[TheForge] harbor freight

[John Husvar]

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From: "Dan Tull" <dantull@numail.org>
To: <theforge@mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 10:24 AM
Subject: Re: [TheForge] harbor freight


> No way does that piece of **** compare to a Hossefeld.

Well, Hell no, It doesn't! It might be a POS, but it's an adequate POS for
my purposes. :)

Doesn't cost ~$2000 either.

Like you said: chocolate and vanilla, I guess.

> 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.

Guess it depends on what you make a lot of. Mine comes in handy for some
things, but it isn't the most often used tool in the shop by any means.

> OK , I guess I despise the flat spot at the end of scrolls.

Oh, yeah. That's, to me, the sure mark of factory-made or
too-quickly-produced handwork, unfinished ends on things.

 Now , if
> I had a job of repetitive bends it might be useful, but

That's where I use it. Couple of times a year I have to make about 100-200
(and up) circles on rod stock. Thing's tits-on-a-tomcat useless most of the
rest of the time. That's why at $50 it was a good buy, for me, and that was
about all I  wanted to spend for a bender.

most
> things you could do on a 6" post vise.

Likely as not, but sometimes time is a big concern and pretty isn't. :).

> 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.

Now _that_ I would find useful! I'm looking for one.