Harbor Freight Reviews

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Item: High Speed Metal Saw
Item no. 91753/113
Retail price: $29.99
Frequent sale price: $17.99
Best price: $12.99 (with coupon)
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Another junk-is-junk item, probably my worse all-time purchase from my favorite retailer, Harbor Freight. The blade in this air saw travels more like a cork screw than a saw blade. It won't even cut through butter; it mangles the butter to death.

I originally purchased this "metal saw" with the idea of quickly cutting through a few pieces of electrical conduit. I even paid $3 more than the current sale price and thought I still got a bargain. I attached the metal cutting blade, fired up the compressor, and zing-zang-kaboom it wobbled and skated all over the piece of conduit. If I wanted to shred some paper, it might have been great. Cutting the conduit with this corkscrew-like-saw, however, was quickly abandoned in favor of a few quick strokes with a manual hacksaw. How do others cut through sheet metal and other material? I haven't the slightest idea. Mine wouldn't cut its way out of its own box. I'm hoping that someone can help me out and will be happy to revise my opinion if YOU can get it to work for ME.

This is number two of what I hope to be a short "junk list." Perhaps I received a defective item; it's more likely that I'm doing something wrong in attaching the blade; or perhaps it is just junk. If your experience is different with this item, please let me know by posting your comment here or through direct e-mail contact. I would like to have this work 'as advertised.' It sounded great--it just didn't work for me!

Bottom line: A do-not-buy piece of junk best left in the store. Other comments welcomed.