dodgeboy77

And if nothing else, if you are near a HF store, it's fun just to walk around and look at all the stuff. It's like a toy store for big boys.

Bill

wim

I do agree with several comments about the quality of HF products, like the sliding rock filled compound not so smooth sliding saw, but the case with the table saw, which I ordered in the store and had a 20% discount coupon for which made the saw $599. and like I said before it is identical to the Grizzly 1023, so when I get it(it is not a store stocked item) and have it set up, I will know if I got a deal or not, but until than I will enjoy the five hundred bucks I did not spend on the 1023.

dbhost

If that saw matches up to the Grizz 1023 even close in quality or performance, at that price, you got a STEAL. Like I said, about half price. The price tag I had seen on it before was about a grand...

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jcaddyer

I have purchased 3 things at harbor freight. One suction cup for picking up glass that promptly failed destroying glass. One antifreeze tester would suck antifreeze and when you got some up there leaked horribly. 1 car jack that works awesome! Good luck

billw

I bought quite a few tools from HF. The only one I didn't like was their 18.00 screw gun. The battery lasted less than 1/2 hour until it needed charging again. I think I paid 15.00 to much for it. The rest have been reliable tools for an amateur.

Gorp

[ 1 car jack that works awesome! Good luck[/quote]

I have one of these and it has been under water from a flood and still works today.

iamwelty2

It's a love/hate relationship with me... I've had a HF trim nailer for over 10 years and love it... it works better than the any other name brand nailers that I have seen... I also have a HF roofing nailer that went craps after one roof, a HF trim nailer that has been nothing but problems... I've got HF drill bits that work great and stay sharp... several other low to mid price tools have been good to great. BUT... there is no way I'd risk it on a major tool like a table saw. I just bought a Ridgid R4511 table saw from Home Depot. It's a fairly new saw with good reviews. The bad news is it's being discontinued. I was told do to the high shipping cost... the sucker ways 477 pounds!! I got it for $499 and had an additional 10% coupon that I got off the internet. The same saw was being sold for $699 recently. It comes with a lifetime warranty, but I don't know what that means if it is discontinued... The granite top causes me concern as does the fence. It's all in a box on the back of my truck... we'll see.

wow-thats-a-cool-car

harbor freight has some great entry level tools! but what ever power tool you buy get the warranty for sure!! I have several of there grinders or nail guns and a hammer drill and they work fine. that table saw is probably legit!!

wim

I did pick up the table saw from HF on the 5th and start putting it together the next day, first of all this thing is HEAVY, very solid build, with the help of the manuals(HF & Grizzly) I did get the table aligned and the extension pieces on and it is flat, the only problem up 'till now is that the holes in the rail for the fence do not line up with the holes in the table, I have been on the phone with HF Technical Department and it has been a slow going, I did go back to the store and they ordered another fence, which should be in this Wednesday.
The power has been connected and I cut a few pieces with a temp. fence on it and it runs very nice. I need to get some wheels under it, since it behaves like the 800 lbs gorilla, once it sits in a spot , there it is!( the fence is an shopfox and very heavy duty, just the holes in the wrong place)
overal I am still happy with the saw (and a bit more once the fence is on) I did get a 20% discount (coupon) and pick it up from the store, so it still feels that I am ahead of the game.

wim

You did get the saw for a good price, did look at that one too, but the granite top scared me, did not know that it is already off the shelves wonder why.