Comments on: Harbor Freight Bandsaw / Central Machinery Horizontal Metal Cutting Bandsaw

By: Jim Manly

Jim Manly — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:10:56 +0000

Please help me — I guess I’m dumb as dirt. I bought one of the Harbor freight metal band saws and , of course, when I got it all assembled, the pulleys and the blade are at about a 30 degree angle to the direction of cut. Is this the way it works? Do I have to adjust the blade guides until the blade is parallel to the plane of the cut? I don’t get it!!

Jim Manly

By: James Miley

James Miley — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:49:15 +0000

Really great info here. I have been wokring with metal for quite some time, but have never purchased a band saw for my home garage. Was planning on buying name brand used, but with this positive review I think I might get one from HF.

By: Jan

Jan — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 08:25:13 +0000

Hi there,

how do I configure the bandsaw so that it cuts straight? I don’t have a proper manual for mine, but it looks very similar to the Harbour Freight model…

Thanks,
Jan