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SnapWhole Harbor Freight Reviews
United States
Приєднався 25 чер 2020
A place for my product reviews
I have been shopping at Harbor Freight since 1999, and I have a lot of their tools
I am NOT affiliated with Harbor Freight in Any Way
My Website has all known Harbor Freight Manuals - www.snapwhole.com/
My Eclectic Channel - www.youtube.com/@SnapwholeEclectic/
A big fan of e e cummings......
I have been shopping at Harbor Freight since 1999, and I have a lot of their tools
I am NOT affiliated with Harbor Freight in Any Way
My Website has all known Harbor Freight Manuals - www.snapwhole.com/
My Eclectic Channel - www.youtube.com/@SnapwholeEclectic/
A big fan of e e cummings......
Harbor Freight Drill Master/Warrior Palm Polisher
I wanted a palm polisher and Harbor freight had this drill master they rebranded to warrior and seemed like a good option
Harbor Freight Drill Master/Warrior Palm Polisher
Harbor Freight Drill Master/Warrior Palm Polisher
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Harbor Freight Central Machinery 10x18 Bench Lathe
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I've been wanting a better lathe and this looked like a nice lathe Harbor Freight Central Machinery 10x18 Bench Lathe
Amazing New Trimmer Line for Harbor Freight Trimmers
Переглядів 58011 місяців тому
price is $30!!!! I found a new type of trimmer line (at least new to me!) - works great Amazing New Trimmer Line for Harbor Freight Trimmers' www.amazon.com/dp/B0B9RJW9GX
Harbor Freight Broken Pathway Lights - Finding out Why?
Переглядів 485Рік тому
I've used these for a few months an they quit working - but what broke? Harbor Freight Broken Pathway Lights - Why?
Harbor Freight Central Pneumatic Air Hose Reel with 3/8 in. x 30 ft. Hose
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I needed more air hose for a special project, and I've been wanting a better reel, and this was on sale, but how does it work? Harbor Freight CENTRAL PNEUMATIC Air Hose Reel with 3/8 in. x 30 ft. Hose
Harbor Freight Central Pneumatic 50 lb. Portable Abrasive Blaster Kit - sand blast sandblaster
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I needed a way to sandblast items bigger than the enclosed hood that I have, so I picked up this portable sandblaster
Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 12 Amp Circular Saw
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I needed a circular saw so I bought this one hoping it would work out ok Harbor Freight Chicago Electric 12 Amp Circular Saw
Harbor Freight Bauer 14.5 Amp 16 in. Electric Chainsaw Unbox and Review
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I wanted a more powerful electric chainsaw and bauer released a new chainsaw, so it seemed like a natural fit Harbor Freight Bauer 14.5 Amp 16 in. Electric Chainsaw Unbox and Review
Harbor Freight Central Machinery Horizontal/Vertical Metal Cutting Band Saw 1 HP 4 in. x 6 in.
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I have a need to cut thicker metal and wanted a better way to cut the metal, so I decided to try this bandsaw 1 HP 4 in. x 6 in.
Harbor Freight Bauer 20V String Trimmer HOWTO - Winding Trimmer String
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I get a lot of questions about how to load trimmer line, so this video should help Harbor Freight Bauer 20V String Trimmer Loading Trimmer Line cordless string trimmer
Harbor Freight Automatic Center Punch Review
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I use this tool all the time, works great and is required for accurate drilling work Harbor Freight Automatic Center Punch Review
Harbor Freight Central Electric 5 Amp Orbital Variable Speed Jig Saw Setup Custom Dust Port Adapter
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I needed another jig saw and this was on sale, I had to create a custom dust collector port adapter Harbor Freight Central Electric 5 Amp Orbital Variable Speed Jig Saw Setup Custom Dust Port Adapter
Harbor Freight DRILL MASTER 5.5 Amp 3-1/4 in. Planer Setup and Review
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I wanted another general purpose hand planer and drill master was on sale Harbor Freight DRILL MASTER 5.5 Amp 3-1/4 in. Planer Setup and Review
Harbor Freight MERLIN Red Industrial Air Quick Disconnect Set 14 Piece, installation and review
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I wanted quick disconnects that did not leak, so I picked up these Merlin quick disconnects, but do they leak? Harbor Freight MERLIN Red Industrial Air Quick Disconnect Set 14 Piece, installation and review
Harbor Freight Bauer 4 in. x 36 in. Belt and 6 in. Disc Sander
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I wanted the bauer bench sander for a while, it finally went on sale Harbor Freight Bauer 4 in. x 36 in. Belt and 6 in. Disc Sander
Harbor Freight Bauer Corded 5.5 Amp 15 in. Electric String Trimmer
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Harbor Freight Bauer Corded 5.5 Amp 15 in. Electric String Trimmer
Harbor Freight GREENWOOD Long Reach Ratcheting Bypass Lopper Review - 62681
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Harbor Freight GREENWOOD Long Reach Ratcheting Bypass Lopper Review - 62681
Harbor Freight Warrior 2 Amp Variable Speed Oscillating Multi-Tool Review
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Harbor Freight Warrior 2 Amp Variable Speed Oscillating Multi-Tool Review
Harbor Freight ADMIRAL 10 inch 15 Amp Cast Aluminum Table Saw Setup
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Harbor Freight ADMIRAL 10 inch 15 Amp Cast Aluminum Table Saw Setup
Harbor Freight Cobra 4k Video Security System - Remote Phone Client Setup - QUICK & EASY
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Harbor Freight Cobra 4k Video Security System - Remote Phone Client Setup - QUICK & EASY
Harbor Freight Cobra 4k 8 Channel Security Video System - NVR Configuration and Setup
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Harbor Freight Cobra 4k 8 Channel Security Video System - NVR Configuration and Setup
Harbor Freight SCHNEIDER 80 watt soldering station Overview/Review
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Harbor Freight SCHNEIDER 80 watt soldering station Overview/Review
Harbor Freight Pittsburgh SAE & Metric T-Handle Ball End Hex Key Set, 18 Piece
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Harbor Freight Pittsburgh SAE & Metric T-Handle Ball End Hex Key Set, 18 Piece
Harbor Freight Bauer 20V Brushless Cordless 1/4 in. Hex 3 Speed Impact Driver
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Harbor Freight Bauer 20V Brushless Cordless 1/4 in. Hex 3 Speed Impact Driver
Harbor Freight Cobra 4K NVR Wired Video System - Camera Install
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Harbor Freight Cobra 4K NVR Wired Video System - Camera Install
Harbor Freight Cobra 4K NVR Wired Video System - How big HDD supported?
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Harbor Freight Cobra 4K NVR Wired Video System - How big HDD supported?
Harbor Freight Cobra 4K NVR Wired Video System - Unbox and Hardware test
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Harbor Freight Cobra 4K NVR Wired Video System - Unbox and Hardware test
Harbor Freight Warrior 4 1/2 Inch Angle Grinder Review
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Harbor Freight Warrior 4 1/2 Inch Angle Grinder Review
Harbor Freight Bauer 8 Amp 4 1/2 Inch Corded Grinder Review
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Harbor Freight Bauer 8 Amp 4 1/2 Inch Corded Grinder Review
Harbor Freight Warrior Table Saw Riving Knife Adjustment Options
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Harbor Freight Warrior Table Saw Riving Knife Adjustment Options
What's the straight body diameter of the striking pin itself? I'm looking to use an automatic center punch like a transfer punch using a 5/32 pilot hole as a guide, and the only information out there is the useless 1/2 inch punch body diameter.
I bought the little one yesterday for 5$ CAN. The thing I don't like about it. It's that there's no instructions on how to read it. You really have to just use common sense, but it's pretty good to have, and i'm not disappointed that I bought it.
I really appreciate your honest review and demonstration. Thank you!
Thanks for watching!
The new ($35) model 59483 has a couple of changes. The media hose comes with a 4.5 in spring wrap (like on a garden hose) at the base to prevent hose collapse. The box has some typical performance specs. For example: 20 gal compressor tank, rated at 4.3 SCFM at 135 PSI -they estimate that performance will decline after 37 seconds (or stop and wait for pressure to recover). 90 PSI at 12 SCFM seems to be the sweet spot for continuous use.
What can I grab in a blade of their harbor freight. What made you go with that blade and not one of the Hercules blades? Trying to figure out which one I want to buy just kind of burn through my stock blade and finally need to replace it
price was a big factor, but I also think the bauer line is good for most DIY folks, and I'm using this in the small jobsite sawls HF sells, and it is working great, so turned out to be a good decision - thanks for subscribing!
He cuts off video to show how he put the round cutting disk on? I can't figure it out?
try this video - ua-cam.com/video/xGJW5kP2eIU/v-deo.html - thanks for subscribing!
My parents have one and I've downloaded mycam view for Android but it keeps saying device offline and I cannot figure it out, my brother got it but he's not here, lives and works 3 hours away! I'm lost!!
you need to turn on your wifi and get it working on your local network before trying remote, and you must connect the panel to your internet router with an ethernet cable, there are not many options for this, if local wifi does not work and you have an ethernet cable from the panel to you ISP router, not much else to try - thanks for subscribing!
I can't seem to get my camera to record 24/7. I've scheduled it for 00:00 to 24:00 Monday through Friday. The time slots are all solid green, I select save after setting it up, my memory card is 256gb but still it only records motion only. What can I be doing wrong?
I can barely hear the tone
does your display have a tone control? maybe try turning up the sound, tham might also bring up the tone, if not, try amplified speakers - thanks for subscribing!
I was at HF today, saw this, and was interested. I came to YT to check on some video reviews. I think I need this. Thanks for the review !
Glad it was helpful!
Great video! Thanks for the info. I need more heat and this seems like a great deal for $115-ish bucks.
I use this iron alot, and really like it, works great - thanks for subscribing!
Hey great video!.I just bought myself one of these today at a harbor freight store here in ohio! I'm about to unbox this and check it out for myself! God bless 🙌
this is a copy of a dremel saw back in the 1990, it works great - thanks for subscribing!
I have never been a fan of those spring loaded black handled adjustment knobs that HF seems to love putting on their various machines. I would prefer to have a high quality stainless Allen head bolt and keep the Allen key near the machine.
What's the warranty on this drill
standard HF warranty, check their website for exact details, but 30 money back, 90 days warranty on the tool - thanks for subscribing!
You can't find these anymore I wonder if some of the other security cameras are compatible with this system
I'm doing research on other cameras now, I know the HF camera will not work with our blue iris system, doesn't seem to be asking for dhcp, working finding out why
You have the washer placed backwards! The cup of the washer is placed towards the tool.
nope, works both ways - thanks for subscribing!
Mine won't connect at that point. Anyone know my next steps.
next steps - make sure your username is only 8 characters, make sure your wifi on your phone is on and get it working before leaving the house - still not working ? uPNP is not working to open the inbound network port - go to network screen, get the list of ports, call your ISP and have them open the ports - want longer directions? more info? read my reply to many similar questions in the comments - thanks for subscribing!
If you want better it's going to cost ya
isn't that why everyone shops at HF?
The table can be put on the belt as well.
Great video. I just got one off eBay “like new” a bout $20 shipped to door. I’m a new “hobbiest” I am stocking up (hoarding) on entry level gear and some “old school” vintage ones.
System initializing goes away, screen turns black and hdd light blinks red fast. Why would this happen?
do you see system initializing on the screen then it does blank? it this just started and you have not changed the display, it sounds like a weak power supply, try unhooking the cameras and restarting, this will significantly lower the power draw - you can also try starting up holding down the reset button (push button in the very tiny hole in the back, hold it until it resets to factory default, takes a lot longer than it should, so just keep holding it - first reset will be the admin password, second reset will be factory default - this might help, but I'm betting on the power supply being the issue, if it works without the camera, that is the problem, if not and factory reset also does not fix it, there is a power problem with the cameras or the POE hardward, really not much else to try...... the history leading up to the problem might give more clues, this just started all of a sudden with no warning? or was this the end of a few issues? power outage? brown -out ? thanks for subscribing!
$35 now at harbor freight. I’m sold, will give it a try, thanks for the review!
I remember when I saw them go on sale for $5 or $6 and I went there and they were out….. I went back a few days later and they only had one so I grabbed it. For that price I was going to grab at least 4 of them but I got the last one and Im totally happy with it…. It’s a feather board…. it does it’s job, and it’s bright yellow so I can find it laying around the shop
I picked up 2 and very happy with them, thanks for subscribing!
looks just like the WEN belt sander which I love very much.
several distributors put their brand on this model and resell it, that happens with a lot of HF tools, so it really comes down to availability and price - HF's new lathe has many sellers, but HF seems to be the cheapest, and I can get it local, so I did - thanks for subscribing!
Thank you!! Very useful!!☺️
Can you add different cameras to this system that aren’t cobra brand? It seems harbor frieght has discontinued their cameras.
Yes id like to know compatibility or video protocol used
going by the spec' in the manual, these are ONVIF compatible, but I took one of these cameras and added to a blue iris ONVIF system and the blue iris does not find the cameras, I'm going to do a network packet capture and see what the camera is doing when it gets power, I'm also going to attach an ONVIF camera that does work with blue iris to the HF system and see if it works, I'll post an update - not sure if they have discontinued the systems or just out of stock, I didn't see them in the disconnectinued items list, which is the normal path, and if HF has none in stock and non on a boat on its way here, they will drop from the website, and when they get stock again, they will reappear on the website - strange behavior overall - thanks for subscribing!
It's up top. There's an adjustment ❤
on this model there is an adjustment, but this model appeared briefly at HF and was gone - the current model does not have an adjustment - thanks for subscibing!
@snapwholeharborfreightreviews I meant to come back yesterday and correct myself. Thanks. I just bought one and saw that it was an purge redirect. 😳 Nice feature. I ran mine at around 50psi and it set the 2in brad right at the top under. All varies on our setups I imagine. Great info in the video, thanks again!
Appreciate the video, but there were times where you totally didn’t have it in view and I would’ve had it a little closer to show exactly where the string goes. I had to rewind it a few times and guess.
I liked this trimmer but the line would break and run out like every two feet. The line would also melt together on spool sometimes. Very frustrating.
run the trimmer flat out and the self feed will work correctly - the line will not 'melf' if the line does not get a monkey knot (a winding that is supposed to be on top get under another winding that is supposed to be under the first winding) this happens when the line is put on the spool and then tension is released and then the is pulled tight again, had to avoid and requires practice to not let is release tension, but works as it should if you do not release the tension on the line, worst part of these problem is the preloaded spools HF sells come with the monkey knots already installed, so no help there - thanks for subscribing!
Everytime I put on the sander attachment on, it loosens a minute into the job. Any helpful input?
you have to really torque down on the screw, pretend you are trying to over tighten the screw, everytime I use this and the attachment comes loose, I re-tighten the screw and it stays on, summary - keep tightening the screw until it stays on, lots force required - thanks for subscribing!
Thanks ❤❤❤
I bought one today thanks for showing what to check.
there is a way to adjust the laser it involves putting a small washer to lift laser in more it work on the guys video.
I got rid of this saw a long time ago, I wanted the hercules, this is a good saw, just the hercules is better - thanks for subscribing!
I never used a power drill before. I bought this at Harbor freight yesterday. What is that blue stick? Is that the bit or is the bit on the end of the stick? Going back to the store, I want to find bits that fit this drill.
any 3/8 inch bit or smaller will fit this drill, most popular is 1/4 inch bits, you should be able to find a kit of 20-50 for a good price, best to have a good variety - the blue bits I use are 6 inch long PH2 phillips bits, 1/4 inch shank - the blue is a plastic coating, I like the blue because they are more visible in the toolbox, I like the 6 inch bits because it keeps your hands away from the business end of the bit, I got 10 of them for $8 several years ago, highly recommend them, I slowly buying different ones as I find them, but they are not that common - thanks for subscribing!
I bought a similar saw so wanted to watch a video to make sure I operated it correctly. Thank you!
Where can i buy the extender?
harbor freight sells it (or used too) I bought it when I bought the auger, rarely use it, but most extenders should fit it as long as the shaft is the same size - thanks for subscribing!
I cannot for the love of grits get those two bottom screws in the bottom of the handle! Seems like they’re too short
I think you have to flex the plastic to get the two pieces to fit enough to get the screws installed, but it is possible you got the wrong screws -thanks for subsscribing!
I replaced my hard drive with a new one still comes up as no hdd I noticed you plugged the hdd cable to a different power source.. what is the purpose behind that if it was getting power form the cable in the front of the box?
only one power source can be connected to a drive at a time, I was swapping drives, testing different setups to see what was supported by the dvr, I was looking for a way to add a second harddrive, either internal or external - when I got to the point of making the video, that was the configuration I had, the power source is not important, the internal was working fine, I would recommend you reseat all the cables, and put your hand on top of the HDD while you turn on the dvr, you should feel the drive starting, it should be a smooth vibration, if it clicks, the drive is bad, if it is not powering up, the drive is bad, typically SATA drives are plug and play, if they don't come up and cables are fully seated, the drive is likely bad - try a different drive if you have one, and you can try the vibration test on the original drive for comparison, you can also switching the camera power supply with the camera power supply to see if that makes a difference, they are the same power supply, and i have seen the dvr power supply get 'weak' and not provide enough power, those are the things I would try - let me know how it goes - thanks for subscribing!
Oh, I use my Angle Grinder to remove paint and rust under doors on a car using various wheels to prep surface without sanding before using primer base coat of paint and matching color for top coats. Very efficient use of the tool.
Thanks for sharing
What about the two little spring pieces that came in the little plastic bag?? Where do those go?
black with springs? brushes for the motor, although I don't remember getting a spare set with my grinders, HF has many manufactures of these grinders so I'm not surprised it would be in some and not in some - thanks for subscribing!
@@snapwholeharborfreightreviewsYeah I'm not sure what they're for. Little 1" long 1/4" wide springs with little black piece of plastic in the top. 2 of them. I lost the manual etc long ago. They were in a bag in the baggie with the wrench if I'm remembering correct.
🤔... The magnet...I like that idea...but not for steel cutting tools. If you put a magnet on a piece of steel it will get magnetic. Metal filings will find a week magnetic charge and stick and you're making metal filings/dust. I will keep the magnet away from my steel cut off tools but it's a good idea that I will use for my portable woodworking although I think most of those have aluminum bases, I'll figure it out.
What other manuals do you need? I'm pretty good at digital archival retrieval.
your best bet at digital archival retrieval for harbor freight manuals is my website www.snapwhole.com - I have just about every HF manual, going back to 1990s, upto about 6 months ago, good search tool for the site makes them easy to search, I do a twice a year update of the manuals from HF's website, HF removes the manuals from the website when they discontinue products - thanks for subscribing!
Thanks for the video. I just bought one of these at HF as an open box item for 29-bucks. I couldn’t pass it up but it needs work. The pinless adapters were missing but are described in the owners manual as included. Found them online and your video helped me find the right ones. Thanks!!
good price, and glad you got it working, the pinless blades are much nicer - thanks for subscribing!
Ive been , along with customer service, trying to find my issue. Im a 37 yr old woman who lives alone and this is the 2nd system ive bought. Plug all up it decides when it wants to boot and you have about 7 minutes before your screen acts like nothing is connected to it and it stays like that hour or 2 . Any clue?❤
if you see the cameras but it goes on and off, switch the power adapters for the camera and the dvr, sounds like the dvr power supply is 'weak' - the output of the power supply is 12.2v, it is a regulated supply, some power supplies are labeled 12v, but are unregulated and are actually 16v and will likely burn up the dvr, so be careful if replacing - if you don't see the camera's on the screen, are you using hdmi or vga ? sounds like the display is not matching the video resolution setting, if vga, you'll need to try different settings on the display, I recommend 1080p, that should be the default setting for the vga output of the box, if using hdmi, you need a better hdmi cable, sounds strange, but true, I've seen that a few times, we changed the tv on this system from an older smart tv to a modern smart tv and had to replace the cable, post an update as a new message, I'll see it faster - I am interested in the outcome - more info would allow me to give a better recommendation, but I'm betting the power supply is weak, it is heating up and powering off, then cooling off and working again, I'm guessing a diode in the regulator in the power supply has a lower than normal breakdown voltage that is causing a power cycle, easy to fix if you are into electronics, otherwise it is not a user replaceable part
@snapwholeharborfreightreviews ive swapped and thanks to you I know to check voltage before ever turning on. That didn't seem to make difference. I've tried vga and hdmi and both ways worked prior to my hard drive getting full . I made sure setting was on auto loop and saved but still same. Question? I live in rural mississippi so wifi just became an option out here. Is it possible that the system needs a firmware or software update?
I just got one of these today for $39.99, and no plastic case. I do have the case for the old Central Pneumatic so that will work.
odd they dropped the case, they probably switched manufactures would be my guess - thanks for subscribing!
Bauer actually makes 4 different 20 V drills because they have the regular non brushless drill driver plus the non brushless hammer drill and a little while back they came out with a brushless drill driver and just recently now they finally came out with the brushless hammer drill driver but according to the web site the torque is much lower than what the brushless hammer drill driver is in their Hercules brand if it is accurate because the Hercules brand claims 1200 pounds of torque where the Bauers only have like 400 or 500 each supposedly but cool video thanks for sharing and comparing because I'm always curious what the differences between the different tools are and the different drills in particular and all that.
have you watched this video? ua-cam.com/video/cmmSXfYrrgs/v-deo.html - since that video I've had videos for a lot of their new drivers, brushless included, and i have the hammer drill, I have a video of it too, but not posted yet - thanks for subscribing!
Ok first i thanku for ur presentation and unreserved sharing, but how can i got tge machine??
they are in short supply right now, I had to drive 1.5 hour round trip to an other harbor freight, they discontinued this model, painted it blue and re-released it for about the same price - I have 3 harbor freight stores within 20 miles of my house, still had to go to one a lot further away to find one - I am interested if you find one and what you think of it - thanks for subscribing!
thanks for video however i was having issues with the spool becoming tangled wrap around after turning on trimmer.went to hardward store for advice but now will go to harbor freight for assistance.jrs.
the trimmer is made to run flat out all the time, that will regulate the self feed and you should not have that problem, I have 2 videos on this trimmer and fixing the issues with it, check my portland play list - thanks for subscribing!
Thanks! Blade installation was missing on other video. Your video comprehensive. Bravo!
glad the video helped you, this is a good saw overall, good for smaller projects or as a job site saw - thanks for subscribing!
Can it drill a hole through drywall? Don't have a cordless and tired of dragging out the heavy corded drill to install curtain rods
yes it will, it is a good cordless drill, for $10 more you get the 18v, but this 12v will do just about anything the 18v will, just has a little less torq - thanks for subscribing!