[AT] Re: OT - Harbor Freight sliding miter saw update (2)

[Richard Walker]

Here's the conclusion of my Harbor Freight miter saw saga.

The store exchanged my dead saw for a new one this morning.  No problems, 
and they acted unsurprised, as though electrical faults in the tools they 
sell happen all the time!  We plugged the replacement unit in right at the 
store, to make sure it worked before I carried it out.

After generating some trial sawdust back home at my shop, the saw seems to 
have plenty of power and the adjustment controls function easily 
enough.  So I think you guys that ordered them will be fairly happy with 
this saw, despite my original post of gloom!  You usually get what you pay 
for and while this saw is definitely not the equivalent of a $550 Makita or 
DeWalt, at 1/5th the price it seems like a workable tool.  My main gripe is 
that the aluminum castings that make up the body housings seem very 
thin.  Almost sheet-metal like in thickness.  One fall to the floor off a 
workbench and I bet chunks would crack off.


Richard


Richard & Judy Walker
Monrovia, CA

richardwalker @ pobox.com
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