Anyone Here Tried One Of These?
 

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30749

It's a very intriguing concept, and I could definitely use
something along those line on a pending woodworking project. However!
Seems to me you wouldn't have all the fine control of it the ad writer
implies you would. If you had a couple of handles along the lines of a
chainsaw I think it could be accurate enough - nothing like a bit of
chainsaw carving. But set-up the way it is I'd be worried it would be
inclined to take more off in places then you wanted. I may get one
later, for metal-work, I think it would work fine for that, but just
wonder how well it would operate on wood.

Any of you guys have any experience with one of these? Good
experience? Or bad?



JOAT
Teamwork is very important. It gives you someone to blame.

Anyone Here Tried One Of These?
 

Yup. I've got the dedicated Makita one . It was a leftover from my auto /
plate glass days. Mostly used it to take the sharp edge off the cut glass .
Have used it on the odd wood job. It works if your careful but I think I
would only use it as a last resort. YMMV.
Jim
"J T" wrote in message
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http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30749

It's a very intriguing concept, and I could definitely use
something along those line on a pending woodworking project. However!
Seems to me you wouldn't have all the fine control of it the ad writer
implies you would. If you had a couple of handles along the lines of a
chainsaw I think it could be accurate enough - nothing like a bit of
chainsaw carving. But set-up the way it is I'd be worried it would be
inclined to take more off in places then you wanted. I may get one
later, for metal-work, I think it would work fine for that, but just
wonder how well it would operate on wood.

Any of you guys have any experience with one of these? Good
experience? Or bad?



JOAT
Teamwork is very important. It gives you someone to blame.

Anyone Here Tried One Of These?
 

Tue, Aug 15, 2006, 2:16am (EDT+4) (Jim*Northey) doth
sayeth:
snip Have used it on the odd wood job. It works if your careful but I
think I would only use it as a last resort. YMMV.

That pretty much enforces my own thoughts.



JOAT
Teamwork is very important. It gives you someone to blame.

Anyone Here Tried One Of These?
 

I have this one from HF.
I use it on a Milwaukee grinder.
Works good but not Milwaukee quality.
It's worth the price for those times when you need to get into a tight
place.

You know it's important to buy those tools that you might need some day.
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"J T" wrote in message
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http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30749

It's a very intriguing concept, and I could definitely use
something along those line on a pending woodworking project. However!
Seems to me you wouldn't have all the fine control of it the ad writer
implies you would. If you had a couple of handles along the lines of a
chainsaw I think it could be accurate enough - nothing like a bit of
chainsaw carving. But set-up the way it is I'd be worried it would be
inclined to take more off in places then you wanted. I may get one
later, for metal-work, I think it would work fine for that, but just
wonder how well it would operate on wood.

Any of you guys have any experience with one of these? Good
experience? Or bad?



JOAT
Teamwork is very important. It gives you someone to blame.

Anyone Here Tried One Of These?
 

Tom H wrote:
I have this one from HF.
I use it on a Milwaukee grinder.
Works good but not Milwaukee quality.
It's worth the price for those times when you need to get into a tight
place.

You know it's important to buy those tools that you might need some day.
--------------------------------------------------------


What keeps the whole thing from spinning around? Some kind of screw
that wedges against the grinder?

Anyone Here Tried One Of These?
 

(J T) wrote in news:29816-44E1142F-738@storefull-
3333.bay.webtv.net:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30749

It's a very intriguing concept, and I could definitely use
something along those line on a pending woodworking project. However!
Seems to me you wouldn't have all the fine control of it the ad writer
implies you would. If you had a couple of handles along the lines of a
chainsaw I think it could be accurate enough - nothing like a bit of
chainsaw carving. But set-up the way it is I'd be worried it would be
inclined to take more off in places then you wanted. I may get one
later, for metal-work, I think it would work fine for that, but just
wonder how well it would operate on wood.

Any of you guys have any experience with one of these? Good
experience? Or bad?




For $8.00 I doubt it will be worth much. That has to cost someone about
$2.00 or less to make.

Anyone Here Tried One Of These?
 

Tue, Aug 15, 2006, 1:52pm (EDT+4)
(R.*Pierce*Butler) doth burble:
For $8.00 I doubt it will be worth much. That has to cost someone about
$2.00 or less to make.

You've never tried one then, eh?. Thanks for your contribution.



JOAT
Justice was invented by the innocent.
Mercy and lawyers were invented by the guilty.

Anyone Here Tried One Of These?
 

Anyone Here Tried One Of These?
 

On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:24:15 -0400, (J T)
wrote:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30749

It's a very intriguing concept, and I could definitely use
something along those line on a pending woodworking project. However!
Seems to me you wouldn't have all the fine control of it the ad writer
implies you would. If you had a couple of handles along the lines of a
chainsaw I think it could be accurate enough - nothing like a bit of
chainsaw carving. But set-up the way it is I'd be worried it would be
inclined to take more off in places then you wanted. I may get one
later, for metal-work, I think it would work fine for that, but just
wonder how well it would operate on wood.

Any of you guys have any experience with one of these? Good
experience? Or bad?

I used an air version of a similar tool- it wasn't a grinder
conversion, but a standalone thin belt sander with a handheld grip.
The idea is neat, but I found that for myself, it wasn't all it was
cracked up to be- the two major problems were that the belt liked to
slip off the roller on the end no matter how it was adjusted, and was
a PITA to put back on, and because the belt was so narrow and moved so
quickly, it had a tendancy to gouge things very quickly.

Useful for rough work, an maybe carving- but not really a finishing
tool in any sense of the word.

Anyone Here Tried One Of These?
 

Tue, Aug 15, 2006, 2:43pm (EDT-1) (Prometheus)
doth sayeth:
snip the belt liked to slip off the roller snip it had a tendancy to
gouge things very quickly.
Useful for rough work, an maybe carving- but not really a finishing tool
in any sense of the word.

I wonder if it would be possible to take down the center of the
roller a bit, making two "lips" to hold it in?

That was my thought, it would tend to gouge. I think it'd probably
be best suited to metalworking.

For roughing work out, I think I'd prefer chisels. For precision
work, nothing quite compares to a chainsaw.



JOAT
Justice was invented by the innocent.
Mercy and lawyers were invented by the guilty.

Anyone Here Tried One Of These?
 

J T (in ) said:

|
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=30749

| Any of you guys have any experience with one of these? Good
| experience? Or bad?

I bought one. Could never make the belt track worth a darn. HF angle
grinder worked well though - just not as a sander. :-P

--
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DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
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Anyone Here Tried One Of These?
 

Sounds like a Dynafile. Quite common in machine shops. Very fine work can
be done with them with a bit of practice. Common tool in the debur room
where one slip can cost thousands.

"Prometheus" wrote in message
...
I used an air version of a similar tool- it wasn't a grinder
conversion, but a standalone thin belt sander with a handheld grip.
The idea is neat, but I found that for myself, it wasn't all it was
cracked up to be- the two major problems were that the belt liked to
slip off the roller on the end no matter how it was adjusted, and was
a PITA to put back on, and because the belt was so narrow and moved so
quickly, it had a tendancy to gouge things very quickly.

Useful for rough work, an maybe carving- but not really a finishing
tool in any sense of the word.