Correct. Also, feed speed can be lowered so cutting small stock with a low tooth count is no problem when only cutting a few pieces and not worth changing to a higher TPI blade. Of course, cutting aluminum with a "wood blade" should be perfectly acceptable too, pretty sure this guy decided his intuition was good enough to go ahead and put an educational video on the internet.

Glad it helped!

Dang that's a scumbag thing of them to do, I've been wanting to get this saw as well, I'll have to make absolute sure it's the new model. Because my local harbor freight 'claims' they have the new one in stock.

become a member and youll get the discount

@@417plasma6 seriously?

@@417plasma6 not true. at least not to the amount in this video. they did however email me a $25 1 item, no exclusion coupon for not shopping with them for a while. it couldn't be used with the membership discount and gave over $300 off since it's not a $1400 saw.... price increases are a bish..

Sure thing. When I was looking to upgrade, I looked around for awhile trying to find anyone who had done a video on the new model and only found one short video, so hopefully someone will find this video helpful.

thanks!

Yeah, you're right, I misspoke.

Right? I looked for months to try and figure out if there was a reason to go with Gizzly, Jet, or any of the other clones, and I was unable to find a compelling reason to NOT go with the Harbor Freight this time.

More Tools Than Talent - This is what I was saying in my comment as well. They are really using trickery to get rid of the last of the old ones. Probably under a contract with their supplier to purchase a certain amount of the green/changed color units. They have to move those first.

Same here grrrr

What is the skew number on the new saw?

Oh, I think we differ on quite a few things.

I'm not sure, I think they've recently exempted central machinery brand from the coupons, so that's probably part of it. I just used a coupon when it was already a bit reduced.

@@RobertCowanDIY i use my small band saw as a vertical band saw comes in handy lol

Nice! Yeah, the smaller one is VERY tippy. I was going to build a new stand for it, but decided to just go bigger intsead.

Actually, you're right. My bad. There's just a LOT more weight behind it, which makes it function a lot better. I guess they're both adjustable too, but the hydraulic one is much better in every way.

Odd that there is a spring on one side.

umahunter harbor freight is committing suicide with that marketing mentality, that is just plain stupid.

Had the same dilemma when I ordered my I've paid 867.99 with shipping and taxes included. Not that it matters anymore, since it's been removed from the hf website

Order it

I don't really have a need for the automation. It's basically the same saw, but with automation controls, which I don't really need.

@Rendel I just went through it. The best i found was Gasweld $1390 it is a great saw for the price i did need to adjust the clamp on it however.

@@michaelclarke4387 cheers Michael, I got a great bandsaw at a sale about an hour drive away, got $100 off. 👍 It's the same model as another KZfaqr I follow, if it's good enough for him, it's more than good enough for my needs. ☺

HAHA. I didn't think about that, but you're right. Well, we're both right, but you're more right ;-) They won't let you just get the new one, unless they are out of stock of the old one. Thankfully, there are several harbor freights around me, so I just called around to see who had the new one. So you might need to just find a store with the new one unfortunately.

@@RobertCowanDIY Order on line, but it is $96 to ship. Wait for 25% coupon and that eats up about half of the shipping cost. Still a good buy.

@@TheNuggetshooter how do i get the 25% coupon?

Yeah, I was REALLY bad at the math on that. the cutting area is quite a bit different, not the "slightly more" that I said. You're totally right. (also, don't forget coolant, hydraulic feed, and stand).

No doubt, I was just clarifying the price scale ratio. I went from a 4x6 to 7x12 and stopped using the 4x6 afterwards, 7x12 is a HUGE step up! With the right blade selection, a 7x12 can REALLY do some work. I had a 2/3 pitch blade made for cutting blocks of Aluminum.

Sadly the vice only opens up barely over 9"

this!

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I already sold it. that's a good idea though!

I have that one and would love to upgrade. for whatever stupid reason I never thought of upgrading the blade... I did upgrade the blade on their portable bandsaw and it works like a champ. I can confirm that old thing is more than tipsy, almost took out a toe when I was setting it up when it flipped onto it's side. thanks for the review!

@@brian2k1 I agree - I tilted it up one time, and the whole thing went over - little to no damage, but I totally changed the base so that it no longer can happen. I am headed for this new larger saw as well.

Here's what I ended up getting: amzn.to/2JlzPCF

I wasn't necessarily complaining, just telling people the facts. I really didn't have any issue with it, but if you don't have a truck, it's something to consider.

@@RobertCowanDIY 370 pounds thereabouts must have been a hassle. Good to see you working with what you have.

It's the exact same model. I talk about this early in the video, they're phasing out the old one, but keeping the SKU the same.

Robert Cowan - okay. I thought you said that, but you know how HF will have interchangeable Part #s; I thought it may be one of those deals.

I chose it based on price and convenience. It was just easier to pick it up than deal with shipping and with the discount it was quite a bit cheaper. It's been working great and I'm not sure there's a whole lot of difference between the two. I wouldn't be surprised if the replacements parts for the Jet, Grizzly, and others work for all models.

@@RobertCowanDIY Thanks for the input. The fact that HF has excluded all central machinery from their coupons since the tariffs went into effect almost levels the price if you were to buy the HF extended warranty of 1 year. I may wait until tariffs are lifted and see if HF includes these back in their 20 or 25% coupons. Thanks again

Sure, here's the one I used: amzn.to/2JlzPCF That's an affiliate link FYI ;-)

Almost all horizontal bandsaws are low to the ground like that. Helps when trying to put a 24-foot piece of stock on it to cut that can weigh 100+ pounds.

I'm not totally sure, the one I got isn't work out so well. I need to possibly get a different one, or do some adjustments. It's cutting, just not as well as my last one was.

@@RobertCowanDIY If you find one that works well, please post the link or information on it. We are building a new home, so I will not be upgrading until early to mid spring of next year when the shop will grow in size. Until then, I will continue to use the smaller HGT saw. Thanks.

OH WOW! I re-watched the beginning to see what I bought it for. Man, I got a good deal.

literally said the same thing UNREAL!!!

Fair point.

Check the comments, this has been answered a couple of times.

Does the 60 dollar one you recommend install easily , any mods since it’s deeper 3/4 blade ?

@@mitchellwest1792 It installs the same as the original, the blade that came with mine was a 3/4" deep blade.

3/4"

Use a 20% or wait for a 25% coupon around holidays. The 20s are always on line, the 25% only around major holidays. Maybe Thanksgiving - but pretty certain for Christmas or New Years, Presidents' Day, etc. If you have to order it on line, the extra 5% on a 25% coupon knocks of about half of the shipping.

Small print see u can't use the coupons for these and I verified it with the store.

You can use it wherever you want, but I would hate you as a neighbor if you had one.

@@RobertCowanDIY Then my neighbor upstairs hates me already. bcoz i am running metal cutting CNC in my apartment. :) Thanks for the info btw.

@@vrva3138 it won't be any worse than the cnc, but it's not very quiet.

so what blade would you recommend for a guy who will be cutting automotive materials i.e. stainless exhaust tubing, aluminum intake tubing, maybe titanium tubing from time to time?

Yeah, prices have gone way up!

I actually haven't used any yet, I'm just lazy and squirt some WD-40. I rarely cut steel and it's usually pretty small. It chows right throw aluminum with a small squirt of the good stuff.

OH bummer! That's unfortunate. Good info.

@@RobertCowanDIY currently calling every harbor freight in Los Angeles trying to see if anyone has the one with metal strapping or model number 62875

It's this one, they just haven't updated the picture and such. It's the same model number as the old green one: www.harborfreight.com/1-hp-7-inch-x-12-inch-hydraulic-feed-metal-cutting-bandsaw-97009.html

Searching the HF site for Item# 62875 returns an "Item not found" error..

62875

Or 3.5 times the cross-section.

A year and a half after this video posts, you're hoping I just give you my old bandsaw?

It's not even remotely tippy when vertical. It would take quite a bit to knock it over when it's vertical. It's quite solid.

I'm not sure if you're aware, but you can skip past parts that aren't relevant to you. At the time of this comment, the video has 62K views. Maybe you're not the only one watching and someone else wants to know what's involved in getting in unboxed (in case they don't have any help in the shop, have a hard time lifting something, or want to know how easily damaged it could get in shipping).

Hello. My advice is always the same. Go to a couple events and see what it's like in person. Then find a local event that you can attend and build something small. Start with an antweight or beetleweight. Starting with a 100lb robot is a VERY bad idea, you will waste a lot of time and money. Just start small.

Robert Cowan but there's one more thing that in India we don't conduct ant weight combat war .it's starts only at 40 kg (88lb) and I there's loads of video in KZfaq just Type ( robo war in India ) pls watch some videos and give me suggestions pls pls pls

Those competitions looks criminally unsafe and downright dangerous, I'll have nothing to do with that.

lol initially I thought this was a joke but reading the replies you guys are actually serious, damn I guess I need to get out more often.

I challenge you to find a product that's made entirely NOT in China. Do you have a phone, TV, microwave, etc? All of these are made in China, and if they aren't, they are only assembled elsewhere and the raw materials are from China. China is NOT the problem, properly communicating and documenting quality control procedures are the problem. The iPhone and many other higher end electronics (or at the very least, the chips that power them) are made in China. Harbor Freight has earned a bad reputation for poor quality in the past. HOWEVER, lately they have made great strides in increasing their quality. This is not across the board, but on certain lines and products. The US General tool cabinets come to mind. Some of their hand tools are actually VERY high quality for the price. Having a blanket opinion about everything a specific store carries can be problematic because there are always exceptions. I much prefer my HF tool cabinets over the others I have owned and have since replaced them all with HF, because they were MUCH nicer. You say that some products made in China are quality, but others aren't, but apply a blanket statement to everything at HF. At least give them the benefit of the doubt that at least some of their products are really decent. The upgrades that have been made to this version of the bandsaw aren't found on the other variants and all feel very quality and make it at least feel better engineered than some of the others that sell for quite a bit more. There are several products at HF that are far from crap, and are actually some of the best values on the market right now. I work heavily in supply chain and manufacturing, and the hardest part is setting up a reliable supplier and the processes needed to create a consistent product. Once you accomplish that, it's quite easy for a company with a large market share to produce a product that's high quality and consistent, while keeping costs the same. Raw materials are usually very cheap, it's the factory oversight that's tricky. Once you get big enough and move enough units, it's much easier to dial it in. At the very least, give some of their well-rated hand tools a try, you may or may not change your opinion. But the stuff you can get from them has changed drastically in the last 5 years or so.

Rick Kimmerling I've been running one in my home machine shop for 10 plus years, zero issues and I use the crap out of it.

Robert Cowan Would you consider maybe doing a video on your favorite HF tools or toolboxes?

Obviously your opinion... I need one of these band saws and was trying to assess which one would meet my requirements and if the more expensive one was worth paying so much more. Personally, I found this video to be extremely helpful in making that decision.