Harbor Freight Roller Stand - Woodworking Talk

arthur dent · 05-01-2008, 06:19 AM

The roller was approx. 1/8-1/4"" out of level and there is no way to adjust it. The adjustment nut split in two when tightened with normal hand pressure, causing the stand to fail. This is a very poorly designed, cheaply constructed item, don't waste your money on it.
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firefighteremt153 · 05-01-2008, 06:33 AM

im glad you told us about them. i have been eyeballing them for a while thinkin i might pick up a few of them since they were so cheap.

woodman42 · 05-01-2008, 09:02 AM

I like checking out Harbor Freight once in a while but you do have to be careful on things that look to good to be true.

toddj99 · 05-01-2008, 09:37 AM

I bought mine at lowes for 20.00. task force brand, works well so far.

Dvoigt · 06-18-2008, 05:22 PM

Well I just bought 2, but haven't had time to really test them yet.... if you can't adjust the roller couldn't you shim the stand to level out the roller? I would think there are instance when the floor you are working on has a slope that would angle the roller no mater how square it is to the stand.

Just a thought

Steve G. · 06-20-2008, 07:03 PM

I got the HF roller about 2 years ago - he's right - there not easy to use.

cabinetman · 06-22-2008, 07:21 AM

If you're referring to THIS STAND, I bought 4 of them last week when they were on sale for $7.99. The roller does have some adjustment to it, and the shape of the frame under the roller can be adjusted on the square tube.

For the money, they look to be a good deal.

Steve G. · 06-22-2008, 03:29 PM

That's not the one I have - I have the one with 3 legs.

Davet · 06-23-2008, 03:52 AM

Last good deal I got on roller stands was at Sears.
These went on regular store sale for $9.99 and it was during during a Craftmans Club sale.
I bought them online for pickup at the store.
I entered my club discount and the total came to $0 dollars!

I thought sure they would tell me that it was a mistake at the pickup dock and
I would have to pay $9.99. When the stock person brought them out it had $0
on the receipt they handed them to me and away I went!

$9.99 was a good price but free was too hard to pass up.
I bought three!

http://www.sears.com/shc/s/p_10153_12605_00922295000P