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Last week I bought a Harbor Freight air powered body saw (similar to the one in the pic) on sale for $17.00. Does anyone own one? If so what blades do I use? I thought a standard sawzall blade would work but they don't seem to fit.
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I have one too. It should have come with a few but they definitely don't last very long. I haven't needed to buy any more but when I do I will try to buy better quality. An autobody retailer would be a good bet (unless Pelican sells them).
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I wouldn't buy a lot of blades because the saw probably won't last very long...
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If I can not figure out what blade to put in it's gonna last forever. 
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Some take jig saw blades. I cut blades down as need to fit by grinding them on a bech grinder.
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Thanks Rocket. I was thinking of doing that. Just thought maybe there was something I was missing.
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I use HF hack saw blades (white, 18T) and cut them in 1/2 or 1/3 with a pair of snips.
I get about 5 years out of the saw.
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We have several at work. Not sure if it's the same as this, but here are the blades we buy.
Saw Blades or get them from HF. HF Saw Blades
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Keep plenty of oil in those, they tend to get sticky and jam up. to fix it just grab the blade and pull , it will rotate the mechanism inside and free it up
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Thanks for all the replies. rather thrn sawzall blades I'll give jig saw blades a try.
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Break off a (sharp) piece of your used hack saw blades.
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It does have a clamping system similar to a jig saw. I do not think it has a key inside though. I think it is held in place simply by tightening the screw. I don't know for sure because I haven't been able to get a blade in the slot yet. |
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THere's a small allen-head screw on each side of the head to hold the blade.
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I see all that, the problem seems to be the slotwhere the blade sits in the retaining collar. Its to narrow for the blade. If I remove the square retaining collar the blade fits fine in the shaft but then turns. |
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I just read red88carreras post. Maybe thats my problem. I am trying to fit a sawzall blade. Maybe the gaude of steel is to thick? I'll try the HF blades.
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Harbor freight sells blades for that saw, both fine and course. Lots of other places too, I found some on line. Search for bi-metal air saw blades.
BTW, I have all kinds of HF tools in my garage and I know tools. I made a good living with tools for many years and I'm a ME who spends at least $60k a year on tools at work. I don't buy HF tools for my machinists but for home use they do just fine. Those who automatically dismiss all HF tools as junk probably shouldn't. |
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