Harbor Freight Mini Vise

HF’s quality has improved, but I’ve noticed that their prices have also gone up. They still have a lot of good buys for the money. I bought an engine support from them yesterday that looked pretty cheesy in the photos. When I got it home and opened the (surprisingly heavy) box, I was really impressed. Nice powder-coating, chrome, and quality components. It was regularly $79.95, and I used a 20% off coupon to lower that to less than $65 out the door. You still need to inspect their stuff carefully, but I think they have made a real effort to improve the quality of their goods. I don’t know if they still do it, but HF used to do a lot to support mechanical trades education in the US. As a former high-school voc-ed teacher, that gives me another reason to shop at their stores.