[AT] chop-saw

[charlie hill]

Jim,  about 30 years ago, when we were first starting to see Asian made 
tools in this country,
the company I worked for needed some big combination wrenches.  I mean 
starting at 1" and going up
to use bolting up big tank cleanouts in industrial plants.   We bought some 
from a local industrial supply
house and paid close to $200 in mid 1980's dollars for a set.  A few weeks 
later the boss and I were in
a country store/farm supply kind of place and we saw an identical looking 
set on the shelf for about $25 or $30.
I don't remember now but it was cheap.  We bought the set and took them back 
and compared them.  They
were IDENTICAL right down to the casting/forging marks to the set we paid 
big bucks for at the "reputable"
industrial supply house.

Good is good and junk is junk regardless where you buy it or what you pay 
for it.  The problem is telling the difference.

Charlie

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jim & Lyn Evans
Sent: Sunday, December 30, 2012 10:56 AM
To: at at lists.antique-tractor.com
Subject: Re: [AT] chop-saw

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.
>

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