A good friend, Mark H here in the Chicago suburbs, turned me on to Harbor Freight Tools. Harbor Freight is a low cost wholesale store full of amazing deals on just about any tool you can think of. They have a website and many brick and mortar store locations as well. Of course, price often goes hand in hand with quality, so make sure you know what you’re buying before you take the plunge. For basic tools such as screwdrivers, hammers and drill bits, they have great deals. If you are on a tight budget and need a new tool for that restoration project, or perhaps you tend to use your flat head screwdrivers as pry bars, Harbor Freight is worth checking out.

A recently advertised deal, particularly good for the arcade enthusiast:

A complete set of security bits to give you full access to protected components.

* Includes bits to fit hex, hollow hex, Pozi, Torx, hollow-tip Torx, square and spline fasteners
* Also comes with slotted and Phillips bits
* 1/4″ hex shaft
* Rugged chrome vanadium construction

Hex end to 1/4″ drive adapter, magnetic hex bit driver, hook hanging bit (Y- design), 1/4″ hex to 1/4″ socket drive bit and 1/4″ hex wobble adapter; also includes 8 Phillips, 8 Pozi drive, 9 slotted, 4 spanner, 9 torque, 4 tri-wing, 9 hollow tip torque, 3 torque-set, 9 metric hex, 4 square, 10 SAE hex, 3 spline, 6 hollow metric hex, 6 hollow SAE hex and 3 clutch bits
Weight: 1.90 lbs.

ITEM 91310-8VGA

I’ve got this identical set and paid about $12 for it. Still a good deal at $12, but at $4.99? Buy one if you don’t have a security bit set, or stock up! You can always use one for your COSP Secret Santa gift when Christmas rolls around again.

Tags: cheap, Harbor Freight, Security Bits, Tools

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