[AT] chop-saw

[Jim & Lyn Evans]

It is tough to gauge current quality with people's experience in the 
past.   As the suppliers for the tools change, some of them the quality 
goes up, some the quality goes down.   I general, I have had decent luck 
with HF stuff.   It is actually much better than some of the traveling 
tent sales. I have spent big bucks at HF in the past:  I have 2 HF 
generators, one a 7000 watt, one a 600 watt, a bandsaw, and the 12x36 
metal lathe.   All work great.


On 12/30/2012 7:30 AM, Don Bowen wrote:
> On 12/30/2012 7:06 AM, jtchall at nc.rr.com wrote:
>> Anyone here ever use a metal chop-saw form Harbor Freight? I’m looking at buying one so I can do a little better job at fabricating than using a torch or reciprocating saw. I would definitely use a name brand blade in it. Your thoughts?
> My brother bought one a couple of years ago.  He used it a lot. building
> a log arch among other things.  Not long after the warranty expired he
> picked it up by the top handle and the saw broke at the pivot.  HF said
> "tough, out of warranty".  He bought a Milwaukee and it is a much better
> saw.
>
> He keeps the broken HF unit on the wall to remind himself to never buy
> something from HF with a power cord.
>