Originally Posted by
stovens
Mike that tubing bender is pretty slick and at a great price! I'm the first to admit I have a love hate relationship with Harbor Freight and Chicago Electric. That said, for the rarely used tool, Chicago Electric makes some pretty good quality tools. For a work horse tool I use all the time(woodworking stuff for me) I tend to get name brands like porter cable, milwakee, Delta, Makita a lot of which will go a lot farther being used frequently. As for some of the above brands, older is better, especially with Delta. Delta/rockwell stuff is pretty bullet proof.