[TheForge] harbor freight

Mon Nov 18 12:22:01 2002

Dan,
Tell us how you really feel....;-)

I have to go along with Dan. I have had a Shop Outfitters bender for something like 6 years and only just recently mounted it when I have a bunch of repetitive bends to make. The "machine" that I would really value would be a good old fashioned tire roller. You know, the ones used to roll the iron bands for wagon wheels. Shop Outfitter's ring roller is too wimpy in my estimation, especially for the $700 they ask for it. I am seriously looking at buying a ring roller from Australia!!! I found a nice heavy duty unit that is fairly affordable including shipping!!!

I had located two of the old units at an old blacksmith shop that was going under the auctioneer's hammer, but the owner apparently decided to withhold them from the auction, because they weren't there physically or on the listing.

Ray
Cincinnati
> 
> From: "Dan Tull" <[email protected]>
> Date: 2002/11/18 Mon AM 10:24:58 EST
> To: <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] harbor freight
> 
> No way does that piece of **** compare to a Hossefeld.
> This is a toy w/ unhardened pins.
> I've had the Shop Outfitters one ( hardened pins ) for 6 years,
> and have not found it to be useful.
> OK , I guess I despise the flat spot at the end of scrolls. Now , if
> I had a job of repetitive bends it might be useful, but most
> things you could do on a 6" post vise.
> Now the Beverly knock off might be useful.
> But again, I have  a #3 & #2, and have not used them since I
> got a plazma.
> 
> 
> 
> dan tull
> georgia
> abba, afc, S.C. psba, obg,sofa
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Brown" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, November 16, 2002 9:53 PM
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] harbor freight
> 
> 
> > At 20:11 11/16/02 -0600, you wrote:
> > >I'm not Ray, but I have the same catalog that just arrived 2 or so days
> > >back.  The catalog key number is CP6160 (you need to reference this
> number
> > >to get the 50% off sale price.  It's on the back page (VIII), item
> > >44094-5CP8 at $49.99, down from $99.99.
> >
> > Also, if you go to their web site at http://www.harborfreight.com/ on the
> > left side you will see a link to "Order from Printed Catalog.  Click on
> > that and follow your nose.  To get the discount price just enter the item
> > number noted above.
> >
> > Dave Brown
> > Heritage Smithing
> > Green Bay, WI
> > ABANA, UMBA, GoM, MODA, ARG
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