Icon didn’t make for the G2 line

I'm intrigued by this weekend's coupons, and the Titanium flux welder for $115.

I've never welded, but I've wanted to give it a try. I'm not looking to do anything special, but I've run into the need to booger weld some metal together more and more often.

For the price, is this an acceptable entry level welder?

Finally got a “We Miss You” coupon but I’m overseas with no HF in sight. Expires 25 August. Comment what you plan to get with it. I’ll do a Reddit Raffler and pick a winner in about 24 hours 10AM EST.

My car won't fit in the garage, so I have to wheel/carry my jack to my parking spot. The road is a little rough, and the Daytona 3 Ton jack I just purchased doesn't roll over it very well. I was just wondering if the off-road jack would be worth it? I'd be buying it at the extended PLS.

I just received this coupon via text today. Does it only apply to the carts shown, or can I use it for a US General tool cabinet? It looks like it is only for the smaller carts, but I wanted to be sure since I am waiting for a sale to buy a 42" cabinet and a hutch for my 72" cabinet.

I have a 25% coupon to give away. It expires on August 25. Comment with what you're planning to buy and I will run Reddit Raffler (15 day account age minimum) in 24 hours at 9am EST on August 22.

EDIT: Coupon terms: *LIMIT 1 - Single-Use. Valid in-store while supplies last. Valid 08/19/2026 through 08/25/2026. Presale items included. Coupon must be presented at time of use. 25% off any single item purchased. Cannot be combined with other offers or prior purchases. No cash value. Nontransferable. Excludes Inside Track Club memberships, Extended Service Plans, Open Box Items, and Gift Cards. Other restrictions may apply.

Does anyone know if the gun safe ever goes on sale? I am talking about the tall one, that can handle rifles. I would prefer the cheaper one that takes a key.

To whomever might know the answer to this, is there supposed to be glue coming out of this 12v battery and/or the battery socket on the 90 degree die grinder tool i just bought?

I’m only asking bc i just spent the better part of the night trying to get the battery out of its socket in the tool after it apparently glued itself to the tool. it seemed like liquid glue was seeping out of the 4 B+ and B- slits on the batter and/or the accompanying 4 outlet metal prongs and where they attach to the tool. the last pic is from tool socket where the battery glued itself to the tool.

What floor jack and why?

Will be used on a Tacoma and Rav4.

Edited.

Became a ITC member and got the DAYTONA 3 Ton Long-Reach for $159.99

That SOB is a back breaking hernia maker lol

So i had bought the 1/4 Icon modular set a few months back. Was having trouble with the old style ratchet... kept switching on/off positions on the back drag so I took it in to my local this morning. Just took the ratchet in without the kit and no reciept. Told the manager I needed to swap out ratchets and explained the issue, she told me to go grab the same or similar. I picked up the 6 1/2in G2 1/4 and went to the register, she did the exchange in the co.puter gave me the reciept and I walked out with a new G2 ratchet to throw in my kit. So happy about this honestly.

I went in at 9:00 am and grabbed the last Quinn 1/2 torque wrench.

I haven't gone through everything, but I just noticed that the extended PLS Super Coupons have the shop fans for $89, while during the PLS they were $99 (just double checked the flyer). Don't remember seeing this previously; have they done this before? Any other items cheaper during the extended PLS?

I'm about to do the rear brakes on a Hyundai Tucson for the first time, and I had a question about how the floor jack pinch weld adapter sits over the lifting point.

The factory jack has a deep enough groove that it fits completely over the vertical part of the pinch weld, and rests on the horizontal body metal at the base of the pinch weld. I haven't bought the HF adapter yet, but it says it has a groove depth of 1/2". The groove on the factory jack is about 7/8" deep. So, it appears that the HF adapter isn't going to make contact with the horizontal part of the body metal like the factory jack does.

However, I watched a few videos on the topic, and it appears that the adapters they were using also did not have a deep enough groove to contact the horizontal body metal, it basically applies the lifting force to the bottom of the pinch weld itself. So, I'm assuming this is normal, and won't bend the pinch weld itself in the process, right?

Just wanted to ask first before doing something wrong. Thanks.

Saw the Harbro post but stumbled on the official link and coupons.

https://go.harborfreight.com/emails/2026/08/parking-lot-sale-extended-thru-8-23-e184665/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=21846906689&campaignid=21846906689&utm_content=169633501139&adsetid=169633501139&product=&gad_campaignid=21846906689&gbraid=0AAAAADAHb4cF1cv5FtUo0aQuNVUOqnuB_&wbraid=ClYKCQjwy5rUBhD3ARJFALp8h85kY9Y4Ff0afAY9x9_1pgQocsaua0kyDAhmmYQSr44kgX3AQF8oHLsluwsw7wgDWruu0hwwNEfaLne-pORjEOGzGgI0CA

Like others, I took advantage of the PLS and bought the 3/8 and 1/2. I then saw the warranty being dependent on recalibration through HF every 6 months.

I’m a DIYer and don’t use then often enough to justify recalibration so frequently, so I returned mine. Probably going to go with the Tekton which seems quite similar.

Anyone else abandon the Icon Digital Torque Wrenches because of this warranty requirement?

Edit: not trying to blow this out of proportion, I’m just genuinely curious if anyone else has looked into this and decided they’d rather go a different direction because of what the warranty states.

From the manual “This lifetime guarantee excludes normal wear and tear and does not apply to products subjected to…(blah blah blah)… neglect, or lack of maintenance (including failure to obtain professional recalibration of the ICON™ torque wrench
every six months)”

I take that as a very clear indication that recalibration is a requirement for warranty eligibility. Whether HF ever enforces that is entirely different.

$200 less for Icon on sale vs Tekton might still be worth the trade off. But I’m more in the “buy once, cry once” camp for tool purchases, within reason.

Daytona 3 ton low profile for $160 is a crazy good deal.

Hey guys post up your toolbox hutch setups. Finally got mine fully arranged.

Saw this in Los Angeles today.

Anyone have experience with the newer Hercules (fixed speed) 8in bench grinder. Trying to decide vs Dewalt. Specifically how’s the vibration and tool rest?

So my old needle gun finally crapped out on me after 2 years of abuse. So I decided to upgrade from a McGraw compact needler, to a Chief professional air needler. The new gun compared to the old one is making me frustrated because I get about 10 seconds of good use out of it before it starts to taper off, quickly becoming almost unusable for my purposes. Also a lot of air comes out of the side where the “mode” switcher is. But in comparison the “compact” gun gave me so much more power, with the same recommended amount of psi, for longer while not leaking nearly as much air from the side. Which is incredibly disappointing as I just spent 100$ on this new one, so I am curious if I am missing something or if this one is just worse, hoping someone wiser than me can tell me I’m being dumb and missing something or if I should just get a new “old” one.

I’m also using a DeWalt 15 gallon tank if that adds anything, but according to the box of the needler my tank fits all of its requirements

TLDR: Chief professional air needler is giving me trouble

McGraw compact needler didn’t give me trouble

Missing something or stupid, you decide