[AT] OT - Harbor Freight sliding miter saw update

Mon Mar 1 15:28:10 PST 2004

Yep I remember John.  Don't worry I'll check it out good.
I bought a compressor from Lowes a few weeks ago and the output presure
guage wouldn't work.   Turned out to be a glob of Teflon pipe dope over the
hole in the guage fitting.

Charlie
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Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Harbor Freight sliding miter saw update

> I purchased their $99 free ship 10" double ended 2HP grinder and have
> nothing but praise.  I put heavy duty cord on before plugging in.  It is
> quieter than my Delta 6"-(has had noisy armature/bushing/bearings since
day
> one), Very High Torque, I can really reef into grinding or polishing and
> equivalent pricing on US was over $300.  I have Delta Sliding 10" Compound
> Sidekick and at business Wholesale with stand paid $399.  If it was a
> sometimes item I'd purchase from them.  Kinda like a Detroit Car Mon or
Fri
> ??? Tues-Wed-Thur  usually super fit and finish.  I'd say US made has
5-10%
> failure rate on tools and China tools 20-25% but when exchanged for
working
> seems to stand up.  I would I think require them to plug in and run the
next
> one before ya take it home:-} lotsa luck hope ya do well.  Charlie
remember
> what I said about the lower i.e.HD cord.  We were selling the 4.5" hand
> grinders and having a 65% failure rate started putting $1 heavy duty cord
> and failure rate dropped below 5%.  Little more up front trouble but
really
> lower later and when dealers started seeing pieces go out and not come
back
> we doubled,tripled sales.
> John Cable
> In Lower Slower Western Michigan
> Grand Rapids, MI
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "charlie hill" <chill8 at cox.net>
> To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
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> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 1:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [AT] OT - Harbor Freight sliding miter saw update
>
>
> > Hi Richard, it was me.  Thanks for not cussing at me....yet.   Mine has
> been
> > shipped but has not made it here yet.  I'm sorry yours did not work
well.
> I
> > sure hope mine is better.  The nearest store to me is 125 miles away.
> >
> > Oh well if it is no good it won't be the first time I blew $105 bucks.
> > Maybe the thing to do would be to get it running and pawn it.  Grins.
> >
> > Charlie
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Richard Walker" <richardwalker at pobox.com>
> > To: <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> > Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 12:04 PM
> > Subject: [AT] OT - Harbor Freight sliding miter saw update
> >
> >
> > > My thanks (with reservations!) go to whoever alerted the list about
the
> > $99
> > > deal for a 10" sliding compound miter saw deal at Harbor Freight.
> > >
> > > I didn't feel comfortable with ordering the saw on-line due to
worrying
> > > about the possibility of finding a fault and then having to eat paying
a
> > > high freight charge to return the 50-pound saw for warrantee.  I
checked
> > > with the manager of my local HF store and he said since they don't
stock
> > > that model, it could NOT be returned to them if ordered on-line and it
> > > proved to be faulty.  They only handle exchanges/refunds on items
bought
> > > directly though their store, not on catalog purchases.
> > >
> > > So instead I bought the saw from a HF store 45 miles from me which did
> > have
> > > it in stock and would honor the warrantee if returned to them.  I
hauled
> > it
> > > home, unpacked it, plugged it in, and squeezed the switch. It ran for
> > about
> > > half-a-second, then quit.
> > >
> > > OK, figured I would do some simple troubleshooting before returning
the
> > > saw, just in case it was a bad wire connection at the plug or a switch
> > > malfunction.  Continuity check, voltage check, etc. I'd rather fix it
> > > myself, even if it took a few minutes, instead of doing a 90-mile
round
> > > trip to return the saw.  I mean, what's so hard about taking a switch
> out
> > > of a power tool?  Right.  Took out the four screws which were securing
> the
> > > plastic handle half, and as I was removing the half, SPROING!!!  The
> damn
> > > thing had Jesus pins inside related to the safety interlocking
> > > mechanism.  Jesus pins are, in case you don't know, small components
> that
> > > spring out of equipment while being disassembled and wind up under the
> > > workbench, lost in the dirt, out of sight twenty feet away, or
otherwise
> > > gone for good.  You then shout "Jesus!" very loudly.
> > >
> > > The wiring checked out fine, the switch checked out fine, the brushes
> > > checked out fine, the motor windings had continuity, no clue as to the
> > > problem.  So I buttoned the saw back up (minus the several missing
Jesus
> > > pins!) and will return it soon for another one.  If this next one
proves
> > > bad too, I'll simply request a refund and forget about owning one.
> > >
> > > Was wondering how the rest of you who bought these saws like them.  My
> > > thoughts are that the construction seems typical of most Asian
> machinery,
> > > being light (cost-cutting), and somewhat  Mickey Mouse in design,
> > > especially when you look at things like adjustment procedures, etc.
But
> > at
> > > 1/5 the price of an equivalent Makita or De Walt sliding miter saw, it
> > > seems to have a place in a shop where it will just get occasional
usage.
> > >
> > > Provided it runs, that is!
> > >
> > >
> > > Richard
> > >
> > >
> > > Richard & Judy Walker
> > > Monrovia, CA
> > >
> > > richardwalker @ pobox.com
> > > judywalker @ pobox.com
> > > delete spaces to use addresses
> > >
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