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Harbor Freight Hercules Miter Saw Stand - Unboxing, Assembly, Features
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- Опубліковано 15 кві 2022
- Today, we finally assemble our miter stand and pick baby up off the floor! No more putting baby in the corner and on the floor! If I missed anything, don't hesitate to let us know in the comments and thanks for watching!
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Man, you have been a life saver with this step by step video. You took us at the right pace and explained everything along with the type of tools needed. I couldn't have done it without this video because I truly dread assembly of any machinery lol. Great video and thank you!
Thanks! Glad to have helped!
Not many people offer info on the type of tool used for each process during set-up. Your video let me know what I had and yet needed to buy.
@@enochpage1333 glad it was helpful. I try and give as much info as possible. Appreciate ya.
Thank you!!!!
You had the only video that I could find on the setup of the Hercules miter saw stand.
You are very welcome. Hopefully it was helpful and I hope you enjoy the stand.
Thanks, good video appreciate the help with assembly!
You're welcome. Glad to help.
Thank You! I built mine while watching your video. 👍
Nice! I'm glad you were able to follow the video. Thanks for watching!
All you have to do to put the axle bracket on is to stand the unit vertically on the back legs and fold the top legs down. This gives you all the room in the world to work. You don't even have to bend over or get on your knees like you would need to if you flip the unit over and laid it on the floor. Also, laying the screws on the unit and then lifting it up and moving it around is a good way to lose them when they fall off and roll on the floor to who knows where.
Yea, I believe someone else mentioned that a while back. Wish I would have caught that when assembling it. Always great to hear feedback like this, from others. I hope it helps those who may see this. Thanks!
I just bought one and Thanks for the set up Info 👍
I'm going to be mounting a Craftsman 12 inch on it, so Black and blue isn't that bad of a color combo for Me
I'll have a Hercules holding up a Craftsman/DeWalt 👍
Glad it was helpful.... not that bad of color combo. I'm waiting to see if I get any giftcards for Christmas, so it can help me get the Hercules 12" sliding miter saw. LOL 😂
I think you did a fine job explaining this assembly. I do want to comment on some things I recently learned and the saw stand, adjusts and something I learned over 40 years ago working around diesel mechanics. First and most important is that there are no parts available for this stand other than the 2 parallel mounted, mounting brackets, that’s it as of now. That was just reinforced about 15 minutes ago when I received a response from Harbor Freight on parts availability. He said they are working on it. I told them that Hercules is their flagship line of products and not being able to support each and every part is unacceptable to me. More on that later. Next, the two aforementioned mounting brackets have a captured sliding nut that you screw the socket head screw, lock & flat washer to. This may sound nit picky but a seasoned mechanic watched me assemble something while on break one day. When I got to putting the lock washer on after the flat washer he stopped me. He asked me “what are you trying to lock”? I said what??? He said ok, you don’t want this coming apart, but you put the lock washer on upside down. I said really? He said yeah, you did. He asked, what are you trying to keep from coming apart or locking it so it won’t? The nut. Let me show something. He laid the lock washer on the bench and said depending which side you lay it down one end, where the split is will stick up higher than the other end at the split. He said you want to lock the nut, so put the lock washer on so the “higher” edge will contact the backside of the nut before it’s tight. He said that will lock the nut. So all that said when you install the lock washer on the socket head screw, make sure the higher side of the two ends at the split, is touching the underside of the head of the screw. You want to lock the screw, not the flat washer. The flat washer is only there to help distribute the pressure. That’s not a criticism, because 40+ years ago, I didn’t know that. The last thing is, and I found out the hard way, make sure before storing, two things, the extension on the wheel end is where you want it, and tighten the knob. Next and important is slide the material support out enough so that the stand in the storage position will not tip!!! My reason for this is twofold. My saw stand was standing up, without the saw attached, my material support down by the wheels was not extended out enough to make it stable even with the two little tube feet. I inadvertently hung something on the handle that was sticking up on the opposite end, and it was just enough. It threw it off balance and it tipped over. I was sick. Needless to say, I immediately checked it out and it did appear OK at that point. Later this fall I got to looking at it. I wanted to clean it up and mount my new saw on it. I discovered that the top material support with the roller and stop on the support- (while folded and standing), -arm hit the floor and bent it. I took it have to take it apart. I had to remove the three screws in the black plastic housing with the lever in order to do that. It was at that point I noticed that the black plastic Little housing with the lever was cracked. This was a result of the stand tipping over and the roller portion hitting the concrete floor. It also broke the black plastic base housing as it is called. #32 in the HF owner’s manual. Now my part irritation, I called Harbor Freight on Monday and they do not supply any parts to this saw stand. I thought that was really odd, being a Hercules brand. It’s not available. The only thing you can get are the two miter saw supports, that’s it. So I’ve emailed Harbor Freight over this past weekend and in regards to my comment, I received a reply this morning. It’s still a work in process. My personal opinion is any product at Harbor Freight that is Hercules level, should have all parts available for those products because that is their bread and butter. None of this is intended as a criticism to you. I think you did a fabulous job. I just love passing on knowledge that I have and hopefully if I’m wrong, somebody will set me straight. My lock washer trick has serve me well for over 40 some years. And everyone I’ve explained it to said they didn’t know, and they appreciated it. So you take care I wish you all the best with this, Stan. I would be curious to know what was your opinion of the Home Depot one did you look at that one at all it has the 12 inch wheels on it. And you commented about your your blue stand. Your orange saw well. Those are Denver bronco colors so if you’re a Broncos fan your gold. Have a great day and I’ll see you in your next episode.
One final thought, in regard to my broken black plastic base piece, after removing the three screws from the black plastic base, I took out the entire extension arm. I drilled out the rivet because you can’t get that black housing off until you do. I cleaned the crack, thoroughly with rubbing alcohol to get all the oil and fingerprints off of it. I then ran a little bit of superglue on both sides of the crack and then I put that little piece with the cavities on the backside that you can’t see when it’s assembled facing up. I left that overnight and then the next morning I mixed up some JB weld, and I drizzled it into the cavity where the crack was. I smoothed that off and I left it for about three days. I then took it out of the vice and cleaned it up and then I sanded here and there where there was a little bit of glue residue I couldn’t get off and then I lightly dusted it with some semi gloss black paint for plastic. And it seems to be holding up just fine.
Thank you!
Thanks for the video.
My pleasure! Hope it helps.
Thanks brother.
Very welcome! If you get one, I believe you'll enjoy it.
Thanks man! Yeah that wheel bracket was hard to figure out for this handy man, great help on that one!
You bet! Glad it help!
Thanks for this video. I'm only in the beginning part where you're attaching the wheel axle holes on to the unit, itself. YES, you have to unblock and fold in the leg in order to get those nuts/bolts in there. I lay the unit up on the opposite side, then faded the both legs down and out of my way. So much easier that way. Easy access and nothing to balance. When I got to the extensions/rollers, the stopper screws wouldn't go in because the holes were blocked by the plastic of the end cap. I had to drill it out for the screws to be able to get in there. HINT: It's easy to see which way to orient the extension/rollers, as the screw hole needs to be facing out. REMINDER TO VIEWERS: be sure the roller/extension with the FEET sticking out the side is installed on the wheels end of the unit. Thank you again for this video. It helped a lot, especially you're specifying tool sizes! 👍
Thanks for your perspective. It's funny how we notice things after installation, on the ways you could have done better and then the light bulb lights up. lol Glad to have been of help. Summer time is coming up and I'll be using this more and more. So much to build!
My box didn’t come with any directions so your video was a HUGE help today. Thank you!!
Awesome! Glad to have been of help. Always my pleasure.
Just bought this stand and will be setting up tomorrow. Great video bro thanks for the all the info 👍🏼
Awesome! I'm loving it. Hope all goes well with the assembly.
Excellent review, thx vm !! Just mine together and getting ready to bolt on the compound sliding miter… with confidence. Wanted to see how the stand behaved with the saw mounted and you demonstrated that perfectly.
Thanks bud. Glad it was of help to you!
Great video, thanks for posting!
Welcome! Hope it helps ya out.
Just picked up a Hercules saw and the stand. Didn't know i could leave the saw attached for storage. Thanks for the video.
Yessir! My miter stays attached 24/7, unless I wanna hang the stand on the wall. Glad it helped ya and thanks for watching.
Great video just what I was looking for. Thank you
Awesome! Glad to have helped. You're very welcome.
Thank you. This video was very helpful. Good comprehensive information.
Thank you for watching.
Good video, thank you brother 👍
My pleasure bro. I hope it helped you.
I think I want this stand. Still debating to get the stand or building a fold down in my workbench for my Hercules 12 inch slider. Thanks for this video!
I was in the same boat as you. I'm quite a bit away from building a fold-down workbench for the miter saw due to several projects taking priority. So until that day comes, I decided to get this stand and I have no regrets. Thanks for watching!
Thank you! I’ve watched a couple of these and this is by far the best! Especially for saying what size tools needed …. took me forever and found this so I knew what to pick up!
Thank you for the kind words and I'm so glad it helped you out. Thanks for watching!
Nice Video, I am going to be making this miter saw stand my next purchase
Thank you and you won't regret it. I love rolling this thing out the back of the shop and getting to work.
I thought you did a very thorough job on the assembly of the stand good job
Much appreciated. I try and get better each time I do these vids. Just trying to help others out there as much as I can. Thanks for watching.
@@EverythingInBetween22 I assembled the Hercules stand and the Hercules mitre saw thanks for the help. I hope to use them this week.
@@donniehall Awesome. Let us know how it goes and if ya like it. 👍
great video I bought this one to replace my old craftsman what an upgrade I have a Bauer miter saw I wish Bauer made one but I'm ok with the red on blue
Yes! I'm so glad I didn't go with any of the cheaper options. This miter saw stand is perfect for me. And I'll have to be ok with the orange on blue for now. Miter saws aren't cheap lol. Thanks for watching!
Good deal, you figured it out.
You did a great job. Thanks. I think I'll be getting this stand.
Awesome. I think you'll like it. Thanks for watching!
Great job on the review and demonstration
Thanks! For some reason, I feel like I need to redo this one. lol
For anyone doing this now, when putting on the wheel bracket, stand the stand up on it's end and fold the legs on the wheel side down so they are out of your way. Great video explaining what all the screws and brackets are for. The manual that comes with this is all but worthless.
Didn't even think of doing that. See, it's great having perspectives of all sides. Thanks!👍
Love this stand. The wheels were the hardest part.
I'm loving it too! Thanks for watching!
Thank you, this was a big help..
I'm glad it did some good. You're very welcome and thank you for watching.
Great Review!
Thanks for watching. I'm lovin' it! :)
Great review 👍 👍 👍
Thank you 👍 And thanks for watching!
Excellent! I just went through same assembly. Did you ever figure out who was trying to break in to your garage while you were filming?
🤣 My bad lol. I guess I chose the wrong day to film haha! Had guys building a fence.
@@EverythingInBetween22 I found it entertaining. :) And also getting the wheels out of the styrofoam I had to laugh -- had same issue. I banged them upside down against the bumper of my truck enough to get a grip on them.
@@RA-rf4nz 🤣 I hear ya, thanks!... All those cutouts in the styrofoam and they make me work for those wheels! Hope you enjoy the stand. I love it!
I didn't get torx head studs for mine. I think it's weird that you did
If these things are mfg'd in multiple facilities, then I kind of "understand"... I've noticed the same for vehicles - same year, model, trim, etc... some using Phillip's head and some Torx. Go figure.
Did anyone else close UA-cam to check your Ring?
@@Nougification 🤣🤣🤣
Is there a place to get replacement bolts for mounting the saw ?
M8x45 1.25mm thread pitch bolt. I've seen them on Amazon or even at Ace Hardware.
Nice 'How to' Thanks
My pleasure. Thanks for watching!
I've completed the set up, have successfully folded and unfolded with my saw attached. I have to first say, theres no real place to grip the stand in the area where you're hand is holding while folding up the first two legs. That said, I noticed on the bottom rail of the blue metal piece, where the the tire axle travel through, there are 2 holes. Then, I noticed the wiered placement of a (pointless) handle under the unit...a handle you'e likely never going to use? What is that handle for? to carry the stand when there's no saw attached? Fine, but It really needs a comfort grip/handle where your hand grips the bottom, while holding a lot of weight and the metal edge cutting into it, uncomfortably, while trying getting the legs set up or lowering it down. Those 2 holes offer a way to perhaps add a handle of some sort.
Yea, I think that undercarriage handle is for carrying the unit if you can't roll it... or to hang on the wall. I agree, there needs some sort of handle... and not sure what holes you're talking about. I know there's one on either side for the push-button to snap into when opening/closing the legs. Maybe I have a different version. Will check it out tomorrow and double check.
Seriously it's bolts going through holes with nuts on the other side we really don't need to actually see the detail of that. If somebody cannot imagine what the bolt looks like sticking through the hole they are probably not going to be able to even use a miter saw. The first 10 minutes could have been shown in about 3 minutes. If you would have flipped the stand over it would have been easier to put together and film.
If the rollers keep sliding down after tightening up the knob from heavy boards there is an easy fix for that. The paint is very glossy all you need to do is take some 150 grit sandpaper and rough up the paint and they stay up about 10 times better.
I get you. I really do. But some people are visual and appreciate every perspective they can get. And I figured out, after the fact, that I could have just flipped it over to make it easier. Live and learn.
@@EverythingInBetween22 I don't make videos but I watch closely what the successful channels are doing. If you can do some scripting in advance and streamline some things, it will help you with views and upvotes. And who doesn't want more views and upvotes?
Like if you get the piece in a good position and get a good 10-second clip of one of those bolts being tightened, and then mention that it's the same for the other three, that could move things along a little faster.
Also if you know what you're going to say in advance, then everything will flow a little better.
You can get programs for a computer or laptop that will give you a teleprompter, and just have that sitting really close to your camera. I think there are apps for Android tablets and Apple tablets as well.
It might be something worth looking into. The stuff has become very streamlined and organized so that content can be displayed in a very timely manner that flows without forsaking valuable information.
I do understand that people are visual because I am one of those people. But if I see one of those bolts getting installed and tightened and you say just repeat that for the other three I'm going to get it. And like I say I'm a visual person who wants to be able to see what's going on as well.
I'm not trying to be an asshole seriously I'm just trying to give you some good information. At least be open-minded and think about it.
@@actionjksn Thanks for the constructive criticism. I don't think you were being an azz lol. I hear what you're saying and believe me, I'm thinking about all of that. Never thought about a teleprompter but no matter how many times you go over what you're about to do, it isn't the same when Recording is on. At least not for me LOL. Some people have a knack for content making and some struggle.
Rest assured that I'm working on it with every video. And trust me, I dislike making and watching long videos lol. On other videos like that, I skip to the next step, see what's going on, skip to next step, etc... :) But I also don't like videos that just play music or with very limited info... Sometimes I'm like, "Tell me what size bit you're using or how big of a hole you're making!!!" lol
Constructive criticism is never overlooked and I'm very open-minded. So thank you for that.
@@EverythingInBetween22 it might be good to try some kind of a hybrid between some teleprompter work and some off the cuff. If you write something out to do on the teleprompter use voice to text. And then one thing I learned about riding is that proofreading is very important. My wife is a college person and she taught me the best way to proofread is to read it out loud. For some reason it allows you to catch things that you wouldn't normally catch.
One thing I do know is that while some people have success with long form videos, the most popular stuff is where you can keep it down to 12 to 15 minutes. People just don't have time to listen to the longer stuff. I think 12 minutes is kind of The Sweet spot. A lot of that can be done with editing. Where you might do 30 to 50 minutes worth of video and then cut it down to about 12 or 15 minutes. A lot of channels will also do the longer videos plus mix in some short ones, about 5 to 7 minutes that are based on the same content.
@@actionjksn yea, I've been a proofreader for 18+ yrs, so hopefully I don't mess up too much on that lol. My goal is to keep videos 8-12 minutes. We'll see what happens. Thanks for the tips though!
The popping noise in the background is annoying
unfortunately I had guys building a fence that day. Didn't think it would be that distracting. :/
40 min on how to assemble a pre-assemble saw stand is not you RUSHING!!!
Sorry bud. Time flies when you're having fun lol. I just don't like videos that are like 5min and don't show half of what you needed to know/see. I'm trying to get better at this video editing thing. In time...
The worst part is having to listen to that background noise (air compressor?).
@@TinkeringJohn Yeaaa, nail gun and compressor. It was annoying to me as well. I was having a couple guys install a fence. I really need to invest in a wireless lapel mic to help minimize surrounding noise.