Hi Ed.,
Your experience with HF sounds about right. Suggestion, put the money in a sock and hide it in your drawer fro a few weeks - maybe 6-8 and when the sale hits, go for it. Also, you might wish to add the rests, plate and spare belts to the order - the add-on prices are very good!
CAUTION - TWICE, HF sent me the wrong v-belt - it seems some ne'er-do-well at the company just wishes to complete an order and stuffs anything in the box. I will now go to an alternate vendor for the item.
While the company does have some good and useful items, e.g., the 8x12 is a great deal, they have a miserable but well-earned reputation for lousy service. For example - I received a couple of items back in November - due to poor packing the items were damaged - bent screws. Still waiting for the replacement parts all I get are claims of being "back-ordered..." Ordering other spares or options will take 6-8 weeks but often a heck of a lot longer. Most of the stores are very helpful, but they don't sell parts.
So, I will continue to shop with HF as this work is a hobby - but if it were "business" HF's poor performance would force me to exclude them without question. All this means is that I will have to plan on opening a HF store <smile>.
Take care,
DBN
ednsu <edo@...> wrote:
> Hello all just missed a sale on the 8x12 for 439. Does anyone have a
listing # from an ad with a good price for model#44859. Now they want
539 as of 3-1
I was finally ready to buy Friday (payday) and noticed the price
change - great timing. I called them anyway to see if they'd give me
the old sale price of $439, but the guy on the phone was just an order
taker but he did tell me their current price for it is $499. Also,
it's on Back Order. He said 20 days, but that's what they say when
they don't have an expected date.
Does anyone know of any place else that sells this model (other than
the LatheMaster 8x14) which is priced to high for me ($749+$169s/h)
even with the extra accessories and reportedly better service.
Ed
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