$299 for the HF 43389 DP?????

[Thom2]

I must be missing something, but I've been looking for a decent price on the 43389 HF DP and all I can come up with is $299. Well I'm entirely too "frugal" to spend $299. So what am I missing, weren't these things just sellin' for $179-$189 not long ago?????

[r1968]

179 is the sale price

goes on sale about every 3-4 months. With the coupon should be around $150-160

--raj

[AAJIII]

Is This The One?

Found this one on the harbor freight site for $179.00.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=43378

[sbs]

As mentioned it goes on sale periodically, like most HF stuff.

I paid $179 - 20%.

[LCHIEN]

is that the one, where the spindle stroke is spec's at 2.75", but is really 3-3/4 or something like that?

[hibberts]

I was confused a while back myself. The 43389 is a really heavy machine. Much more so than the 43378. Take a look at the handle on the side of the machine. One is cast iron.... the other is steel tubing...

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=43378

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=43389

Scott

[sbs]

is that the one, where the spindle stroke is spec's at 2.75", but is really 3-3/4 or something like that?

I've seen that claimed on this forum. What they're seeing is that the scale goes to 3.25" However the stroke is 2.75", at least on mine.

[jlm]

The 43389 is a really heavy machine. Much more so than the 43378. Take a look at the handle on the side of the machine. One is cast iron.... the other is steel tubing...

The 43389 is a much heavier-duty drill press, but on mine the handles are the typical three-spoke steel rods, just like the 43378. I think they've phased out the cast iron handles on newer production runs of the 43389, so you might get lucky and find one that's been sitting in the warehouse for a while. I love the machine, though, so I'm not complaining too much. I just liked that cast iron handle on the display model better...