On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 23:19:55 -0500, "Lee Michaels"
wrote:


"David Nebenzahl" wrote in message
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On 2/26/2010 7:51 PM notbob spake thus:

On 2010-02-27, David Nebenzahl wrote:

The "new" (variable-speed) tool has an improved mounting system, perhaps
similar to Fein's new one.

Are you still referring to the Harbor Freight unit (var)? What would
be the advantage to one of these tools being variable? If slowed
down too much, seems it would lose its effectiveness and bog down.
OTOH, I have no experience with one.

Though I wasn't commenting on that aspect of the tool, I agree that being
able to vary the speed isn't a plus in my book either. I was just pointing
out that the variable-speed version has a different, presumably better
tool-mounting system.
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I guess when Harbor Freight copies a tool, they really copy a tool. Even if
the original tool had flaws. This would appear to be two distinct coies of
theoriginal. I would have been more impressed with an imporved version.

Maybe they figure a cheapie model with the bad blade mounting.

And a more expensive model with the mounting problem solved.

They get their foot in the door with a cheap knockoff. Then they "upgrade"
you to a better model. Marketing is alive and well at Harbor Freight.



....Except there is no mounting problem on the original single speed
unit. Someone has posted that their unit lacks the 4 positioning nubs.
That's a manufacturing defect, not a design defect.

I just looked in the owners booklet. The arbor is called a "spindle"
in their terms. If your spindle doesn't have nubs, you can call
1-800-444-3353 and discuss it with tech support. Maybe they will send
you a new one.

Also note that the instructions say not to use the long rectangular
blades in any position except straight out in front.