I bought one of those about a year ago as well, can’t recall what I needed it for. Same attitude - for what I paid, if it gets the job done I bought it for I’m happy. Anything else is gravy.
-D > On Jun 20, 2022, at 9:13 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Yeah I don't know about longevity but the $10 (on sale) angle grinder I > bought last year has been flawless. I figured if I got one job done with it, > it would be worth what I paid, and it has handled several with no issues so > far. > > > > On Tue, Jun 21, 2022, at 12:10 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >> I wasn’t expecting one, I just found it sort of funny the way thing >> thing threw sparks. That being said, in probably 10+ years of >> buying/using HF stuff, this is the first time I’ve had something fail >> on me. >> >> -D >> >>> On Jun 20, 2022, at 9:05 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Say what you want about Harbor Freight, I have never had even the slightest >>> argument if I needed to return something. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2022, at 12:03 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: >>>> Last week when I went on a spree at HF to equip my Flagstaff shop with >>>> the requisite tools I wanted/needed to maintain my vehicles, I bought >>>> one of their random orbit polishers. I’ve got one at the Florida house >>>> that has served me well for some years, so I bought the same, possibly >>>> nicer/upgraded version. >>>> >>>> Went to use it yesterday to polish some scratches out of the ML350’s >>>> finish. >>>> >>>> Hit the switch and was greeted with a shower of sparks out of the motor >>>> vents, accompanied by a rather nasty burning insulation odor. I >>>> wondered if maybe there was some oil or lube that was burning off since >>>> it was new, so I continued to use it for a few minutes without any >>>> change in it’s behavior. >>>> >>>> I unplugged it and set it aside. >>>> >>>> Took it back to HF today. Told the guy that I didn’t pay for the >>>> additional “flamethrower” option, to which he chuckled and directed me >>>> to pull another off the shelf to replace the one I was returning. >>>> >>>> I was caught up with painting the kitchen and dining room today, so I >>>> didn’t have a chance to test the replacement one. I’ll do that tomorrow. >>>> >>>> -D >>>> _______________________________________ >>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>> >>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>> >>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
