What to do with my HF Jack Stand Money?

Grassroots,

I am in a huge pickle and need help from the hive. I have approximately $50 gift card to harbor freight and I need to spend it before I lose it. Any suggestions or potential shopping carts from those that are extremely bored. 

Obviously have the basic jack and hand tools, power tools, etc. Out of the box ideas for the best use of $50 bucks. Have a boat that needs an anchor chain and second anchor, work on cars, etc, etc. Give me what you got.

$50 worth of orange straps

cutoff wheels, grinding disks, caster wheels to put under your junk, magnetic tool holder strips.

If you don't have a battery powered impact, get one. 

$50 to a battery impact

Lots of work gloves.

You don't need any more flashlights.

j_tso said:

Lots of work gloves.

You don't need any more flashlights.

I DO NEED MORE JUNK FLASHLIGHTS SINCE ALL OF MY JUNK FLASHLIGHTS HAVE DIEDS!

Robbie (Forum Supporter) said:

cutoff wheels, grinding disks, caster wheels to put under your junk, magnetic tool holder strips.

If you don't have a battery powered impact, get one. 

Impact already covered. Great ideas on sanding/grinding consumables. Need to look at magnetic strips to see what that's about.

Patrick (Forum Supporter) said:

$50 worth of orange straps

Let's not get kinky, this is a car forum.

moving blankets, tarps, ammo cans

My current fave HF item. I have one on each workbench and want another for the lathe.

Some new jack stands?

EvanB (Forum Supporter) said:

Some new jack stands?

Bought Esco stands due to unjustified fear of immenent death.

Robbie (Forum Supporter) said:

caster wheels to put under your junk

you have a very lucky(or incredibly sore) wife if your junk needs casters

Patrick (Forum Supporter) said:

Robbie (Forum Supporter) said:

caster wheels to put under your junk

you have a very lucky(or incredibly sore) wife if your junk needs casters

43% of our cars move on their own without need for casters, so my wife does consider herself very lucky. oh wait...

Trent (Generally supportive dude) said:

My current fave HF item. I have one on each workbench and want another for the lathe.

Ohh, I nee to look for one of those.  It would be great for soldering.

For suggestions, I would back up the $20 ish cutoff wheel, one of my most useful tools.

There is also a good selection of much better than junk flashlights there now.  I am a fan of the wand like rechargeable one (with magnetic base).

HF Portaband: https://harborfreight.com/10-amp-deep-cut-variable-speed-band-saw-kit-63444.html

Oscilating multi-tool: https://harborfreight.com/variable-speed-oscillating-multi-tool-63113.html

4' LED Shop light: https://harborfreight.com/lighting/work-lights/4-ft-led-hanging-shop-light-64410.html

Trent's suggestion is also a good one: https://harborfreight.com/fluorescent-magnifying-lamp-60643.html

In reply to Stefan (Forum Supporter) :

I have one of those 4' LED shop lights. It rocks.

aircooled said:

Trent (Generally supportive dude) said:

My current fave HF item. I have one on each workbench and want another for the lathe.

Ohh, I nee to look for one of those.  It would be great for soldering.

For suggestions, I would back up the $20 ish cutoff wheel, one of my most useful tools.

There is also a good selection of much better than junk flashlights there now.  I am a fan of the wand like rechargeable one (with magnetic base).

The florescent lamp in it is so much kinder to the eyes than LED. I have one on my home workbench for soldering. One on my work cabinet for reading numbers on taps smaller than #6 or 3mm

Hell, the day I hit 45 my close up vision went to crap. Reading glasses make me dizzy. I love these magnifiers

I bought a bench grinder there that would make an excellent boat anchor.  It wasn't very good at being a grinder though.

Lifetime supply of zip ties?

2-3 year supply of disposable gloves?

Lifetime supply of 10mm sockets?

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Shadeux (Forum Supporter) said:

I have one of those 4' LED shop lights. It rocks.

Those things are indeed great.

So the winner is.......

Viking 4A battery charger maintainer and a pair of mechanics gloves.

Was going to do the LED shop light (still may buy it next time I am at a store), but it is not availble for shipping. These folks need to talk to amazon to see how it is supposed to work. Sell $4 item in a 12" x 12" box shipped 2-day? No problemo.

Thanks for all of the suggestions and playing this amazing game show with absolutely zero chance to win anything other than additional reason to spend more money at harbor freight.

ShinnyGroove (Forum Supporter) said:

I bought a bench grinder there that would make an excellent boat anchor.  It wasn't very good at being a grinder though.

Do you use the extension cord as the anchor rope (plugged in to an outlet) or do you use some sort of ratcheting straps?