wrote in message
oups.com...
I can't disagree with your logic. I am sure it is true for you. For
me a trip to the Harbor Freight Store is 7 miles to the Ferry, a fourty
minute ferry ride, and about twenty more miles to Harbor Freight.

While I've lived closer to HF stores in the past, I too am a bit of a drive
from the nearest location now: about 40-45 minutes drive to Vallejo. So I
don't hop in the car and drive up there whenever I need something. What I do
is consolidate my shopping trips. It turns out that Vallejo also has the
closest steel yard for me and a few other stores that are not local. And
there are times when I'm on (or returning) from a trip North, so stopping at
the HF is not an extra expense (time or fuel).


So what are the extra features of the Harbor Freight unit?

Not a lot, but some little things that may or may not be important:

1. A separate three-position switch that turns the unit off, on through
speed control, or on full.
2. A fuse for overload protection.
3. Probably a better heat sink designed to handle the power load of small
tool motors.
4. A nice, professional-looking, compact package.

- Michael