Hobby Bench Top Cut-Off Miter Saw I'm looking to get a compact miter chop saw to do some cutting on small aluminum and brass tubes. I want something compact that I can keep in my hobby room. I don't want a full-size chop saw or miter saw that I have to keep in the garage. I just started looking and found that Harbor Freight has a 2" and a 6". The 2" would be plenty if it'll do the job. Online reviews seem mixed. The 6" seems better, but it's much larger than I need. Then there's the Proxxon which looks great, but it's around $250. The Rockwell BladeRunner is another potential option. Is there something in the middle? What do you guys use? Harbor Freight Drill Master 2" https://i5.walmartimages.com/asr/911...0&odnBg=FFFFFF Harbor Freight Drill Master 6" https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/uysAA...hp8/s-l500.jpg Proxxon https://mobileimages.lowes.com/produ...49/4645491.jpg Rockwell BladeRunner https://ssli.ebayimg.com/images/g/FI...CH/s-l1600.jpg |
Re: Hobby Bench Top Cut-Off Miter Saw I have the top one and the only thing it is good for is cutting pen tubes and light metal tubing. Go to thingiverse and print yourself a cutting station for a dremal, assuming you have one. I had that bottom one and returned it. Could get a straight line because the blade would deflect. All I was trying to cut was 3/4" wood pen blanks. It happened to be a fathers day gift a few years ago. I like the second from the bottom one. Looks useful |
Re: Hobby Bench Top Cut-Off Miter Saw Ive had the Harbor Freight (second one) for about 7 years now, used it quite a bit when I built scalers. Still works good, never a problem. Only flaw I dont like is depending how big a piece of what ever, the wheel doesnt cut through it totally. Cutting 3/16 brake line or 12mm carbon fiber tubes .... the handle bottoms out before the wheel gos the last bit through. I just put a block in the vise part of it to raise the material up. |
Re: Hobby Bench Top Cut-Off Miter Saw The Bladerunner is most attractive to me. I freehand on a fullsize tablesaw now (cringe), but I much prefer a stationary blade for precision and control over a chop type, unless they feature a laser, which these won't. And it will certainly be of higher quality than the typical Horror Freight offerings. |
Re: Hobby Bench Top Cut-Off Miter Saw A good vise and a 4” grinder with a diamond wheel can’t be beat Hang up and Drive |
Re: Hobby Bench Top Cut-Off Miter Saw I have a blade runner. It's loud as heck, and cuts in an upwards motion. Not the greatest for small parts. Feel free to come check it out sometime. I use it primarily for cutting new chassis rails and parts. I use a dremel and cut off wheel with a vise for smaller stuff. |
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Yes -4” grinder ,... no - diamond blade , diamond for cutting stone not metal Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
Re: Hobby Bench Top Cut-Off Miter Saw I have them already for cutting thru stucco and lath. Overkill, but love the 4” Hang up and Drive |
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The second one from the bottom looks awesome, but it's $250 and I wouldn't use it enough to justify that. I wonder what the size of the motor is in the first one. Maybe we could hop that up... Quote:
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I appreciate it. I might have to check it out. "thumbsup" |
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Fingers ..... fast spinning fiber metal cutting disc vs putting something to hold material up a bit. "thumbsup" I voted for my fingers lol |
Re: Hobby Bench Top Cut-Off Miter Saw I have the first one and had the second one. The little saw has the power of a dremel and doesn't always cut parts straight but is good enough for RC use. I replaced the metal blade with a 2 inch cut-off disk and it handles 1/4" aluminum tubing but it really isn't up to cutting steel. The second, larger saw has more than enough power for anything you would need to cut in RC use, I cut a bunch of 1/4" stainless steel tubing and 3/16" rod for links like it was nothing. The big problem was the bevel gear that connects the motor to the blade stripped out rather quickly. The mesh on those gears was terrible and there is no real was to adjust it so the fact they failed isn't too surprising. |
Re: Hobby Bench Top Cut-Off Miter Saw The 2" Horror Freight does look interesting at $35. |
Re: Hobby Bench Top Cut-Off Miter Saw I use the 6" Harbor Freight one almost daily. Works very well. |
Re: Hobby Bench Top Cut-Off Miter Saw Jato, just buy one of each of them and then post a review for us. Kthx. :) |
Re: Hobby Bench Top Cut-Off Miter Saw I bought the blade runner when they first came out. It does cut metal ( I spilt a few frame rails with it). IMO it isn't ideal for our hobby..... |
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I've only done wood cutting so far, but know that it's cut quality is directly tied to the quality of blade. Throw away the stock blades, and pick up a set of Bosche baldes. Makes the difference between it being total garbage, or a serviceable tool. Even with nice bladed though, any wood working generally needs some heavy sanding to be serviceable. All that said, it's actually a nicer, more accurate tool than a $100 Jigsaw-in-a-table has any right to be. It won't replace a band, table, or chop saw, but it'll "do in a pinch." Also, it appears it's being discontinued as a "Rockwell" product, and being shifted to the Worx Brand: https://www.worx.com/bladerunner-por...saAslbEALw_wcB In summary, ask your self "can I cut what I'm about to cut with a Jig saw, assuming I could mount everything in a secure way", and that's what the blade runner does for you. And, like the jig saw, it's a great "tool for someone who doesn't want a lot of tools", if that makes sense. |
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Re: Hobby Bench Top Cut-Off Miter Saw Honestly, a $100 benchtop band saw is a bit bigger, but *SO* much more versatile. I've been using mine for 5ish years, and is absolutely one of my most used tools. |
Re: Hobby Bench Top Cut-Off Miter Saw I went with the Drill Master 6" saw from Harbor Freight. It was only $45.99, but I had a 20% off coupon so that brought it down to $36.80. On their website they list this saw twice and the only difference I could find is the arbor size - 5/8" vs 7/8". The saw I bought included both size arbors. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1733/...38815f06_b.jpg I also bought a 3-pack of these blades. The saw doesn't come with one and these were the only 6" blades left in stock at that Harbor Freight. I actually thought they were completely out of 6" blades, but I finally found these after double checking. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1740/...7bce87dc_b.jpg Here's my first test cut. Not perfect, but certainly not bad. The miter and clamp are clunky to use. And I'm not sure why, but there were some occasions where the cut wasn't perpendicular to the aluminum. But this saw will definitely due fine for this small project I have going. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1822/...f22668ba_b.jpg |
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