Harbor freight mini chop saw

[huntnut]

I went to Harbor Freight today and picked up one of there mini chop saws and some 3" fiber disk, man does this work great for cutting down carbon arrows. Its well worth the $23.99 for the saw.  

[Golden Hawk]

I love mine! Best $23 I ever spent.

[Otto]

I second that.  Mine is an arrow cuttin demon.

[bm22]

i guess i third that, great little saw.

[Tim Fishell]

I will 4th it.  It will cut anything I need it to.

[dachba]

Handy little boogers, aren't they.  I've had mine for several years and used it for all kinds of arrows and a bunch of other stuff.

Dave in Ft. Collins, CO

[Jwilliam]

Great working saw !!!

[Traxx]

I just bought a bunch of Gordon Glass shafts,and got one of these little saws to cut em.What a slick little tool.

[TaterHill Archer]

Is this the mini cut-off saw for $23.99 on their website?  It says it uses 2" blades.  Will the 3" blades fit?

[snag]

I was wondering the same thing Roknjs. I bought the saw but am curious now how easy it will be to get more blades...?

[Traxx]

Im not sure,about the 3" blades,but HF,sells a Package of replacement blades for this saw.

[huntnut]

The only 2" blades they had are for wood, I put on a 3" fiber blade for my carbons, you have to take the safty sheild off but they bolt   right on.

[Hot Hap]

I would be a little shy to use it without a guard on it. I think I saw some 2 1/2" fiber wheels at Lowe's. They might allow use of the guard. Hap

[Yankee Bill]

Hi Huntnut,

The specs on the saw state for use with 2" blades. Most folks seem to be using these blades from this Guy. I ordered some a few day's ago and just got them in the mail today. Supposed to be great for carbon and aluminums.
  http://cgi.****.com/Abrasive-Cut-Off-Wheel-Arrow-Saw-Blade-Qty-5_W0QQitemZ170132969494QQihZ007QQcategoryZ36097QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem  

Well, looks like that link ain't gonna work... you can go to the auction site and do a search for the seller " phhoth " he only has a few items listed so the wheels are easy to find. He's out of Friendswood, TX.

Hope this might be of some help.

YB

[DAS Kinetic]

Guys,
 I have one and it works great, but the wheels you use make all the differnce.  The cheap wheels that come from HF are junk.  Here is a link to a quality wheel:
http://www1.mscdirect.com/CGI/NNSRIT?PMPXNO=3227514&PMT4NO=26115749

  3" wheels are a bad idea because the saw does not have the torque to drive them, and the guard has to come off.  The wheels I linked to last twice as long as the cheap ones and cut cleaner and faster.  I use this saw for carbons and aluminum all the time.

David

[jlnft]

I have the same Mini Cut-off saw. You can get the 2" abrasive cut-off wheels at Sears. That's where I normally get them.

Joe

[Yankee Bill]

Thanks for the info David & Joe. Heck, I waited a week to get mine in the mail...and got a Sears 3 minutes from the house... never even crossed my mind to look there.

YB

[DAS Kinetic]

Bill,
 You're welcome.  I haven't tried the sears blades but I know the Nortons are top notch. At very least, make sure you get 1/32" (.035) thick blades.  They do make 1/16" for heavier duty work on die grinders, but these little saws don't have the poop to drive them.  Just as a side note, there are a couple guys on **** selling aluminum bases for these saws that have measurement scales and arrow supports on them.  One of them, especially, looks really nice.  I made a simple one out of an oak board and a yardstick that works fine for me.  My arrows are pretty much the same length anyway.  I cut my carbons with it, and I also cut the little pieces of aluminum shafting that I use for footing on the business end of the arrow.  It's a good little tool for home use.

David

[Yankee Bill]

Thanks again for the info Dave,

funny you should mention those aluminum tables for the HF saw, I've got one enroute from a seller in WA. as we speak. Found the Item on **** while searching for blades after I had aldeady bought my saw and worked out a deal with him for the jig...minus the saw. Would have been more cost effective to buy the complete jig from him (saw included), but still wasn't that bad a price.

It only cost me about $15 bucks more this way, but still saved me the aggrivation of having to fabricate something... money well spent IMHO.

YB

[Hawkeye]

Dave,

Is it the white-based or all aluminum version that appealed the most to your "engineer's eye"?  Both look like would do a decent job, but I wondered what it looked like to you.

Thanks,

Daryl