I Bought 1-Star Tools at Harbor Freight
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The reason Harbor Freight doesn't include blades with their lower quality saws is so they can charge less for the tool. I haven't been in the hobby long, but one thing I've heard time and time again is that every saw you buy comes with a garbage blade so I should just replace it right away. If that's the case, I'd rather they just didn't include the blade and save me some money.
Don't change it right away, square it and it's still good for some time...I switched my ryobi blade after about 2 years of semi regular use
@@jstarr3676 Every saw I've bought to date has came with a low tooth count blade and they're usually trash. Some are ok for rip cuts but not one is good for fine finish.
@@ns_racing I think it depends on what kind of saw it is. For a cheap jobsite saw, you'll mostly be ripping construction lumber and finish quality doesn't matter; just include a cheap rip blade. For a miter saw where you want a high tooth count and special crosscut grind for smooth cuts, maybe it is better to just let the customer buy the expensive blade.
Love the video keep up the amazing work
@@ns_racing 42 tooth is for rip cuts and 80 tooth or more is for cutting for a decent finish cut on a hand circular saw. I usually use Diablo with carbide teeth, and they seem to last much longer.
First time I have ever written this on a TH-cam video “ tripped running to the comments” to see if the team Sam comments would be on top , you guys didn’t fail ! TEAM SAM Apology ✋🏻🤚🏻
He recorded this video before the other was released. Also, he posted on his social media story addressing it a few hours after releasing the original video and said they talked about it immediately and Sam did not feel he was being “attacked”.
Everyone is so butthurt, and it's sad how men can't be men without everyone crying about it
@@hachi-rokuperformancegroup3987 If "men being men" means blaming other people for your stupid ideas/decisions and then getting mad at them for not risking bodily harm to hold the p!ss bucket when sh!t hits the fan... Well, some man you are.
@@hachi-rokuperformancegroup3987 "men can't be men"... tell me you're a moron without telling me you're a moron. jfc
Give Sam a raise… make it right man. Dont let that ego get you.
The drill does work better with a bigger battery. Also after some use the sparks get fewer once the brushes break in.
The sparks keep it interesting! Bigger battery makes sense tho!
I got a brushed Milwaukee drill that's about the same. Concerned me at first too until I googled it and found out it was normal
5 amph battery on the drill works just as good as a kobalt
But why not just spend $125 and get a battery, charger, M18 drill kit🤷♂️
@Randyplaysguitars it's fine tho to the sheep bc is name brand
I went to a trade school and the wood shop and metal shop teachers always said to start measuring on the 1in mark to avoid mistakes on cheap tape measures honestly probably some of the best advice ive ever been given😂
For those that don’t know. Even a flawed tape measure can be used effectively. Just use the same tape for a complete project and learn the difference if there is one between butting into something compared to hooking over something. Also any small table saw without a rack and pinion fence to keep the front and back square all the time is 1 star. Only because we can’t give a zero.
Exactly. All of my friends who worked construction never use multiple tapes for the same job. They use the same tape or if they have to they only use the same exact brand and model because the inaccuracy is negated.
Same goes with quality tapes as well. Took me too long to use one tape instead of having 2 for each project
It doesn’t matter if you even use a tape measure or a random stick usually as long as you are consistent and you know what you’re doing. If everyone on a job site has different tapes and one person is cutting with a different tape than the person measuring.. then you might have an issue
On a properly made tape, the amount the hook slips by is supposed to be the exact difference between hooking and butting it so you get the same measure either way.
Which is why you don't let it return at full speed all the way home.
In the 80's I worked for a stage crew and we hired a new guy who brought his own tools. My boss yelled down to him to cut a 2x4 down to 92 inches and hand it up. He used his tape and it was almost 1/2" too short.
Murphy says he who has more than one tape will not be working long.
I was told by my father in-law who is a 50 years retired custom fine furniture. When taking a measurement if you wanted to be the same you use the same measurement tape to measure both where and what you are cutting.
Back when I was 25 years old I bought a small grinder from Harbor Freight and Now I am 55 and still works like it was brand new and it has the great grinder
A lot of people love those grinders. They are actually really solid and probably some of HF's best tools!
A couple years ago I bought a grinder from them for a project and it got too hot to handle after running less than a minute. It was obvious the motor windings were bad so I returned it. I have not bought a harbor freight power tool since. I know manufacturing issues happen and it could have been a one off. It it did turn me off on their power tools.
@@richardh6964they have some actual good stuff sometimes. Just have to do your research on it!
@@JohnMaleckiUnscrewedwhy respond on this channel and not the comments with thousands of likes over the last week telling you to apologize to sam. Seems like you’re trying to run from it
Edit: for anyone that hasn’t seen on his main channel he basically got enraged his employee didn’t risk life and limb for a $2000 wood slab that was just being used for a “fun” TH-cam video. He proceeded to get massive backlash gave no apology but instead edited the video to try and make himself look better but you can still easily tell he’s very rude to the employees on camera so we can only imagine John off camera
@@nhlifts9151because those people are weak and offended by everything so who cares about their opinion. This is a channel for men doing men things and men get heated
A grown man praying to the gods for Butt Flames
5 stars
when people say they saw sparks and smelled smoke i assume they are referring to the fact that it is not a brushless motor, and they do not understand the difference
Friggen sheep
I don't pay attention to a lot of 1 star reviews because 99% of the time they're over exaggerated and then instantly tell you to buy a Milwaukee or DeWalt as if they were the only choices available. I have an older model of Porter Cable drill I bought a few years ago that is brushed and it sparks just as much as the Bauer. Of course I no longer use since I've moved on to other drills but it's still there for backup. As far as really cheap bench top table saws go I wouldn't buy any of them regardless of brand. :)
So what brands did you move on to?
Metabo still makes a good portable / jobsite saw
@@drinmer1 As much as people like to pick on it for being a Harbor Freight brand I actually moved over to Harbor Freight's own Hercules stuff. Besides having a single lemon in the bunch everything I've bought has been working great. Even the the original tool that was a lemon has been been working great after it was replaced.
I was originally starting to get my foot in the door with Milwaukee tools when I bought a couple of their M12 tools. But because I decided to buy something from their M18 tool line the cost made me stop.
I wanted their big 7-1/4" cordless circular saw but it would have set me back $500 to get it because it was only sold as a bare tool and was $250 by itself. I would then have to pay another $170 for a large capacity battery and another $90 for a charger that was capable of charging both the M12 and M18 tools.
So I decided to try Harbor Freights nicer stuff in the process. Even going DeWalt would have been as costly as Milwaukee. Especially if I wanted to buy extra batteries later on. So I skipped any big name brand and tried something different. So far I'm pleased. :)
3 and 4* reviews for any product are usually the most level headed and legit ones.
@@iamaduckquack Yup, not too negative and not too positive. Some 5* reviews aren't too bad if the reviewer gives details on what makes it good to them. The even better reviews are when someone has owned the tool for a while and then reviews it. Otherwise some people are just very happy they bought it because they never owned one before and it just working has exceeded their expectations.
With all the cheaper tools you have got now, you could make a video building some chairs or a table. 1 with reclaimed wood and pro tools other with nice wood with the cheaper tools.
Great idea
Nobody uses reclaimed wood unless they don’t care about their time, tools, or end product. Something must be sacrificed.
That would be a great way to illustrate that expensive tools don’t always mean higher quality end product
Exactly the skill of the tradesmen matters more.@@charlescassidy2023
I bought the 20v drill two years ago. I accepted what it was I was buying. I use it for drilling 1/4 " holes or less. And only use it for screws under 2" in length. As a back up/ companion to my DeWalt it works great
that's because you're a reasonable person
I have had close to 4 years of good service from my Bauer drill and driver. It certainly is not a precision tool..significant wobble in the 1/2 inch chuck but I'm not using it for stuff that needs precision.
I've owned the Bauer drill (2 of them, actually) for several years now. I've used them building 2 sheds, 2 desks, remodeling of my 2 bathrooms, built a 600+ sq ft deck with them. They are still going strong at least 3 years later and they are regularly used.
Same kind of use if not more from me over 6 years or so, my only issue was the low ah kit battery but with 3 or 5ah batteries most of the Bauer hand tools I've used have done great. I wouldn't buy any of them for the normal price but wait for the right sales and the value for the cost is hard to beat for a diy-er on a budget.
Yeah, I’ve had no issues with mine either. Anything Bauer I have has performed well. I also don’t use a half dead baby battery either but guess that wouldn’t make good content would it.
I feel like HF's achilles heel is consistency. If you get a good Bauer or Hercules tool it's gonna be solid for the long haul. But there's no way to tell before you get them home.
I just bought one because my DeWalt burnt up after about 10 years and I was drilling holes with a 4 inch hole saw no problem all week long
Yea your right Eric, I have bought tools that were great and bought some of the same tools that weren't great..
Shout out to Salad Fingers, slapped me in the face with weird nostalgia hahahahaha
Honestly lots of great references in the edits.
Recommending spinning forstner bits that low is pretty normal, all the CMT bits I use also have super low recommended speeds. It's just to avoid heating up and to make the bits last longer. I'm sure if you look up what Fisch recommends it will be the same.
A 1 inch diameter bit turning 450 RPM is 118 surface feet per minute peripheral speed. Which is a fair speed for a bit to run. The harder material you're drilling the slower you should turn the tool. As you increase bit diameter peripheral speed increases too.
Thank you! Angular momentum is a thing. Also, the slower speed usually means higher torque, so it can more efficiently handle binding.
@@TheDiosdebaca yeah those triple gear reduced drills have a use. They're what you want to use on any bit over a half an inch in diameter. The smaller pistol drills any bit over 1/8" in diameter you should start slowing down under the top speed of the tool using it. Half an inch and up you're best off with a slow speed drill then.
I used that brushed hammer drill just yesterday to hang a French door.
Hung the door in a concrete wall.
Had zero problems drilling the concrete to install the frame.
Yes it sparks like a brushed tool does.
Far from a 1 star tool.
This is the only brushed Bauer tool I own. Harbor Freight is slated to replace it with a brushless version very soon. This is why they often have that drill so cheap. Clearing inventory out.
I was a contractor for a long time and the only problem Ive ever had from harbor freight was a texture sprayer and a compressor that they both just gave us a new one when we returned it. I love how people who don't know tools review tools
I have had good luck with their texture sprayer. My dad's is 20 years old so he never replaced it and now he is retired so it only gets light use on small jobs from me. It's definitely a hit or miss kinda store
That spark could light up a dark closet
They should lean into a double feature! flashlight and drill!
@@JohnMaleckiUnscrewed Does the flashlight treat its staff better after it fucks up? If so, could be a keeper.
@@stevehiller3657you cry at work a lot we can tell
You could almost light a cigarette with it lol
A tape measure only needs to be consistent with itself because it measures relative to its own markings. If you're the only one on a job site with the Pittsburgh brand, but other guys have brands like Dewalt, Stanley, and Milwaukee, this could be problematic. However, if you're responsible for both measuring and cutting, the tape measure's accuracy will suffice.
Ya I think it’s fine for most applications. Not the greatest ever but it’s not meant to be
Salad fingers reference was amazing CORE MEMORY UNLOCKED
It made me hit the like button lol
Probably my new favorite tool channel. Plenty of humor that’s creatively added and makes it easy to watch. Great job!
Glad you enjoy it! What other channels do you like?
Love the smell of brush tools reminds me of the little race tracks when I was a kid that brushes on the levers when you race the cars
I like the spark coming out the drill. It gives it character.
Tape measure- I agree with your assessment, if you need measurements to be accurate to the 32nd inch, a $5 tape measure is the wrong tool. However, I suggest trying to use it in your shop for a while. I've had a few of those and where they typically fall is the locking mechanism or the auto return. When I was using them, I was just doing occasional diy home owner stuff, so not even heavy use.
Table saw: it looks like a failed attempt at a European style fence. My Laguna Fusion F2 has one and I love it.
The bauer is great for a homeowner. Drilling into drywall and putting a few screws in to hang something
Lowes! There's got to be a bunch of 1-Star reviews for Kobalt products.
The Buaer drill works a lot better with the 6AH battery. I have it and got the bigger battery when they offered it with a free tool. I got their 1/2" impact (the smaller one, they have a few 1/2" impacts). I also have the big Bauer 1/2" impact, and it works to take off my truck's lug nuts. I had trouble with my air impact, but the big boy Bauer doesn't have issues on the truck.
Bauer is a good brand for home use, for the guy or gal working in the garage or yard on the weekend.
I have several Bauer tools. The drill, screw gun, 1/2" impact, ososilating saw, weed eater, bench grinder, electric screwdriver. All of them have performed better than I thought they would. I'm happy with every one of them so far. I was a bit worried about the 1/2" impact being able to do the job I needed but it worked really well on those lug nuts.
2:35 That spark comes from the electronic brakes, it happens with any tool with brakes and brushes (circular saws, grinders, etc). The brushes will always smell but during the first uses it will spark and smell even more because the square-shaped brushes need to take on the the armature cylindrical shape. But yeah, people might get scared at the sparks. Recommending Dean Doherty's channel, he fixes tools for a life and got great tips for diagnosing and fixing them (all but Milwaukee which apparently are made to be disposed of when broken).
I had one of those bauer planers for 4 1/2 years when I started and it was actually great; only complaint was it didn't have the dust chute with it and I didn't notice until like 2 years after I bought it when I went to setup my dust collection. After never cleaning it for the whole time I had it, it finally got a wood chip in the gears to raise and lower it and that broke it but it had more than served its purpose at that point. I've had the hercules one since then as it's still like $200-$300 less than the dewalt one and so far it also works great.
“If you expect to spend $5 on the world’s most accurate tape measure. You’re an asshole.” 😂 I love that line
I bought the same bauer drill and the drill driver because i was building a fairly large dock and floating docks. Didn't want to risk dropping my dewalts in the water so i bought some cheap sacrificial drills in case i had a misshape. To be honest both the drills worked perfectly fine and they still do. Ive had them for a couple years now and they haven't skipped a beat. Not a fan of the chuck on the drill, it likes to loosen and drop drill bits but other than that i really dont have a complaint. I didnt expect them to last this long at all so any more work i get out of them is a bonus in my book.
On our job sites we would check tape measures against eachother, quite often they would be 1/2" different in 10' even with the same brand, Stanley tapes were the closest to measuring the same, with the most I saw was like 1/8" difference in 10' for them. Tapes are great for rough framing but not built for accuracy.
I have a harbor freight hammer drill and I’ve got no complaints about it. I’ve been in the construction industry for over 40 years. It’s not a Bosch but it’s a good tool
I have that Bauer drill and it has worked great for me. I was given a DeWalt set later that definitely is a bit more refined. When my kids finish college, i may end up passing along the Bauer because for basic household tasks, it works just fine.
Love the Saladfingers reference
The sounds of creaking plastic a power tool makes upon assembly….is the (1) one ⭐️ comments they all should have.
The table saw fence is correct and it's the safest way to rip stock. It is called an auxilliairy fence and the end should be placed no further then the midway point of the blade. It is indeed for eliminating pinching. The Dewalt DW745 type1 had it too. I've owned one for many years and always used it. I bought a DWE7492 and made one with an extruded aluminum profile. Even though setup is the mist important on a table saw, this helps big time. When tension releases in a board, it eliminates the need for wedges
Love how the ad at the start of this video was for harbor freight tools……..also that tape measure smoked my hand once coming back haha
Oh man! So I have that mitre saw, and I agree! It's pretty ok. Cuts 2x4's fine. Does angles fine. I got lucky and picked one up on a clearance table for $40, AND whoever returned it, had bought a blade and left it in there. Also, it looked like it hadn't been used at all. It was a total win in my book.
With a tape, it's not as important that it be perfect. What is important is that you use the same tape for all your measurements
I bought a right angle drill from HF and it was dirt cheap put it away after using it with not much use for it. I started a project against my better judgment taking on A huge job polishing a 25 ' pontoon boat. I fried my Dewalt 6 " grinder with a buffing pad on it , it was literally smoking and was junk after that point. I remembered my cheap right angle drill so I chucked up a buffing polishing wheel and went to work. I literally tried to destroy that drill and to this day it still works to my amazement!
i have had that same drill for 3 years and has not skipped a beat only problem has been the battery giving up after so often. I also bought the drill open box/returned item.
For the price I'd rather buy the wen planer with the helical heads but honestly that isn't a bad little planer, not as bad as the reviews would suggest.
Been using this very drill for almost 4 years lol never had an issue
Electrician here. Brushed DC motors are amazingly good when they're designed properly. High load on the motor causes the exciter field to be highly distorted, and this is corrected by adding "interpoles" that shift the field back in the other direction. Only the shittiest DC motors that do not have interpoles will spark like that when they are new. My brushed Ryobi tools spark a lot, but my brushed Milwaukee impact driver doesn't spark at all. That sparking also means the tool is super inefficient, so it will be less powerful while draining the battery a lot faster.
That “Finally” really got me lol
I love my Bauer drill. I have drilled tons of 6" holes with mine and while it can get hot after several holes, it keeps on chugging. My buddies razz me about buying it, but I would rather buy a cheap drill that works instead of a Milwaukee drill that is probably made in the same factory for a fraction of the price.
When I started building my tool collection I purchased a Brushed Makita, don't remember model number but it was rated at 95nm of Max torque. sparks were literally hitting your hand HARD. Returned and went for brushless Milwaukee. Whole collection I've built nor regrets so far
I got the Bauer drill and impact driver several years ago when I needed tools and didn’t have a lot to spend. I accidentally dropped the impact driver off the top of a 6ft ladder. It bounced off some floor joists and fell another 8ft or so to a concrete basement floor. It still works like a champ.
i feel like most people who are gonna buy a cheap saw of any kind are gonna buy the cheapest blade for it as well.
I have the planer and have run thousands of feet of Walnut, Sapele, White Oak and Maple through it without blinking. Using the levelers on the in and out feed have lowered the snipe quite a bit. Keeping fresh blades around get my cuts butter smooth. I may have gotten lucky, but have been really happy.
i’m a retired Professional Woodworker and in regards to your coment on the Forster Bits that are Re sharpenable IMO all drill bits are as i have bits from the 1950s and older that i’ve sharpened dozens of times either with a electric Grinder ,Et stone Jewlers files and in a Pinch a Makita 3X24” belt sander that includes Standard Twist bits , Spade ,Forstener and both HSS nd Carbide tipped ! i also sharpen all my own Saw Blades ,Scissors ,and Knives all of which my Dad a Barber for more than 40 years did and taught me how to do as he brought his Scissors home every evening and did that in our Garage at a Sharpening Station on our Work bench
That HF tape measure works great as long as you don't drop it but if it falls the spring inside breaks loose and it becomes unuseable. Also the tape itself kinks easily.
The 7 1/4 miter was an awesome buy when they were on clearance for like $25.
I used the table saw (brand new out of the box) and it bogged down and got stuck on a piece of 4x6 treated lumber, the motor died on the spot. I returned it for a Hercules and havent had a problem since.
As long as there’s just one tape used, there are zero issues.
I had to have a Bauer brushless drill save me on the job when my drill burnt out, the brushless are decent tools.
I was given that exact Bauer drill kit along with 2 5amp hour batteries as a fathers day gift 2 years ago I believe. Though its not a brand I typically use its works great. Ive even used it with cobalt bits to drill into different metals.
Just built myself an 8x12ft floating deck, including driving some 10 in structural screws with a Bauer drill and impact driver. They both worked like a charm.
This is my rule of thumb with tape measures. Just use one. If it's inaccurate, it doesn't matter. Measure your space, measure your workpiece, make your cut. As long as it all uses one tape measure, it'll all match and come out right.
Been using a Bauer thickness planer for 8 years. It needed a new bearing and a grease up, but its still going.
That's why you use one tape measure to do a project. Less chance of screw ups in measuring if you use the same tape measure.
@john the short fence is the euro style fence that helps prevent kickback because it won’t hold anything against the back of the blade if it is adjusted correctly
My first year as a carpentry student they gave us those exact tape measures and none of them seem to measure the same as the others. It also had a big deal with the teeth constantly bending from a small drop, causing our measurements to be off in to fail measurement test.
I love harbor freight a) because I can barely afford to buy the tools from there and b) everything else I bought from them works great to this day. I bought a balljoint press and it works perfectly fine. I’ve used it about 6 times. That sucker is almost $100. I bought the 12” & 10” wood lathe and they worked great. I no longer have them because my whole entire family pitched in and got me a 12” laguna for my 40th birthday. I really need some tools so if anyone wants to donate any tools I’d take them. One love!
Never had a problem with any of my HF purchases. Now, admittedly, a lot of their stuff leave a lot to be desired, and the Pittsburgh stuff.....well at least it has a lifetime warranty, so I can beat them up without a care and when I bust the tool up, just return it for a new one. Rinse & repeat!
But so far...very happy.
Didn't expect the Salad Fingers reference
When I was doing quality control at a precast concrete company they wouldn't allow milwaukee tape measures because they were all off by at least 1/4 in at 30 ft.
I'm going to $29 21v Drill on Amazon and it came with battery, it's been 4 years now and it's still working perfectly nothing else is needed some basic home use . It's so good that my dad liked it and bought himself and my brother a similar one..cheap and good for house use also how he says it and again its been 4 years and it's still working perfectly also I only charge the six times because it holds the charge very long time
I worked in sales and repairs for a small family owned tool shop in Australia, I always wanted to do the best by customers ,like listening to their requirements and asking follow-up questions, but sometimes customers just don't want advice, one in particular said he only wanted to make children's toys from pine offcuts, when he actually wanted to break down railway sleepers, then he complained that the saw table was useless.
I have the Hercules planer and it is a beast. I planed 300 2X3s for a deck and look forward to the next project that requires it.
We need more videos like this please!
A lot of the Bauer drills have a built in safety mechanism that will shut the tool off to prevent it from overheating and getting damaged, which is why it cuts off when you try to overload it. I think they set the sensitivity for it a little too high though so it gives it the impression that it is a weak tool. Unfortunately there is no way to adjust that sensitivity, so it makes the Bauer line of stuff very annoying to use. I use Hercules and havent had one issue with any of them so far.
Thing about tapes is unless your giving measurements to someone else to cut with their own tape, it doesnt really matter if its a little off. If you make a measurement and use the same tape to mark and cut its fine.
I ALWAYS replace my saw blades with diablo, I've had my diablo ripper blade on my circular for like three years now. Still cuts great.
I read this so wrong. Lol
I have the thickness planer and it works good. I don't use it all the time. Only thing is getting the snip out of it is tuff, but that happens with any thickness planer
I have that planer and it works pretty well. It went on sale and I got it for like $250. I'm happy with it!
Those tape measures are pretty good, I used to work down the street from a Harbor Freight, and would stop by every day to use a No Purchase Necessary coupon when they had them.
I have that drill. I’m not any kind of woodworker, it’s just for putting in the occasional screw for home stuff. I haven’t noticed any sparks. It’s fine for my once every 3 months needs.
I haven't had any issue with the couple of Bauer/Hercules/Batteries tools I have purchased & if I did they're returnable. For a typical home owner, I think they are a fine tool. Just my thoughts.
My Bauer impact was the power tool I got before I started remodeling interior just for household use, it's still going and I've done some sketchy stuff with it.
Those tape measures use to be free sometimes, i would always pick up a free tape measure to have around in every spot of the house, truck, trunk etc
Have a 3/8 impact that in got covered in hydraulic fluid clean with brake clean accidentally hit the trigger and got the butt flame you where hoping for, but it still works like a champ
John, when I was working to set my shop up, I did a lot of looking at tools for a bang for the buck. I ended up grabbing a lot of craftsman tools. The bench top joiner, lunchbox planer, 2.5 gallon compressor and nailer bundle. Would like to see an honest review of the budget/diy tools. The joiner is one I really want to see. Love the content though, you are one of my inspirations. Mainly because you guys fail and show it, that makes me feel like I'm not total garbage
kudos to this guy for giving the tool manufacturers any money
I have found that cheap drill bits, esp. the spade bits, tend to be bent or ground off center almost all the time. Chuck it in a drill press and watch the point wobble more than an eighth of an inch.
I purchased that table saw about a year ago. Since I'm new to home repair I wanted something cheap. I definitely got it. That being said, it wasn't as bad as the reviews. My main issue is the non-standard miter slots. Very difficult to build a small sled or even find or purchase after market parts.
I have that thickness planer. The snipe can be eliminated by adjusting the feed tables. The dust shoe does clog very easily.
My husband said the reason u have to run the bits so slow is because it’s cheaper Chinese cast metal and if u run it too fast it will shatter. He used to tour Chinese factories as part of his job and test materials there so I trust that opinion.
That makes a ton of sense ! Thanks husband!!
@@JohnMaleckiUnscrewed no problem. He said they save money by pressing is a little less time so overall they can make more product. They cut corners like that a lot
Every saw review I've ever seen says the stock blade sucks, and they recommend changing the blade immediately. Seems like HF is saving a step
Great content thanks for sharing
I have a Bauer corded orbital sander and 4” belt sander. They work great. Of course I’m not running this two tools for hours on end, but I do run them enough to run a shop vac for the dust.
For my work, I think the sanders are fine. If they break, I’ll return them and get another one.
Was awesome finally meeting you on Saturday. Still waiting to see your media wall!!!!!
Love the content and the videos on this channel.
Regarding the harbor freight tape measure (which we affectionately call the Harbor Freight Special at our wood mill), if you want to test the accuracy of it over distance, get you a Lufkin (by Crescent) 25ft tape measure with half-way measurements. That particular tape reads down to 1/32 of an inch over it's entire length. When I use it, I find that my measurements are very reliable, even when put up against 6 inch calipers. That's the benchmark by which I compare any other tape measure.
I have a lot of Bauer products. I absolutely love my 20v Bauer products. I beat the crap out of them and they keep coming back for more
That table saw looks identical to my Einhell model (different brand and colour, but it's the same saw). Mine also refuses to go to square, but it's not the worst saw available. I actually had to return the first one when it failed just inside the warranty period, and after testing it the company just sent me a new saw. When I can afford it I'll upgrade, but for the time being I just set it up very carefully and it works ok. Means I get to work on my plane and chisel skills.
I have e that 7and1/4 miter saw, and I put a metal cutting blade on it and it does pretty good. I wouldn't use it professionally... but in my little hobby welding shop it, it covers my needs
I own a Bauer lunchbox planer and it's...good. Not great, but not bad either. The only real problem I had was I once got a chip of cherry stuck in a blade. I thought I was gonna have to flip the two-sided blade over and buy a new spare, but once I loosened the blade, the chip came out and all was right with the world. Sniping is an issue, but careful alignment and handling of the board prevents that...most of the time.