I have a 2 speeder HF sander that has done literally 100s of boards.It’s over 10 years old and still runs great to this date.
Sucks ? Maybe/maybe not/ because you don’t know what you’re doing in the firat place.Overheating any sander will send it to an early grave.Herb
My HF has been running solid for 2 years, now. I really think it’s just the luck of the draw. Although, I’m about to embark on 11 new boards in a relatively short amount of time…I have a feeling this could be the end. Might want to give her a re-grease before getting started on this next job.
Herb… I wasn’t trying to offend you or anything, I was responding to the original post, but happened to hit reply on your response. I was just going on my own experience with the quality of the HF tools I have purchased. I have a laminate trimmer from them that is still going, but I haven’t had good luck with the angle grinders… probably because I didn’t know what was doing with it when I first started out, and overloaded it. I had two, and burned 'em both up. Sorry if I seemed negative.
Dave
You are a far more superior board builder than I am hands down, so please accept my apology.
My Apologies to you Kawika,
Here I am defending something that I shouldn’t be supporting in the first place,and like Solstice said ,“Just Lucky” is more likely what it really is.
I have gotten several tools ,hand and power from HF and they were junk…REAL JUNK…so you’re right,more than I am …foresure.
The HF sanders are like sub-pop-out boards…there a good entry level tool to see if you’ll stay with it…but if you want a real pro level tool…well all I have to say is you get what you pay for.
For us magicians of the crafts…well let me put it to you this way…When I use to skate backyard pools in the 70s.I use to trade off with some poor kids beat to s#@t Gren-tek popout junker and would hang wheelers and carve/takeout 6 feet of tiles on it.The kid didn’t do any better on my pro skater because he didn’t have the skill to make a difference,even though he could tell right off it was the superior skateboard…In time, alot these kids came in to there own and made it Big !..I wonder how many of them would remember me ,let alone admit it.
Again Sorry…I must be feeling better to be picking fights again…a true sign of ,“getting better”…Plus I don’t need my reading glasses to type or read this
(last couple days)even in this dim light…first time in better than two years.
“K” you’re okay in my book ,it takes alot of balls to stand-up to someone established and hold your ground on what you think is right/correct…for that I give you my hat’s off ,Brother ! Herb
Don’t do it! Harbor Freight powere tools suck! They don’t last, and in the long run, you are better off spending the $$$$ for a Milwakee.
I’d agree , however its $29 and its for occasional use for my own surfboard repair.
A Milwaukee Polisher/sander at $250-300 would not be cost effective for me in any way, shape or form.
Outside of the surfboard or occasionally buffing the car every 3 years, its going to collect dust.
Moreover, I can afford three of these cheapies were my needs to grow and extend over time.