A 'premium' priced table saw needs to have an accurate fence, and if it doesn't it might as well be a circular saw.
If that's the case then they've failed to 'copy' the one feature that makes the DeWalt as good as it is.
Maybe the Hercules saw does have the gear driven fence but it sure doesn't look like it in pictures. HERCULES HEAVY DUTY MOBILE MITER SAW STAND Lot No. Trying to pretend they are "beating" DeWalt at copying their plastic cladding is embarrassing. HERCULES HEAVY DUTY MOBILE MITER SAW STAND Lot No. HF is good for what they are when they stay true to what they are, and that's lower quality tools for a much lower price. And if that's the case it's pretty misleading marketing to make a 'premium' saw to be a visual rip-off of another, but not spend the money and R&D to actually make it function similarly. Sounds like a good marketing strategy to me! Similar to taking a Pontiac Fiero, putting a Lambo fibreglass kit on the outside, and selling it for $10k less than the Lambo.Īgain this is all assumptions based on the pictures, but several people have noted the gear drive fence seems to be missing from the Hercules. If that's the case, they basically took a $100 saw, put DeWalt look-alike cladding on the outside, and tripled the price. Copying the appearance of the DeWalt does not mean they've copied the quality or accuracy.
* Please keep in mind that all text is machine-generated, we do not bear any responsibility, and you should always get advice from professionals before taking any actions.See above, it seems like this HF saw is missing the same geared fence that the DeWalt has. The only way I would consider this see is if the price was much lower than DeWalt. Brand is known for cheap tools, but prices on good products do line up with customer expectations. With these new higher quality tools, HF put themselves into a weird market position. Over the holidays I was in the market for ultra quiet air compressor and Kobalt brand versions had better specs and lower price than HF ones. Most steel is already made for whatever its use is for and it just assembled in the USA. The cost of opening a back up steel plant is way more than it costs to import it and then cut it up into whatever we want. When we sell off most of our steel manufacturing companies overseas, we almost do away with that industry for our nation. Do you think we are a fully self-sufficient nation? No way! Take steel, for example. Doesnt happen! Even if it is assembled Im USA it is still made with Global Parts. Even f Taiwanese stuff is getting competitive in terms of quality, show me one company that makes anything 100 % in the USA. Some of their stuff is still great, like their tool chests but I am not gonna pay USA made prices for Taiwanese or Chinese stuff. And you can get USA made channellocks for just hair. I saw their Doyle brand pliers a few weeks ago for the first time. I dont see point in buying these items from them, but it must be working. The price gap between many high-end tools and name brands they are chasing is often small to non exist.
The strategy seems to be to ride the wave of thinking that they have the cheapest tools and to see how far they can push that. Compare more Info Harbor Freight has been rolling out higher end tools with higher prices.
It bundle with 10 professional carbide-toothed saws blade. 15A motor 4800 RPM * 24 rip capacity 3-1 / 8 max depth of cut 0-45 bevel angles Metal roll cage weigh 54 lbs saw comes with transparent blade guard, riving knife, anti-kickback pawls, miter gauge, push stick, and blade wrench.
Harbor Freight boasts the following about their new Hercules table saw: can handle tough and demanding jobsite conditions Cuts precisely Powers through most demanding wood-cutting applications Swift and accurate fence adjustments Extra-smooth tabletop Lightweight and portable Delivers jobsite performance Harbor Freight also say that their new Hercules table saw has powerful motor for effortless rip cutting. The New Harbor Freight Hercules table saw features 24 rip capacity, telescoping rip fence rail system, smooth aluminum table surface, and 2-1 / 2 dust port. Harbor Freight has come out with a new Hercules portable table saw, with claims that it competes with the DeWalt DWE7480 table saw.