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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. |
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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 ... 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. |
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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. -------------------------------------------------------- "J T" wrote in message ... 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. |
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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? |
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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. |
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(J T) wrote in news:29816-44E20454-839@storefull-
3333.bay.webtv.net: 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. No I have ever tried one. "What you get for nothing is worth nothing" Grandmother Butler |
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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. |
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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 -- Morris Dovey DeSoto Solar DeSoto, Iowa USA http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto |
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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. |
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