Homier is hitting town this weekend with a truck sale. I saw their
flyer in our local paper, and the only thing that caught my eye was an
8" jointer (which they called a planer), with handwheels and enclosed
base, for $299.
Now, I've been to a couple of Homier shows, and I generally think of
them as Harbor Freight without such rigid quality control standards.
;-)
Has anyone seen one of these jointers at a Homier show? Any comments?
Kevin
Just got off the phone with Homier. They have a 6" jointer for $299,
but no 8" jointer at all. Must be a misprint in your newspaper. If
you DO fine one there, it would be interesting since it is WAY below
any price I ever saw an 8" jointer for--no matter what the condition
is.
Kevin Craig wrote:
> Homier is hitting town this weekend with a truck sale. I saw their
> flyer in our local paper, and the only thing that caught my eye was
an
> 8" jointer (which they called a planer), with handwheels and enclosed
> base, for $299.
>
> Now, I've been to a couple of Homier shows, and I generally think of
> them as Harbor Freight without such rigid quality control standards.
> ;-)
>
> Has anyone seen one of these jointers at a Homier show? Any comments?
>
> Kevin
Kevin Craig wrote:
> Homier is hitting town this weekend with a truck sale. I saw their
> flyer in our local paper, and the only thing that caught my eye was
an
> 8" jointer (which they called a planer), with handwheels and enclosed
> base, for $299.
I don't think I'd ever buy a jointer from a company that calls it a
planer!
In article <[email protected]>, J T
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Thu, Feb 17, 2005, 10:33pm (EST-1) [email protected] (Kevin Craig)
> asks:
> <snip> Has anyone seen one of these jointers at a Homier show? <snip>
>
> Nope, I was looking for other stuff. Small stuff, which work just
> fine by the way.
>
> Why don't you check it out, and report?
I will, but:
A report from checking it out at the fairgrounds is a bit different
than a report from an actual user. I've seen plenty of reports on HF
tools that amounted to "looked okay to me!" (as they shuffled past,
filling their baskets with non-tool stuff).
The jointer in question isn't shown on their website. I don't know
which "brand name" jointer might be comparable. It's got handwheels,
and uses a centerpost adjustment. Enclosed base. I don't recall the
specs (it wasn't my newspaper).
Kevin
In article <[email protected]>, toller
<[email protected]> wrote:
> NO NO NO, don't even think of it.
>
> Except for a screw driver I have never bought anything at Homier that didn't
> break on the first use. (The screwdriver has held up okay.)
I've bought some cast iron (skillets, dutch ovens) that have held up
fine. The underlever pellet gun was wasted money, though.
They also carry Ryobi remanufactured items, and some things you can't
get elsewhere, like the fence micropositioner for BT3xxx saws.
> Sure $300 is a great price for an 8" jointer, but it is too much money to
> spend on a huge gamble. The table will be so warped that nothing will ever
> get flat on it. Something will break the first time you try it.
>
> They do not compare with HF in any way. Harbor Freight is crude, but it is
> not garbage like Homier.
>
> But if you do buy it (and I have a sense you will) let us know how it works
> out.
Actually, I won't. For starters, I'm broke. More important, I do my
best to avoid buying crap. I've become a firm believer in buying good
tools once, instead of buying junk repeatedly.
*However*... that frugality means that I also avoid paying more just to
have a famous name on comparable products. I'll probably go check this
jointer out and report back, just for edification of the group, and to
satisfy my own curiosity.
Kevin
Fri, Feb 18, 2005, 11:26am (EST-1) [email protected] (Kevin=A0Craig)
claims:
<snip> The underlever pellet gun was wasted money, though. <snip>
Depends. I don't think it was at one of their sales, but about the
same, and similar stuff. The underlever pellet pistol is totally wasted
money, better off getting a slingshot. But, the underlever pellet
rifles are another matter. That is the most powerful air rifle I've run
across yet. And, I've owned a few. Shot at a steel drum from about 20
feet away, it does NOT bounce off, it pushes the pellet right into the
steel. Got two more, one for each son, and they are great too. I'd get
another one of those in a heartbet.
JOAT
Intellectual brilliance is no guarantee against being dead wrong.
- David Fasold
In article <170220052233186241%[email protected]>, Kevin Craig
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Homier is hitting town this weekend with a truck sale. I saw their
> flyer in our local paper, and the only thing that caught my eye was an
> 8" jointer (which they called a planer), with handwheels and enclosed
> base, for $299.
Well, this was definitely a small and crappy show even by Homier
standards.
Despite not listing it on their website (and according to one
respondent, not knowing anything about it when he called), they did
indeed have an 8" jointer for $299. Just like in the flyer, the boxes
are labelled "8 inch planer". It's Homier's "Professional Woodworker"
brand, and the SKU is 03166.
They only had them in the crate, so I couldn't examine one. It comes in
two boxes: the cabinet/motor, and what must be the entire upper/bed
assembly, based on length of the box. Typically crappy Chinese color
labels, so I couldn't see any real details. Motor was claimed to be
1-1/2 horse, 110V. Three knife cutterhead at 5,600 RPM. Handwheels for
both tables. Looks like a center-post fence.
The boxes were also labelled "www.Pro-Wood.com", which is registered to
Homier, but isn't online.
This particular trailer is heading for Mesquite, TX next, at Big Town.
If anyone gets a chance to see one of these critters out of the box,
let's have a report!
Kevin
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:33:18 -0600, Kevin Craig <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Homier is hitting town this weekend with a truck sale. I saw their
>flyer in our local paper, and the only thing that caught my eye was an
>8" jointer (which they called a planer), with handwheels and enclosed
>base, for $299.
>
>Now, I've been to a couple of Homier shows, and I generally think of
>them as Harbor Freight without such rigid quality control standards.
>;-)
>
>Has anyone seen one of these jointers at a Homier show? Any comments?
>
>Kevin
==============================
LOL.... They could be compared to HF with NO...absolutely NO quality
control....
I have only been to one of their shows...(a few months ago actually)
and I picked up my clip board as I entered walked around and looked at
table after table of pure CRAP...and walked out the door and replaced
my empty order shett still attached to the clip board...
I have seen junk before but the "stuff" on display honestly, and I
mean, this could not be rated that high.... I would not risk
getting a hernia carring a simple phillips head screw driver out of
that hall...
Bob Griffiths
NO NO NO, don't even think of it.
Except for a screw driver I have never bought anything at Homier that didn't
break on the first use. (The screwdriver has held up okay.)
Sure $300 is a great price for an 8" jointer, but it is too much money to
spend on a huge gamble. The table will be so warped that nothing will ever
get flat on it. Something will break the first time you try it.
They do not compare with HF in any way. Harbor Freight is crude, but it is
not garbage like Homier.
But if you do buy it (and I have a sense you will) let us know how it works
out.
Thu, Feb 17, 2005, 10:33pm (EST-1) [email protected] (Kevin=A0Craig)
asks:
<snip> Has anyone seen one of these jointers at a Homier show? <snip>
Nope, I was looking for other stuff. Small stuff, which work just
fine by the way.
Why don't you check it out, and report?
JOAT
Intellectual brilliance is no guarantee against being dead wrong.
- David Fasold
"Kevin Craig" Said:
> Now, I've been to a couple of Homier shows, and I generally think of
> them as Harbor Freight without such rigid quality control standards.
> ;-)
>
Homier is in the same quality range as HF. Pure trash. A printing a
picture of quality jointer would do a better job.
Dave
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Bob G. wrote:
> I have only been to one of their shows...(a few months ago actually)
> and I picked up my clip board as I entered walked around and looked at
> table after table of pure CRAP...and walked out the door and replaced
> my empty order shett still attached to the clip board...
>
> I have seen junk before but the "stuff" on display honestly, and I
> mean, this could not be rated that high.... I would not risk
> getting a hernia carring a simple phillips head screw driver out of
> that hall...
Yup. I came away with absolutely nothing too. I've never seen so much
wasted metal in one place in my life.
(Well, maybe not. I guess the most wasted metal I've seen in my life is
when I went to look at the 611 and 1218 in their tomb in Roanoke. I don't
think those babies are ever going to roll again.)
--
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I havn't used Homier tools, but this sounds like a bad deal to me.
The truck leaves town with your money and is never seen again. A
joiner and planer are very different tools, although I have seen
machines that will do both.
On Thu, 17 Feb 2005 22:33:18 -0600, Kevin Craig <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Homier is hitting town this weekend with a truck sale. I saw their
>flyer in our local paper, and the only thing that caught my eye was an
>8" jointer (which they called a planer), with handwheels and enclosed
>base, for $299.
>
>Now, I've been to a couple of Homier shows, and I generally think of
>them as Harbor Freight without such rigid quality control standards.
>;-)
>
>Has anyone seen one of these jointers at a Homier show? Any comments?
>
>Kevin