Diamondback Tile Saw Review by Harbor Freight Part 2
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- Diamondback Tile Saw 7 inch by Harbor Freight Part 2
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I bought this on your recommendation to replace my previous tile saw after the pan shattered and was no longer available for replacement. This is a GREAT saw for the price. I'm no pro, but have worked construction in the past. This saw has a much better build quality than a lot of other saws in the same price range. Thanks for your previous review, truly love it!
I am a pro and i own both the 7" as well as the 10" and am a HUGE fan of the diamondback wet saws.I also use pearl P4s as my blade of choice.These saws are my daily saws and as advertised here on this video the 7" can easily accomplish everything its 10" counterpart can do..Depending on the job i OFTEN use the 7" as its mobility is quite nice !! Yyou just cant go wrong with these saws.Other than the occasional blade i have had zero maintenance with these saws.Highly reccomended !!!
Just wanted to thank you so much for all the good info. Picked up this tile saw after watching your reviews. Got the deal of a lifetime! Checked out craigslist and found someone selling this exact saw. I thought he might have used it for one project. Turns out, he bought the saw, made sure it worked and his wife made him hire a contractor.This saw is brand new and I got it for $225.00 with the stand! Now I'm shopping for tile and can't wait to get started!! Thanks again!!!
Glad I could help!
What is the model number of this saw? I want to buy one like it. Thank you for the review.
Thanks for the update! I bought the diamondback on sale after your first unboxing video. I used it for a bathroom reno and floor tiles...worked great and very pleased for a diy'er.
That's great! I'm happy my video helped with your decision.
I highly recommend this saw.ive owned it for 4 years and remodeled many kitchen and baths. not just for homeowners. for contractors as well
Thanks Landberg, good review...as usual! Your synopsis on the 7” Diamondback is spot on. I’ve been cutting 3/8” thick glass mosaic and 5mm arabesque porcelain for our kitchen back splash. We’re running an Alpha Vetro blade on it. The one thing I might add...this saw when equipped with a good diamond blade will provide chip free cuts. I’m talking about super clean cuts in both glass and porcelain. I just dressed the blade every so often (when I see a few sparks or it starts getting a little slower when pushing through the material), then it would be back to smoothly eating through the material.
I was patientlywaiting for your follow up video. Thanks for delivering!
Thanks for the great tips! The saw is great with an upgraded blade!
I just got done with a job at my house. I hired a contractor (17 year old), whose father is a contractor. He and I laid maybe a bit less than 1000 blocks.
And they brought this saw with them. The project is a patio and sidewalks from front to back turning a 90 behind to follow the building. And with a diagonal across the 90 to make a flower garden. It was all made with patio block 16x16x2 inch. We used this saw to cut the diagonals, partial blocks, corners, etc. And also some red brick used for retaining wall in two small areas.
It worked just great, using the blade I believe came with it. I was amazed to find out it came from Harbor Freight. If I had more projects, I might buy one for myself, but I think I am done.
If there was a stand, they did not bring it. We just used two wooden sawhorses for the stand.
You could coat the table with Ardex 8+9 so tile won't move or use Mapei Prim Grip.
For the 350 how does it compare to Rigids 7" at 300 ?
I have a well used ridgid 7", I've been looking at getting a new saw not a fan on it.
@@aaroncottingham4048 I also have a Ridged 7 inch and just upgraded to the Delta Cruzer. Nice saw.
That's a great idea! I wonder how well it would hold up with that stuff painted on. People say you get pick this saw up for $219 plus the $40 for the stand. It's just about as good as the Ridgid...The Delta Cruzer is a big jump in quality/power/water containment for $400 though.
Thanks for informative, concise videos and most important, FOLLOW UP video!!
Thanks for all of your great videos..I'm getting ready to launch my own tile business here in Montana...I have learned so much from you..tools, application techniques..I sure could use some help with bidding jobs in my area...
Thanks, and that's a future video I'm working on.
@@LandbergTileTV awesome thank you..I truly appreciate the work you put into these videos..later..
I too am starting a tile business here is SoCal !
A video of with that content would be very much appreciated. P.S. I am subscriber and l find your videos very informative. Thanks. Keep them coming.
I have one and it worked great for my bathroom remodel. I used the included blade on marble with no issues... cuts like butter. What does drive me nuts is the drip tray leaks like a sieve at the contact point with the main tray. As water runs off into the reservoir, it leaks through at the point the tray rests on the main tray. I think I have a solution that I have not tried... I'm going to run a nice bead of silicon along the edge of the main tray and let it dry. This should make enough of a gasket to make a good seal and prevent the dripping. At around 7:21 in the video you can see exactly what I'm talking about. That steady drip will be a huge puddle soon. Thanks for the revisit. I can;t wait to use it again on my master bath... porcelain this time, so I'll get your recommended blade for that.
Ken, I’ve had great success cutting glass and thin glazed porcelain with the Alpha Vetro Glass Blade. I’m talking beautiful cuts with zero chipping!
@@martylucas8557 Nice, thank you.
Great review. Thank for fostering a great tiling community here. I find every video helpful....Mind made up, I'm getting an IQ saw! 😀
Ha! Thanks man, the IQ saw is simply amazing. It impresses me every time we use it!
I’ll be buying a new saw soon and will definitely look at this one. Great review.
Thanks! It's a little beast for the price..
Liggy, Liggy, Liggy, Landberg!! I know you've had this aw for a while but, if you keep up all your tool reviews you'll be able to start a tool renting business too!! I know you're stackin up quiet a collection of tools. Hoping all is well, Dirty Jersey out!!
Thanks for the review. I just grabbed one for $269 on sale at HF today. Can't wait to give it a try this weekend :)
I appreciate the value you bring to your viewers through your tools reviews and tile installation ideas. In my opinion your channel caters to tile setters / tile contractors. With that said, do you plan on giving advice on how to run a tile installation business from A-Z? I’d be willing to pay for a program if you came out with one.
Thanks brother! and that is a great idea. I'll see if I can put something together on that topic 👊
Great video, I have have been watched your first video and I can agree with you, I’ll buy my one.
I have a Dewalt saw but bought the Diamondback 10" tile saw. We ended up taking it back. There were things I didn't like: the railing tray was off, the saw felt like it chipped away at the porcelain tile while the dewalt (same blade) cut through the tile. Either way there is just something to the "feel" of it. Maybe it's because the Dewalt saw head weighs more. I didn't like having to reset the gfi every time and turning the water pump on and off is a pain too. Also the water jets aren't adjustable to move and it just pours down. It is a good saw cost wise but we ended up taking it back and sticking with the Dewalt.
Just went and purchased one of these today because of your review.
Thanks! It's a cheap work horse 👍
Can the blade be locked in a higher position to cut something thicker? I have some 2.5 in pavers I don't expect it to cut through once but if it does lock in a higher position I can give it another pass upside-down to finish the job.
Thank you Looking to Purchase a Saw to complete Home projects.
After a new cutter for large tiles manual cutter I am used to a rubi but looking at a sigma tiles are 750x750 what would you recommend love the work u do so neat and tidy
Heyyy thanks I just bought this after watching your review, I m looking for the table mounting brackets I can’t find them, do they come with it?
DIYer here: could you use this saw to cut 4” thick retaining wall block? I know you would have to flip the block over, but does the saw have the clearance to allow a 4” thick block to pass? If not, does the 10” model have the clearance?
What’s the best aftermarket blade you use on This type of saw?
I love my Diamondback. I did by the pearl P4 and tried it on several different tile and found it chipping the tile worse then the HF blade. Not sure if it's me or the saw.
It’s definitely you! 😉 We’ve been cutting 3/8” glass mosaic and highly polished 5mm thick 2.5” wide, porcelain arabesque. The cuts through both are very smooth, there is absolutely zero chips. First We put a Ridgid glass blade on...it really sucked! Next I sprung for a $75.00 Alpha Vetro Glass Blade. It’s an awesome blade. All you need to do is occasionally dress the blade with a dual 60/80 grit dressing stone (about $18). You’ll know when because your cutting will start slowing down or you’ll see sparks. Either way...about 5 to 10 seconds on the stone and you’re ready to go. What happens is the glass or porcelain will start glazing over the diamonds. The stone cleans it off.
Hope this helps. Get the blade and dressing stone and you’ll be kicking some tile ass!
I am torn between this and the R4031S from Ridgid. Does anyone have any opinions as to which is the better saw?
great video, you get right to the point! My Ridgid 8in saw just died for the 2nd time. Ill give this one a try. by the way, what kind of pants are those? lol
Diamondback is a good saw, the Delta 7" is the best of the 7" saws and the work pants are Snickers! The best out there, expensive but last forever!
Where did you get that clamping fence?
As I can see in the description, the blade you used is for dry use. Can it be used for wet cutting too? I need to know if it can be done without problems because i already bought it. Thank you
This is a wet saw, can only be used for tile.
Excellent saw. I bought it based off recommendation from this channel. I've remodeled a bathroom with it, and that was a lot of tile. The thing is a workhorse. Do you have a video on adjusting the blade/tray? Mine is slightly off, and I'd like it to get through another bathroom.
me too..any update?
Does the table go slightly crooked when the front or back wheels go off the rails? This is a problem with the 7" inch Ridgid tile saw.
I don't believe so, sorry for the late reponse!
I've got both the 10" and 8" ridgid saws. the 8 can just about do anything the 10 can do. both great saws👌. set that saw up on your dewalt table, get it up so your not kneeling down so much
Great review do you think this is better than the Ridgid 7 inch?
At current prices, the Diamondback with the added stand is equal to the Kobalt 7" saw at Lowe's that comes with a stand, extension table and water containment features. Should I drive an hour to get the Diamondback or get the Kobalt locally? Thank you for the review!
Up to you, but I like the Diamondback more than the kobalt.
I bought this saw and few things.
1. If you say it cuts clean, lets see that cut up close. I have yet to cut chip-free porcelain tile.
2. I see that the P4 blade is scratched up all around the thicker part of the blade. I have not see you mention this. What happens is that the p4 blade is incompatible with this saw and when you close the blade guard, the inside of it scratched the blade.
3. Shouldn't you have the water pump on the deepest part of the water tray bin? I would imagine, the pump would catch a lot of small debris being right under where you cut.
4. Are you in anyway sponsored by harbour freight or diamondback brand?
5. Please correct me on anything that I might have said incorrectly.
I bought this three days ago based on your part one review that harbor freight posted on their reviews section
And as a diy’er I love it
how do you adjust the table from wobbling. this table top wobbles right out of the box. I have a larger rigid saw that has wheel adjustments but on this saw the wheels ride on tope of the rails. not sure how to make an adjustment
this was one of the reasons we returned ours. The railing wasn't smooth and when extended all the way out it would make a "clunk" noise and fall forward. We tried to adjust to no avail.
I just finished my bathroom remodel using the diamondback and toward the end i noticed it cutting crooked. Did you run into any issues with that? Also It would be nice if you could do a video on how to adjust it to get it back cutting straight. Thanks for all of your videos.
I'm not sure why or how to adjust this saw. They do have a 90 day return policy keep in mind 😎
I bought the 10 in diamonback wet saw. As the tray slides through the blade, it has a point where it kind of sticks and the releases kind of quickly causing tile to break sometimes. Does your 10 inch diamonback do this?
I had just bought the new ridgid 10 inch saw it has a 2 peice table an had the hard spot in it as well so I brought it back to home depot after 1 day
@@jdj3042 I'm wondering if its made that way. Because it does it when a set of the wheels on the tray release on the backside.
been using this saw since you put up your first video of it, guess what? tiling a showroom with it!
That's awesome! It certainly does the job!
do you recommend this over the porter cable wet tile saw you reviewed last year?
Yes, it can do much more than a tabletop tile saw.
I wonder if you could glue a thin rubber mat on the surface?
Someone commented that they applied a thin layer of flex seal to the surface. Might be worth a try.
I did exactly that...helps immensely!
Would you recommend the ridgid 8 inch or the diamondback 7 inch??
ridgid has a better warranty
I bought one. Survived 6 jobs then died. Get the extended warranty if you buy one. Think that new Delta is worth the extra $. Homeowners...totally worth it.
Yup, spot on. I'll have my hands on that new Dewalt D36000 this spring. It will be a fun video to make!
Landberg Tile TV honestly don’t get DeWalt. I use all there power tools. I think their 10” saw is awesome. If they did the table top with the sliding table (skil??) or a 7”, they would get huge market share. Probably not a huge market for them. Love your videos. Keep up the great work. Much success to you!
5 showers later the bearings in my went, but other than that it was a good saw. might be able to replace the bearings but we will see
good for the money too!
I believe this saw has been upgraded by Harbor Freight in terms of features but also by price. It was around $430 or so.
Thanks for the update!
I just picked this saw up today. Their price is $279 but if you join their program it’s $229 this month. The 10” model is $449.
How does this compare to the Kobalt 7” 10 amp?
I like Kobalt better, we use their tabletop and love it.
I need to know what kind of pants those are
Tyler Hunt I was thinking the same thing.
I would like to know as well
The pants are called Snickers. I did a review video on them. I wear them daily and they hold up better than any workwear pants I've ever owned! They are expensive, but will outlast any $40 pair and thinset cleans off extremely easy! Here is the video: th-cam.com/video/VrHVIivNPV8/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for the review. I generally buy only smaller ticket items at Harbor Freight because of the quality risk. I bought a drill there about 15 years ago to mix thinset with. I paid about 20 bucks or so, and it did last a long time considering what I paid of it, but I have concerns about anything that I would pay $200, $300, or more for.
I just purchased a Delta Cruzer 7 inch saw at Floor and Decore a couple of days ago. Thanks also for the review of that saw.
I'm happy my review helped with your Delta decision! It's a great little saw!
Can I still buy this model wet saw from Harbor Frieght?
Not sure, go Ridgid
@@LandbergTileTV Wow! I am shock to see this response.
Can i use this for pavers, 2.5 inches thickness.?
Up to 2 1/4 inch for this saw.
Where can we get those pants at?
Snickers direct
Can it cut pavers
yes
i just bought this exact one for $50
That is a ridiculous price.
Where are you located ?
Where can I buy this saw?
Any local Harbor Freight if your in the usa...Or online at HarborFreight.com
www.harborfreight.com/7-in-heavy-duty-wet-tile-saw-with-sliding-table-64683.html
It's no longer at the price he mentioned..
329.00 dollars now Tyler TX
Yes, the price went up !!
Holy Toledo!
Do you realize that this INEXPENSIVE machine did just as well as the 7" Delta Cruzer?!
1/16" on a 4' plank? That's neglegible.
the delta saw is much better quality and cuts straighter after heavy use
It looks like a back breaker. I’m 6’3”” and I guarantee you my back would be wore out by the end of the day. Good reviews though thanks. “FLIP”
I'm 6'3 also and yes, it's a short saw. You can always set it on something to raise it up 👍