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Default Central Machinery quality?

On 3/8/2021 11:52 AM, Jack wrote:
On 3/8/2021 11:02 AM, Leon wrote:
On 3/8/2021 9:04 AM, Jack wrote:
On 3/6/2021 10:51 AM, Leon wrote:
On 3/5/2021 3:36 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:

https://www.harborfreight.com/search...al%20machinery

They even carry leg sets. ;-)

https://www.harborfreight.com/29-inc...and-95128.html

Well what could go wrong with a steel stand?Â* I might buy one of
those if I needed one.Â* ;~)

Personally you couldn't give me one of those stands.
If you're a woodworker, particularly a hobbyist with limited space,
why not build your own?


Not be argumentative but the materials to build one, coupled with the
time to make it is probably going to cost me more than the HF model.


Ya gets what you pay for. If you can't afford a few construction grade
2x's to build a tool stand/cabinet, then you probably can't afford to do
much in your shop other than stare at your tools.


Quite the contrary. As I tell my customers, don't worry about the
materials cost, it is the labor that is expensive. If you want a
premium wood vs. stained red oak, the price difference in the finished
product will not be that much percentage wise.


I understand a commercial shop might have a lots of space, and little
time to waste not producing money items, but that applies to few, if any
in this newsgroup.


Well I am not production 100% of the time but still try not to spend my
building time on things that eat into money making time. I get what you
are saying but I would build the stand with furniture grade materials
vs, construction grade materials. I would end up milling the 2x's stock
into 1x. And I would prefer a hardwood vs, spruce, pine, or fir.