Any hacksaws NOT made in China?
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FerrariPower
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+1 for the Bahco. Great hacksaw.
Two ebay options for new USA made ones, but they may not meet your quality standards(?). If you're not opposed to used, I'm sure Lennox, Klein, etc. wouldn't be that hard to find in good shape on there or elsewhere.
Great Neck
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GREAT-NECK...096894&hash=item3fcdb6273b:g:0~4AAOSwcqFdk3Hm
Craftsman
https://www.ebay.com/itm/CRAFTSMAN-...1cc8:g:bowAAOSw99FdOBF0&LH_ItemCondition=1000
Great Neck
https://www.ebay.com/itm/GREAT-NECK...096894&hash=item3fcdb6273b:g:0~4AAOSwcqFdk3Hm
Craftsman
https://www.ebay.com/itm/CRAFTSMAN-...1cc8:g:bowAAOSw99FdOBF0&LH_ItemCondition=1000
WittHay
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Mohawk Dave
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d.mcfarland
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All rebranded Bahco.
This is the nicer version hacksaw in my opinion (Model 325):
I have this one. Nice piece
FerrariPower
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All rebranded Bahco.
This is the nicer version hacksaw in my opinion (Model 325):
That's the one I have also. Rock solid. Doesn't flex at all. Cuts very straight.
Muckin_Slusher
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****, I just looked up the klein heavy duty hacksaw and it shows it's "not in production anymore"
Anyway, I have one and love it. Best hacksaw I've ever held. Buy a used one!
Anyway, I have one and love it. Best hacksaw I've ever held. Buy a used one!
MushCreek
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Dumb question- at 66 years old, I've never used anything but the cheapest, POS hacksaw frames made. Does a good quality frame actually help? In recent years, I've just taken to using my M18 SawZall. In the last week, I cut off several pieces of 4" angle iron, and about a dozen pieces of 3/4" alloy all-thread. I still use a hacksaw from time to time. Mine is not only cheap, but the plastic grips broke off, so it's uncomfortable to hold.
seber
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Cheap flimsy hacksaw frames will flex and make straight cuts all but impossible. In addition they can vibrate which you may not notice but the blade will get dull very quickly.
I'm working with the same number and the same cheap *** Stanley hacksaw I got in about 1980. I've been looking at the Lenox models. Maybe they'll give two old goats a two fer deal.
03.
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Another vote for the Bahco.
ultgar
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When I purchased several Wright Tool sets, some of them came with US made MK Morse hacksaws (model HHBF02). That was a few years ago, but hopefully the frames and blades are still US. I haven't used the saws all that much, but they do seem like a step up over the usual cheap hacksaw frames.
DerekV
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The Milwaukee should be made in Taiwan unless they suddenly changed production.
DFB
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I'm like Mush Creek honestly since I've owned a cordless Hackzall I rarely ever used a regular hacksaw anymore either though they still have their place. Certain jobs just need that.
But cheap hacksaw frames can ****
Last hacksaw frame I got I gleaned from my tool tent inventory
the TEKTON 6823 two cutting angles. It's a solid box style frame. and has a compartment for blade storage too.
I don't have the packaging anymore and doesn't say on the tool itself if China or Taiwan
My old hacksaw frame was a Great Neck and I have had that from sometime in my 20's I bet. The molded plastic handle broke but I still have it, I had to laugh at the video...mine's taped up just like his old one
Here's a nice rundown pro's and cons on many different ones
https://toolstroop.com/best-hacksaw-reviews/
But cheap hacksaw frames can ****
Last hacksaw frame I got I gleaned from my tool tent inventory
the TEKTON 6823 two cutting angles. It's a solid box style frame. and has a compartment for blade storage too.I don't have the packaging anymore and doesn't say on the tool itself if China or Taiwan
My old hacksaw frame was a Great Neck and I have had that from sometime in my 20's I bet. The molded plastic handle broke but I still have it, I had to laugh at the video...mine's taped up just like his old one
Here's a nice rundown pro's and cons on many different ones
https://toolstroop.com/best-hacksaw-reviews/
dagofast
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I'm 61 and was fortunate to have gotten a couple of good hacksaw frames in my 20's before cordless tools were a gleam in anyone's eye. My favorite is a Sandvik frame (also sold here as Klein) that I still pull out on occasion for smaller jobs or when more accurate cuts are needed. Nowadays, having my good friend Arthur Itis always around, I usually pull out a power tool for any bigger job. Better a sore trigger finger than a sore shoulder-elbow-wrist-hand & 5 fingers.
I also still have a Starrett #149 that is almost new and still in the box since I liked the Sandvik much better. If anyone wondered what the second nice frame was. I need to put it up on eBay one of these days...
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A decent high tension frame is a huge improvement in cutting performance and blade life. Once you try one you'll never go back to using a regular hacksaw. And you'll be kicking yourself for not buying one 30 years ago.
I've got Bahco/Sandvik 225s in 10" and 12". And an older US made Snap-on high tension.
https://www.bahco.com/int_en/profes...ith-aluminium-handle-300-mm-pb_225-plus_.html
Also for anyone who uses the 6" junior blades this style frame does a lot better than the bent wire frames.
https://www.bahco.com/int_en/junior...ame-and-fibreglass-handle-150-mm-pb_268_.html
designer485
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Another recommendation for Bahco saws, they are great. I have a 319 and a 208 mini and have been impressed.
MarvinBerry
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Not sure I own a hacksaw anymore..? Donated to habitat. All about the sawzall & solid clamping.
I do have a Milwaukee handsaw that takes sawzall blades... Super dope. Highly recommended. Buy 2. Good stuff.
I do have a Milwaukee handsaw that takes sawzall blades... Super dope. Highly recommended. Buy 2. Good stuff.
Yep. I have one of those lousy Great Neck USA ones with the plastic handle. There's just enough play between the handle and the frame to make getting straight cuts a massive struggle.
I picked up an old Simonds tubular hacksaw frame (made in Canada) for next to nothing at a flea market. Firm and cuts beautifully.
RedneckWelder
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I don’t know why but they put a really nice Bahco in the basic toolset issued to us at work when I started as an apprentice.
Since I live in the age of power tools I use a portaband, sawzall, or cutoff wheel instead of it
Since I live in the age of power tools I use a portaband, sawzall, or cutoff wheel instead of it
TLCObsession
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I just saw a Klein that looks like the Bahco saws but less money.
TLCObsession
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A little humor in the review on the Klein:
"The competition saws just can't hold a blade as tight as I like. They all go through the muscle just fine, but a wiggly blade gets stuck in the bones. Corpse disposal is so much easier if you invest in good tools. This is a good tool."
"The competition saws just can't hold a blade as tight as I like. They all go through the muscle just fine, but a wiggly blade gets stuck in the bones. Corpse disposal is so much easier if you invest in good tools. This is a good tool."
Jazz1
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Farmall450
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My lenox saw is COO USA, too.
Farmall450
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My lenox saw is COO USA, too.
finn
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I don’t get it. Why would I care where a $10, or $50 even hack saw is made?
My $2500 television, $750 cell phone, $2900 mini split, and probably my $10 underwear all came from China.
If they can make those items with acceptable quality, I am pretty sure they can make a serviceable hack saw.
Do people still buy hacksaws, or use them, for that matter?
My $2500 television, $750 cell phone, $2900 mini split, and probably my $10 underwear all came from China.
If they can make those items with acceptable quality, I am pretty sure they can make a serviceable hack saw.
Do people still buy hacksaws, or use them, for that matter?