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HF SCMS update
I went to the HF sidewalk sale this morning. I got there about 10
minutes after they opened. There were 2 of the 12" double bevel SCMS sitting there. Both were already sold and waiting to be loaded. But I got a raincheck. I commented that HF didn't usually issue rainchecks for sidewalk sales. I was informed in an exasperated tone (not directed at me) that they did when @!#$ corporate only sent them 2 of a hot seller! BTW, the sale ad shows list price as $199. The web site shows it as $299. When I got my raincheck, the computer showed $299. Somebody goofed :-). The raincheck is good for 30 days. I'll see if they get any in in that time. -- When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. |
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On Fri, 8 Mar 2013 17:11:24 +0000 (UTC), Larry Blanchard
wrote: I went to the HF sidewalk sale this morning. I got there about 10 minutes after they opened. There were 2 of the 12" double bevel SCMS sitting there. Both were already sold and waiting to be loaded. But I got a raincheck. I commented that HF didn't usually issue rainchecks for sidewalk sales. I was informed in an exasperated tone (not directed at me) that they did when @!#$ corporate only sent them 2 of a hot seller! BTW, the sale ad shows list price as $199. The web site shows it as $299. When I got my raincheck, the computer showed $299. Somebody goofed :-). $120 + 20% off coupon = $96 GOOD DEAL! http://widgets.harborfreight.com/wsw...LS-online.html I bought the discontinued single-bevel model 98194 at a tent sale last year for the same price. I now wish I had waited for the new model. The laser on mine is pretty much useless and the saw flexes a bit when lowered and pulled fully towards me, and I twist the handle. I examined a new 69684 in HF and it feels quite a bit beefier. Mine is direct drive, the newer model is belt driven with the motor up higher and more out of the way. The raincheck is good for 30 days. I'll see if they get any in in that time. If HF follows past practices with the 69684 as they did with the 98194, the saw will be on sale for that same price several more times this year. |
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On Fri, 08 Mar 2013 19:47:25 +0000, Spalted Walt wrote:
$120 + 20% off coupon = $96 GOOD DEAL! Don't I wish! But the 20% off doesn't work with sidewalk sales. Says so on the 20% coupon. However, should the sidewalk sale not work for other folks, the 20% off coupon and a "regular sale"(??) price of $170 works out to $136. Only $16 more than the sidewalk sale. -- When fascism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross. |
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On Sat, 9 Mar 2013 00:18:17 +0000 (UTC), Larry Blanchard
wrote: $120 + 20% off coupon = $96 GOOD DEAL! Don't I wish! But the 20% off doesn't work with sidewalk sales. Says so on the 20% coupon. Woops! You're right. |
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On Fri, 8 Mar 2013 17:11:24 +0000 (UTC), Larry Blanchard
wrote: I went to the HF sidewalk sale this morning. I got there about 10 minutes after they opened. There were 2 of the 12" double bevel SCMS sitting there. Both were already sold and waiting to be loaded. But I got a raincheck. I commented that HF didn't usually issue rainchecks for sidewalk sales. I was informed in an exasperated tone (not directed at me) that they did when @!#$ corporate only sent them 2 of a hot seller! BTW, the sale ad shows list price as $199. The web site shows it as $299. When I got my raincheck, the computer showed $299. Somebody goofed :-). The raincheck is good for 30 days. I'll see if they get any in in that time. I see the web coupon saying $119 on sale, regularly $299. (yeah, right.) Print out the page and take it in any time. They should honor it. My local HF outlet does, anyway. -- If more sane people were armed, crazy people would get off fewer shots. Support the 2nd Amendment |
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Larry Blanchard wrote:
I went to the HF sidewalk sale this morning. I got there about 10 minutes after they opened. There were 2 of the 12" double bevel SCMS sitting there. Both were already sold and waiting to be loaded. But I got a raincheck. I commented that HF didn't usually issue rainchecks for sidewalk sales. I was informed in an exasperated tone (not directed at me) that they did when @!#$ corporate only sent them 2 of a hot seller! BTW, the sale ad shows list price as $199. The web site shows it as $299. When I got my raincheck, the computer showed $299. Somebody goofed :-). The raincheck is good for 30 days. I'll see if they get any in in that time. Heh! I got mine on Friday afternoon. My local store still had a mound of them, but one of the clerks said they were going fast. I got the saw home and set up. Impressed I was; the sucker is built like a tank! I've got some more observations over in alt.home.repair, but there's one additional: * If sawing off someone's head, be sure they don't look up - they may be blinded by the laser. |
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On 3/9/2013 10:00 AM, HeyBub wrote:
Larry Blanchard wrote: I went to the HF sidewalk sale this morning. I got there about 10 minutes after they opened. There were 2 of the 12" double bevel SCMS sitting there. Both were already sold and waiting to be loaded. But I got a raincheck. I commented that HF didn't usually issue rainchecks for sidewalk sales. I was informed in an exasperated tone (not directed at me) that they did when @!#$ corporate only sent them 2 of a hot seller! BTW, the sale ad shows list price as $199. The web site shows it as $299. When I got my raincheck, the computer showed $299. Somebody goofed :-). The raincheck is good for 30 days. I'll see if they get any in in that time. Heh! I got mine on Friday afternoon. My local store still had a mound of them, but one of the clerks said they were going fast. I got the saw home and set up. Impressed I was; the sucker is built like a tank! I've got some more observations over in alt.home.repair, but there's one additional: * If sawing off someone's head, be sure they don't look up - they may be blinded by the laser. Ok, you've got my interest right now. I dropped my beloved Makita LS1013 down a flight of basement stairs... need I say more.. over a year ago. I need a Slider, was planning on another 10" had looked at the bosch but too many have said it doesn't stay square when pushing it back in. So, I was looking at the Festool.. I really can't afford this for my hobby side. would rather take that money to the Sawstop. So how good is this for $200????? How accurate?I really need something to rough cut, but being accurate for the final of a big board would be nice, rather than jury rigging my TS. -- Jeff |
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On Mar 9, 12:47*pm, woodchucker wrote:
So how good is this for $200????? How accurate?I really need something to rough cut, but being accurate for the final of a big board would be nice, rather than jury rigging my TS. I don't have one personally, but one of my amigos does. He is about 75, and has been doing wood work of all types for about 60 years, so I trust his opinion. He bought one and loves it. He actually purchased one before, but took it back. Running that head back and forth on the rails was like running an old truck down a rutted road. HF gladly took it back. Like most of us, he doesn't have the need or desire to spend $ 1500 on this type of tool. And if there is a 12" model of the Kapex, I couldn't find it. So less capacity for 10X the price does give one pause... He checked it with his Starrett engineer's square at 12" out (square is 12") and told me that it was shockingly no more than a 64th out of square at 12". Although he was ready to adjust it into perfection when he checked it, finding that small of a discrepancy means nothing so he left it alone. Sitting the tools on an uneven surface or variations in stock dimension and stability can do that much by themselves. The slide action isn't Festool or Bosch, but it should work fine. I have read on another ww site of guys that buy this saw and break it down and clean it thoroughly then reassemble. They swear the action is as smooth as silk after that. I think if I actually needed one I would buy it. They are on sale here (probably a regional thing) for even less than you guys are seeing them. Robert |
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woodchucker wrote:
Good info. Thanks, I'll have to check one out. Really miss my old one.. the table on that thing was huge. And it wasn't heavy for the size. This one IS heavy (52 pounds). Like I said earlier, it's built like a tank. Spent part of last night reading the manual. The saw has adjustments for fine-tuning, then locking into place, the saw's travel to assure that the travel is square to the fence. Another thing I learned, new to me, was that a sliding arm miter saw with a depth lock - which this saw has - can do dado cuts! |
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On Sat, 9 Mar 2013 09:00:43 -0600, "HeyBub"
wrote: Larry Blanchard wrote: I went to the HF sidewalk sale this morning. I got there about 10 minutes after they opened. There were 2 of the 12" double bevel SCMS sitting there. Both were already sold and waiting to be loaded. But I got a raincheck. I commented that HF didn't usually issue rainchecks for sidewalk sales. I was informed in an exasperated tone (not directed at me) that they did when @!#$ corporate only sent them 2 of a hot seller! BTW, the sale ad shows list price as $199. The web site shows it as $299. When I got my raincheck, the computer showed $299. Somebody goofed :-). The raincheck is good for 30 days. I'll see if they get any in in that time. Heh! I got mine on Friday afternoon. My local store still had a mound of them, but one of the clerks said they were going fast. I got the saw home and set up. Impressed I was; the sucker is built like a tank! I've got some more observations over in alt.home.repair, but there's one additional: * If sawing off someone's head, be sure they don't look up - they may be blinded by the laser. Would that only apply if you were doing a lobotomy right? Mark |
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