Hot take: I thought the $80 knee kicker from Harbor Freight was just cheap junk until I had to use it on a tight stair job in a Cincinnati bungalow last month.

The way it gripped that tricky nosing without slipping once completely changed my mind about budget tools, so has anyone else found a surprisingly good deal on something they initially doubted?

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3 Comments

iris92724d ago

Yeah, that cheap orange pry bar set is the same deal. Thought the handles would snap first time I leaned on them, but they've held up pulling subframes for two years now. Sometimes the metal is just good enough.

bennett.evan24d ago

But are you really trusting that thing on a daily driver?

mason_fisher24d ago

Bet the heat treat is surprisingly decent on those.