09-08-2020, 11:57 PM
(09-08-2020, 09:37 PM)jfkbengals Wrote: I find HF discs to wear at a much faster rate than other brands. In the end, the number of discs used eliminates the savings.
What people have to keep in mind with HF tools is that the quality control is not all that great, but that is how the cost is kept down. As a result, the longevity can be suspect, and there may need to be adjustments out of the box. For example, I have a hand held electric planer from there which won't cut square if the blade is properly seated per the instructions, which is exactly the way it came out of the box. For my purposes it didn't matter, so I didn't bother to correct it at that point in time. If it is something you are going to use everyday, you can't expect it to last long. But it can easily tie you over while you save the money to invest in a higher quality product. If it is something you are only intending to use once or twice, it easily be a better deal than a rental.
I have had the opposite with the discs. But of course there are going to be crappy tools here and there.
And every place in the nation has different stores. I think they try and take advantage of people here that are rich and don't
want to travel a 100 miles. They will pay more for crappy grinder discs. But yeah, I have many planers, big ones, so I don't
need the little fellas. Industrial is the way to go with Planers IMO.
Hand held electric planers are cool, at least the old ones. I have a great one.
