Harbor Freight 4 1/2 inch Tile Saw Review
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- Опубликовано: 10 июл 2024
- I unbox, assemble and offer my review of the Harbor Freight 4 1/2 inch tile saw from Harbor Freight.
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Thanks for the review, great detailed job!
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This is a very helpful video. You hit all the points that I was questioning. Nice work and good luck!!
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*This little tile saw worked amazingly **MyBest.Tools** well with little to no problems other then the water reservoir being a little small. For the money it's a little giant.*
Great complete and detailed review!
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Brilliant review thanks!
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To get a better cut with less chipping, try a continuous rim blade. It doesnt have the notches in the blade and will give you a smoother cut with less chip out
Thanks for watching and leaving that tip for others. They'll need to get a continuous rim blade elsewhere as HF doesn't sell one that I'm aware of.
Harbor freight just stopped selling all of the blades they used to carry and now have Bauer and Hercules blades. They now have continuous rim in both brands and one very wild looking one in the Hercules variety.
@@UrbanMonkTV They sell them they even sell mesh diamond rim 4 1/2 specifically for porcelain and tile you just didn't look, the blade will cost you 1/2 the price of the saw but if the edge is clean..
@@ericastier1646 Thanks for sharing your insights for others.
Thanks for sharing this review. I really like that the unit is just filled with water and self contained. I have a small tile job I'm doing and this should fit the bill. Also I purchased the continuous diamond blade as has been discussed in other comments.
Thanks for watching! Good luck with your project. This little saw did the trick for mine.
thank you for sharing this very useful step by step video
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Excellent review
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Excited about mine! I'll be cutting stones/agates etc and I expect it'll do the job by your video
Should be great! Thanks for watching.
Good job bro I actually went to harbor Freight today and they going up almost $70 for the one that you are using or doing review on it just happened that lost my job so I'm going to start doing tile installation
Gracias por mirar. It worked well for my small job.
Thanks for making this video. I bought the Floor & Decor version called the Prowler Wet Saw, seems to be the exact same one as this. A few small variations but for the most part it is the same one. Thx!!
Thanks for watching and for sharing that insight here for others.
Haha I was just debating about this. As silly as it sounds I like the color scheme of the Floor and Decor’s model 😂. Also the blade shield is clear so instead of red so that should help with visibility.
Update: The one I just got from Floor and Decor had a fatal flaw, the wrench that came with it was a completely different size than the nut that locks the blade in. I’ll be returning this happy meal toy tomorrow.
@@evolutionj OMG i am exactly stepping on your path, was thinking exactly to buy the Floor and Decor saw too because i prefered the green colors scheme (tired of these red harbor freight tools). What ? The included wrench is a different size than the arbor nut ? man that sounds not like a saw issue, i have all kinds of wrench at home, i still want to get the green one, wish me luck ! it looks better builts than the harbor freight !
Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
One of the tricks I use, also for wood when cutting against the grain, is to use painter or masking tape to minimize chipping and in wood minimize tearing out - also, a machine with higher RPM as well as a brand new blade, a stable (no vibrating surface like a table) surface all would help cut a much sharper edge - But if you can avoid it, always use the cut edges where they can be hidden by trim or caulking -
All great tips! I actually tried putting tape on the finished surface of these tiles with this saw and it didn't make a difference in this particular case, but it certainly does under other circumstances as you suggested and is a good idea. Thanks for watching!
Good advice, i can recommend a trick. The support for the table needs to be stable of course but it must also be very rigid but tables on legs will have some flex. The key it the mass of the plane slab just under the saw. I have this coffee table with a 3/8 inch thick marble slab that just sits freely on the table. I used that with real 1/4 inch rubber cuts from a roll of rubber i bought long ago (the most useful random thing i ever bought, also for car repairs safety supporting heavy tools with no slide) under the wet saw and it will make the cuts much cleaner. vibrations are the enemy of a good cut. also you need a diamond continuous or mesh diamond blade that you can re-purpose to cut the toilet hole cut if you are doing a bathroom like me and try to not spend $$$ (so that you don't have to buy two expensive diamond blades).
Hopefully your project was a success. Thanks for the video! Do you think the cut can handle a 3/4" thick natural stone slab? I have santorini rock slabs I'd like to cut down to smaller pieces. I don't want to spend a lot since it's just a short term project. (Not a lot of tutorials exist on these rocks).
I'm not familiar with that particular stone so not sure how well it would cut it. The thickness would certainly slow it down, but it would still probably cut it. My project turned out great and I'm happy with the overall cost, which was much lower than having a pro do it. Thanks for watching!
Thanks so ver much for the vid…
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I just picked one up. I have a small tile job to do on the entryway floor. It’s the small squares of travertine. The type that are on a 12 x 12 net to be a sheet. I literally need to make only two cuts so I didn’t want to spend a lot for a tool. Wish me luck…….
Thanks for watching! My project required cutting some smaller pieces also. The cuts I made necessitated me getting my fingers very close to the blade at times. I don't recommend for obvious reasons but I used a sacrificial piece of stone to push pieces through at times and had some luck with that. Also, go slow, it cuts nicely at a slow pace and you have better control of the work.
I have a saw for jewelry 4" blade, no fence,no drain plug and was very expensive. I think i'll buy this one,should work for me,cutting small pieces for inlay
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QEP does make a special diamond blade that special for porcelain but it's expensive $25+
Thanks! Do you happen to know if they make it in the small 4 inch size for this machine?
@@UrbanMonkTV Duh your wet saw has a 4 1/2 blade not 4.0
Great review. I'm planning to buy one just for gemstones cutting. Thanks!
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Dude! You got the splash aimed directly at the AC outlet! Try using a blade that doesn't have any cutouts. I will work much better.
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The notch in the blade you bought is what is causing the chipping in the cut,you want to buy a continuous Diamond blade for smoother cuts
Thanks for watching and for throwing in.
I will probably get on today. I can afford 3-500$ right now
Use a continuous edge blade for smoother cuts. Also cutting through painter tape.
Thanks for watching and commenting. Someone else mentioned the continuous edge blade also. Good advice. As for painters tape, I tried that with this particular blade and tile and it didn't help.
Thank you everything for said here was not in the bix
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I am so frustrated with this saw.. I bought it from HF and assembled properly , I used a continuous diamond blade, added water turned it on and the minute the tile hits the blade the blade stops🤷♀️. I returned it and got another and its doing the same thing...
Please help what am I doing wrong??
Hmm. I assume you're not pressing it into the blade too quickly...with too much force? It stops with light pressure? Thanks for watching.
I was trying to use this with 2" wide stone tiles and it kept snapping the tile when I had to cut in length wise.
It would be nice if the blade height were adjustable on this saw, but I just went slower with less pressure. But different materials may behave differently. Thanks for watching!
@mikekelly do you mean 2 feet or 2 inches ????????
Having it plugged in while you were putting it together freaked me out so I skipped to the end. Thanks@
Did I? Whoops. :) 110v single phase AC doesn't scare me much. 240v...that has me being very careful every time. Thanks for watching!
Need to use a right quality blade,continue blade and don't force the cut,
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Ist the blade, the type, depends on material !!!
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That porcelain tile cut edge was bad when visible and there are L cuts that often must be visible cuts, so i am not sold.
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Wrong blade. Use a continuous rim blade for smoother cuts.
Also: This was the longest, most painful unboxing of anything I've ever seen.
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You used the wrong blade . And a cheap one at that
Thanks for watching. What would correct have been? Going from memory (which isn't always good) HF only sells one in this size. As for cheap...Yes...this whole solution is inexpensive. Not Pro grade stuff here. I made sure to make that clear.
@@UrbanMonkTV you want a solid dimond blade, one with no cuts or groves , just solid dimond blade try it I guarantee it'll have significantly less chipping
@@anthonyaguirre9504 Ok, thanks. That information will help someone here. My project is finished and I'm not likely to do much tile work again, but if I do, I'll look for a blade like that. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for posting this. I was wondering as well while watching the video and came to the comments section looking for someone to mention this. HF sells several different types of blades (each of which is around $10). Figured the continuous types with no grooves would produce a much cleaner edge on porcelain while possibly not being able to cut as quickly.
@@davemarm No, you need diamond continuous blades. Not just continuous ceramic blades and yes it will cost you for the diamonds around $25 - $30.
I bought a 4.5 Tile Saw from Lowes. Its exactly the same however the Lowes one has a clear blade guard. So its easier to see when you're trying to freehand a small cut.
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