blade of mine because I used it and I had no more concern that the lock would fail on it than any other folder. Nice little folder.  | |||
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That is the single dumbest phrase I heard while I was involved in motorcycles. No one makes a helmet to cover the value of mine or anyone else's head. Most people's heads are worth into 6 figures pretty easily and yet not one single motorcyclist would spend 6 figures on a helmet. | |||
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So a $5 knife may have an issue. Shocked. When you read between the lines and look at the numbers here is doesn't seem to bad. Considering there were over 1 million sold.
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Many people buy the cheapest thing possible to do the job. It really does not make sense when buying chainsaws, tires, guns and knives. It is all relative I suppose. I met an older woman of limited means, who said she never buys at Goodwill, always at Kmart when it comes to her grandchildren's clothes. Nothing but the best for them, she said. BTW I have met plenty of people whose heads would not be worth five bucks in the secondary market. | |||
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HF is a store that sells knives made of Chinesium? I'm shocked. Boss, I like that Dozier. It even has your name scratched into the blade as well. How many posts/years here do I need to have for you to sign one of my blades? H&K-Guy | |||
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Which is why many of them rack up a $60k medivac bill for a ride to the local trauma center. Anyone who would throw a leg over a bike wearing anything less than a good full faced helmet might just be sporting that $5 head you claimed doesn't exist. To the point of the op, I carry a ~$20 RAT folder everyday, and its been flawless. Anything under $20 is most likely something you really don't want to be cutting with. ----------------------------- Guns are awesome because they shoot solid lead freedom. Every man should have several guns. And several dogs, because a man with a cat is a woman. Kurt Schlichter | |||
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I'm quite certain that no one would give a plug nickle for my head, but I do wrap it in a $3,500 helmet because it's comfortable and it works, and it replaced the $1,500 one I used to wear. We think too highly of ourselves, most of the time. The truth is that not long after we're gone, nobody will really know, or care that we existed. In the meantime, I wish I'd spent on that helmet a long time ago. What a difference it makes. | |||
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