Are Harbor Freight Tools Really That Bad? 

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Tyler: This is my old pair, it’s the same thing just has a longer handle for more leverage. Also Tyler: Hmm, wonder why that was so much easier?

Every time Tyler says "no chance," a product marketer gets his wings.

7:41 "I've already paid you for it, I shouldn't have to fight you for it". -Tyler That's some modern-day philosopher type shit right there.

Love that you had your OSHA not approved safety squints engaged along with the "oh man I hope this doesn't turn south" head turn. Safety is the responsibility of the tool user in a home setting

Welcome to Tylers channel, where safety is always the top priority!

The old pair have longer handles, makes it easier to get through the nails

Vinyl Snips: Won’t cut steel rope Tyler: These things can’t cut much of anything 😂

Tyler, those “super scissors” are literally just re-packaged and dulled trauma shears. Like you said, the scissors paramedics use. A good pair will include a ring cutter, and a fresh pair will cut through leather and coins with ease.

The "saw" you're mentioning on the knife is actually made to scale fish

No safety glasses while snipping NAILS? At one point you had it pointed at your EYES!!!

Tyler youre one of my favorite youtubers. That being said, please use safety glasses! Seeing you cutting all that with exposed eyes kills me. I watched a guy lose an eye after cutting a nail with nippers.

Tyler on the verge of an aneurysm the entire time trying to cut the nails is by far my favorite part.

"The jaws don't really open far enough to fit something big in there" - Tyler

Casually cutting nails a few inches from his jugular 🤣 that’s why we love you Tyler

Scissors that claim to cut nails cut paper. Tyler: im actually impressed 😗

Project Farm: Be sure to always be safe! Tyler: (holds a nail in side cutters next to his neck)

you're nearly doubling the leverage with the old style, lmao

tyler is proof that you dont need a good studio, a fake over the top personality, corny acting and top notch editing to produce interesting content.

The difference between Harbor Freight (or any cheap tool) and more respected brands isn't necessarily going to show up right out of the package. But there will often be a VERY big difference in how long it will end up lasting you and how good of a job it continues to do as it gets older

Tyler I genuinely am afraid for your safety in these videos lol. I know we joke about it alot but seriously Man, you need to wear safety glasses at the very least bud.

Hey Tyler I used to do tool repairs for Harbor Freight like repairing the retuned power tools and I think you should stress test them I think you would have fun

The Toss-away button is actually used in survival kits as a float for the needle/magnetized metal of a makeshift compass.

Alright so as a harbor freight employee I can clear up your Doyle confusion. Yes, Doyle is a new house brand. It's our current top of the line for pliers until they come out with Icon pliers. Then below that is Quinn, after that its Pittsburgh.

when he went on a rant about the sewing kit I nearly doubled over in laughter, cause well, you know, you bust a button, your clothes don't close up properly, you don't insulate as well as you would = you die faster

"harbor freight tools are bad" said literally no one ever that has ever used them. harbor freight's downfall are things that are electrical, they tend to not last very long, but everything mechanical is A+ at the price ranges.

God I love how Tyler is always happy to admit he was wrong

As a tinner, watching you cut nails and wire with those tin snips had me sweating.

"You're gonna put an eye out with that thing, kid!"

When I was younger I had an old cheap pair of wire cutters, I wanted to cut nails, so I put the wire cutters into the vise with the nail. The first 3 were good, I cut the nail and threw it across the garage, the last nail broke the wire cutter with a huge bang. The blade that broke off put a sizeable dent in a half in plywood, visible on the other side. I'm really glad I wasn't infront of the thing. Safety was not a thing for 12 year old me lol

It cut through a zinc penny, and his next thought is "That must mean it can cut through a steel nail". Steel and zinc have slightly different properties 😂

20:06: THAT V8 THO!

Tyler, that's exactly the shears we use. All harbor freight did was take regular trauma shears and put them in a colorful package.

Tyler: “idk what electrical means”

Leatherman Raptor Shears will cut through basically anything, when I was an EMT I used them and they’d cut through buttons on pants and everything.

I love this channel. This is what the internet should be. Just hours of Tyler how too’s

Tyler's brain: "Ahh yes, let me just turn my head and completely expose my carotid artery to the nails I'm cutting in half that are flying around the garage."

I love seeing Tylers videos as soon as they come out, just dropped 10 minutes ago

The snips actually work very well cutting sheet metal (which is what they're meant for). It takes a bit of practice to be able to cut long lines with them but, once you figure out how to do it, they work very well.

I low key wanna buy one of those knives and give it an overhaul... swap the compass for something a bit more rugged, put a window punch/sun dial on the back, heat treat it, sharpen it, change the fishing kit to something a bit more reliable, some 550 cord on the handle etc and send it to him and have him test that.

anyone going to make a supercut of Tyler saying, "I didn't expect that."

The longer handle on the old ones gives you more leverage so it seems easier.

Now we need to see how sharp you can get the cheap survival knife lol

Infantry Veteran here. Buttons have a lot of use beyond replacing a button. A lot of us carried a sewing kit. Having a button or two in order to mend ANY fabric together can be a blessing. You could repair a bag and still retain it's proper function of opening and closing. You could do that with rope or paracord, however opening and closing the bag will take longer as you have to untie at least one knot. If you kill an animal and skin it for warmth? You could make a clasping system and wear the pelt. Most plastic and wooden buttons also float. They can support the weight of a small makeshift hook and worm. You can make a needle out of wood with a rock as a grinding surface, and thread/string from most plant life. Or even your own hair if it's lengthy enough. SERE school teaches you a lot. Stuff you wouldn't honestly think about. Yeah people mainly focus on the whole ESCAPE from a POW Camp, but if you get out? You still have to survive the wilderness. And if all you got is a button? You put that bitch to use.

The longer handles on the older pair of side cutters would give you more leverage

I love this guy he makes the weirdest but cool ideas for videos

From my experience being a heavy line automotive technician when using harbor freight tools, they will typically do the job they are intended for, will it be the easiest or best experience doing that job...no but they will do the job. For normal average consumer use they are decent enough tools, if you plan on using them for other than intended purposes then sure give them a try but don't expect golden results. And if you are a professional using them on a constant basis day in day out then yes they will wear out faster than the big name brand tool trucks but I can tell you that you can buy alot of harbor freight for the price of those other tools, probably buy 8-10 pairs of those Doyle side cutters for the price of one pair of knipex

I love these longer videos Tyler😁👍🏻

As far as hinged tools go, side cutters and linesman's pliers etc, you can't go wrong with knipex. I've been replacing all of my hinged tools with knipex for quite a while now and I haven't run into one I don't like.

I’d like to see you perform more knife tests. I recommend the Mora Garberg Carbon. That would be awesome to see, as it’s recommended by a lot of people for Bushcraft use (Grey Bearded Green Beret, Corporals Corner, Dave Canterbury, etc recommend it).

Tyler went super saiyan to cut the nail.. 😂 😂

“Am i that powerful?” I love that😂😂 Keep up the great content🙂🙂

To be honoust do watch lots of his video's they'll always make my day... But this somehow stands out from the rest... Especially the unsatisfactory in cutting paper and then watching his face! 🤣🤣🤣

Good thing about HF hand tools, is if they ever break, you can bring it back for something new.

17:14 "the jaws don't really quite open big enough to fit something really big in here" - Tyler, August 2021. Quote of the year my friends

The reason the scissors only cut in a certain spot is due to physics. It all has to due with the amount of force in certain areas

It’s the point of leverage on the scissors. Every pair has them.

The "older" Knipex pair is the high leverage version, the brand new ones are just their standard diagonal cutters, neither of which are even remotely designed for cutting nails or steel cable lol. All these tests would have been waayy better suited to smaller bolt cutters

Well after seeing him trying to cut nails with a side cutter right next to his jugular i'm glad the survival knife was dull and he didn't think to sharpen it first.

Love it. Nice seeing a review from a box store. Maybe a Northern Tool review sometime in the future?

The snips are meant for thin metal, vinyl siding and trim pvc fittings

Tyler: Shocked (“Is that how powerful I am?)

I’ve had a pair of those safety scissors for almost 20 years. I use them to cut scotchbrite pads every day and they are still sharp enough cut a penny in half. I’ve used them to cut automotive sheet metal as well. I highly recommend them.

The key here is to use the correct tool for the job at hand. For cutting harder things like nails (steel), I use my Knipex cutters with a compound jaw. The standard side cutters are really designed for softer materials. The last pair of snips looked like a pair of tin snips designed for cutting sheet metal, not for cutting rope cable. I would use the compound jaw cutters for that. When cutting rope or rope cable, fold the cable back onto itself making a loop at the end. Cut the center of the loop while pulling the cable to keep it tight against the lower jaw. Your life just became easier.

My sister is a emt and the "super scissors" are just emt shears they are pretty good considering I was able to cut a penny testing them out

When you look back at when harbor freight came out to now they've come a long way in tool quality from how bad the stuff was in the beginning.

Fun fact: The Doyle cutters fall under the same lifetime warranty that all the pittsburgh stuff does, so even if they DO go dull, you can just swap them out with a brand new pair, no receipt needed, no cost to you. So they'll last the same lifetime.

sewing kits are actually really good survival tools. and I know a button seems weird. but if you have a pouch that the button falls or breaks off of that has your other survival items inside. you would want a button to close it with otherwise if you jump off a log or something it could spill rather easily and potentially without you knowing. so it's good for keeping things shut. and the kit can be adapted if you slice your arm or leg open on something to close the wound before treating and wrapping it.

Who else was waiting for a stray nail to pierce through tye's eye

Everyone commenting "mOrE lEvErAgE". He literally says that they have more leverage when he first shows them 🤦

Lets cut a bunch of stuff a tool is not designed to cut and act surprised when it fails. Keep them coming Tyler I love it.

no safety glasses. i love this channel

It's so cute how he doesn't understand leverage…. i tune in just for those little moments

I bought a mini miter saw from Harbor Freight and I love it! It's great for small crafts and hobby projects!

Tyler: Am I that powerful? The internet: Yes.

To prevent the rolling to the side you need to get a groove in it or put it in a vice grip to simulate whats being cut to be taught especially the rope and wires

Usually you’re fairly accurate Tyler, but come on; 8” to 10” is an exponential increase in the world of leverage.

Tyler, when you open your packages try using a can-opener.

“Safety Scissors” I’m dead. Trauma shears, Tyler. Trauma shears. (Also, fun fact, a good pair of trauma shears will cut a penny in half.)

Packaging: *annoys Tyler* Tyler: *YEET*

Please, for the love of god, wear safety glasses.

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I should be working. However, I found your videos, and now I wonder if I ever need to clock in again. I could watch your videos as a career. You are the best!!! OMG I have laughed and been shocked and been entertained and just have fallen in love with your channel. Keep on being awesome!

Ever thought about what you will do when one of those nails stick in your eye. I got a second chance, a piece of wire stuck in my eye, but not in the eyeball. When it was pulled out 1/2 inch embedded between eyeball and skin. Put on glasses.

Lol you technically committed a federal crime by cutting that penny in half

Sweet spot? Yeah, I guess that’s an easy way to put it. You need to position the thing you’re cutting so that you can get the greatest leverage, preventing it from moving, while having enough material on both sides to prevent pinching and having one side pop up at an angle.

KEEP DOING REVIEWS OF OFF THE WALL STUFF WE LOVE IT

I was a boat mechanic for many years. I used harbor freight tools along side guys that used snap on, mac and cornwall tools. The only difference was, if mine fell in the water or got left in a boat, I wasn't out 100s/1000s of dollars. And if any of mine ever did break, I just took it back to the store and got a replacement for free.

Cutting stuff with those scissors gives me PTSD from all the blood blisters I've gotten doing that.

The super scissors are pretty handy. I have an old pair of that style scissors from the 90’s. I’ve used them to cut everything from rubber tube to auto body panels. 30 years old and still work like new. I must say there is a certain technique to using them though.

Tyler can you please set up a PO box so we can send you some safety gear?

That one nail that went two directions, one half went into your chest, the other half went through the garage door! 😂🤣😂🤣😂

Hey man I’ve seen many of your videos where you do a cut test on paper with knives and I should inform you that most paper especially printer paper has grain to it. Slicing along the long edge is easy than trying to cut along the short edge of the paper. Even hair shaving edges can have trouble slicing the short edge of paper. Just a pro tip. And the paper test is more about identifying problems on an edge as you slice through. However with a really sharp edge you can push cut paper which requires no slicing motion meaning the same part of the edge is being used to literally push through the paper. Anyways…hope that saves you some paper cut grief. Just always test on the long side of the paper.

As someone who Works at Harbor freight, Nearly everything at our store is "house-brand" every single Brand name is made by one person, so Doyle and Pittsburgh are harbor freight Exclusive, just like Hercules and Bauer are exclusive, the exceptions are things like the Gorilla Glue and tape, and the WD-40

The reason the scissors don't work toward the tip for the rope, is they flex away from each other the further you are from the rivet. The denser the material to cut, the more flex. Scissors will always be most efficient the furthest up the blade you can get.

🤣 I’m freaking rolling!! You can tell he hasn’t ever worked any blue collar jobs! I knew he wasn’t about to cut the second nails with ease then he brings out the big ones I laughed!

The irony in Tyler's rant of the artwork on the scissors. Then in the middle of it all the Instagram tag pops up with a 90 shait comic sans style garbagio nade.

Great vid... for the side cutters, Project Farm did a really thorough review which put Doyle (the heavier duty Harbor Freight brand) pretty high up the chain. Not top, but not the bottom, either.

Those ones with the big Jaws as you say can do delicate cuts. I work with them often at my company and those things are my go-to when cutting metal bands off of pallets.

Food for thought- the sewing kit in the harbor freight kit could also be used to give sutures or possibly to make a compass if you added a magnet too the kit.