harbor freight air saw?

[KraftwerkMk1Jetta]

anyone own one of these? i'm tempted to pick one up, as it would be a lot easier then dragging the sawzall out everytime i need to cut a piece of steel. are they junk?>

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=113

 

[warpedredneck]

ihave one, not from hf but princess auto,
it has outlasted the snap on that i had previously
so far no complaints

 

[KraftwerkMk1Jetta]

ihave one, not from hf but princess auto,
it has outlasted the snap on that i had previously
so far no complaints

good to know!

 

[djjsr]

I got 2 from HF, and a pack of spare blades. I figured when the first one quit, I'd have a spare but the first one hasn't quit yet. Can't beat it for 10 bucks.

 

[nczo6]

I bought one for a quick project i was working on and as soon as i hooked it up it did not work AT ALL. Not the first time ive had that experience with a harbor freight air tool. Harbor freight is ok for some things but others the quality is just not there.

 

[mcdtommy23]

I've had one for 4 years now. Sometimes the saw won't start on it's own. Drag the teeth of the blade on the workpiece and she'll take off. Not a big deal. Mine only sees duty a couple times a month if that.

Ohh ya, the thing is LOUD! It sounds like a damn mini-gun.

 

[vc-onthepc]

Yes just like others i bought two at the same time they were cheap so wtf right ? well im on the second one the first one literally shook itself apart in my hands all the screws backed out and while operating it wore all the treads out...took back they gave me another . on the two i have now ive loctited everythign and no issues as of yet ....the hf blades ****.....

 

[eborcim]

They are cheap and it shows. Mine worked good for about the first month. Then it started sticking and would need a little help starting. But for $10...

 

[econoaddict]

I have 2 and they both get absolutely abused by my son and I. They are holding up very well, no issues yet. We got them 3 or so years ago.

I use the variety pack blades you get at HD or Lowes, not the greatest but work.

 

[jpoe]

Do regular sawzall blades work in these? I have been thinking about getting one for cutting steel up to 1/4". I bought a nice compressor so that I could run air for all of my tools.

 

[M900]

I bought one for a quick project i was working on and as soon as i hooked it up it did not work AT ALL. Not the first time ive had that experience with a harbor freight air tool. Like any brand, Harbor freight is ok for some things but others the quality is just not there.

I fixed it for you.

 

[mcdtommy23]

Do regular sawzall blades work in these? I have been thinking about getting one for cutting steel up to 1/4". I bought a nice compressor so that I could run air for all of my tools.

No regular sawzall blades do not work.

 

[Busted_Knuckles]

I bought one at HF, it lasted about a minute or two of run time and locked up (I tried to drag start it, didnt help) , they replaced it with no questions, the second one has 2 or 3 minutes run time on it, still working, but still new, and the blades do ****. But they are almost free, and a real one is a C-note or better, right? Its a once a year use for me, so I guess it was a fair deal, didn't pay nothing, didn't get nothing..

 

[cj92345]

i bought one today after reading this thread, cut through a bolt ok...we'll
see, it's cheap enough

 

[Stick Figure]

you can add me to the locked up right away and hasn't worked since list. I haven't tried to exchange it, maybe i'll take it back.

 

[bmxr4life87]

Mine is about 2 years old and has cut the roof skin off about a dozen uhaul van boxes so far. It will freeze up from time to time but its still holding up and going strong

 

[jteck75]

Do regular sawzall blades work in these? I have been thinking about getting one for cutting steel up to 1/4". I bought a nice compressor so that I could run air for all of my tools.

Regular sawzall blades won't work,but I've always used jigsaw blades in mine for heavier cutting and they work well.

 

[TA^Guy]

I have one, it's ok. Work deently on sheet metal but do yourself a favor and ditch the HB blades and buy some decent ones. The HF blades never last. Plus the saw seems to use a lot of air, when I'm using it it seems my compressor is always going. Mine started sticking after using it a lot too, but I stated oiling it everytime I use it and it rarely does it anymore.

 

[1stwarrior95]

I've got one but I think I bought it from Northern tools. When I first hooked it up it wouldn't work at all. had to drag start it and finally got it goin. Had no power at all and stalled quite often.
I didn't use it for quite a while, then my son started using it for speaker holes... seems like the more it gets used the better it works!