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Don't buy a hand planer from Harbor Freight just because it's cheap
Picked up their $25 planer to level a desk top I was building from some old floorboards. Thing vibrated so bad my hand went numb after 10 minutes and the blade chipped on a soft pine knot. Tried to return it and they said no because I used it. Ended up spending $60 on a used Stanley from a guy on Facebook that actually works. Anyone else have luck with budget woodworking tools or should I just stick to big box stores?
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graceprice7h agoOG Member
Burn that return policy into your memory. Harbor Freight is great for clamps and sandpaper, but anything with a motor is a gamble. I learned that lesson the hard way with a table saw that wobbled worse than a shopping cart with a bad wheel. Stick to your used Stanley find, that's the real deal.
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emerycarr6h agoMost Upvoted
Read somewhere that Harbor Freight actually makes their money on the extended warranties, not the tools. Makes sense when you think about how often people end up using them.
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