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Thread: Harbor Freights Mini 2 inch bench cut saw

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    Do you have a dremel?

    I made a jig with a door hinge and some scrap wood.

    Here is a pic of the first one I made....its rough but worked great.


    Short video of it in action cutting 223 down to 300 blackout length.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPU9j...cdE7qg&index=1

    Here is the one I built after thinking about it and buying a 2x4. It has a 32" routered groove down the center to keep arrow shafts straight....after a quarter turn the arrows are perfectly square. I haven't used it on 223 cases yet because I cut over 1000 with my first jig.



    I piece of plexi glass wouldn't be a bad idea for brass to help keep you from getting hit by chips. Dremel has a heavy duty reinforced cut off wheel seen above that will last about 500 cases.
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    HF sells a similar saw one size up that should do the job just as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gnoahhh View Post
    alas, Harbor Freight no longer sells these saws (or so they say). Other source? Alternatives?
    I've been to the two HF's that are nearby and neither have them on their shelves anymore.

    They do have a saw that's a little bit bigger that would probably work as well, just no more of the little saws.

    I didn't think to check to see if they still sell the blades for the 2" saw, or if there's another source for blades.
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    I got mine off of Amazon.

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    I like the Dremel idea. I have one gathering dust that I shall build my own cutoff saw out of.

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    A suggestion, for 9mm para. to 9mm mak., just get a Lee trimmer for 9mm para. shorten the pin 1mm and spin one or the other, cutter or case, in a cordless drill motor.
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    I looked at one of these tonight. The back hinge is very sloppy. No accuracy here!!!

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    Here's mine with a wooden jig I made for cutting 300BLK.


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    Quote Originally Posted by dk17hmr View Post
    Do you have a dremel?

    I made a jig with a door hinge and some scrap wood.

    Here is a pic of the first one I made....its rough but worked great.


    Short video of it in action cutting 223 down to 300 blackout length.
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPU9j...cdE7qg&index=1

    Here is the one I built after thinking about it and buying a 2x4. It has a 32" routered groove down the center to keep arrow shafts straight....after a quarter turn the arrows are perfectly square. I haven't used it on 223 cases yet because I cut over 1000 with my first jig.



    I piece of plexi glass wouldn't be a bad idea for brass to help keep you from getting hit by chips. Dremel has a heavy duty reinforced cut off wheel seen above that will last about 500 cases.
    I love it when a plan comes together. Gonna build one this weekend!
    Have all the parts laying around and some brass in mind!
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    Here is what we are doing.

    01. Resize the 223 case in a 223 full length Die.
    02. Cut Off. Using the Harbor Freight 6 Inch Chop saw. Make a Trough in a block of wood or plastic. Make it plenty long. You will need a stop on the trough to set the length. We are using a long 1/4 Inch Roll Pin for the stop. You will want to feed the case from the right side. Then push them out of the way down the trough. Round one was left side feed. You have limited hand clearance under the motor from the left.
    03. Chamfer the cut off case.
    04. Size in a 300 Blackout Full Length Die.
    05. Trim using a Drill Press. Use a Forrester Base for a drill press trimmer. Chuck a Little Crow 300 Blackout Trimmer in the chuck.
    06. Chamfer again as required.
    07. Check case with a Wilson 300 Blackout Gage.

    We made an order with Dillon Precision for a 30 Luger/30 Mauser Powder Funnel for the 550B. Now you can bell the case mouth for seating cast bullets.
    For Station 4 we got a Lee 300 Blackout Taper Crimp Die.

    We are using Remington Cases for round one. Using Military cases you will need to swedge the primer pockets.

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    I dont know if you guys were still looking for them but they discontinued them before christmas. I called their customer service and asked if they had a replacement model available and what the lady ordered for me was:
    1 61900-VGA 2 in. Bench Top Cut-Off Saw $32.99
    It looks exactly the same and works the same with the jigs. She said they were changing suppliers. It took about a month to get here. I dont know if they still can but maybe this will help someone.

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    Quote Originally Posted by excess650 View Post
    I just punched that number in on their website and nada....
    Like I said that's the number they gave me on the order conformation when I called. Just give them a phone call.

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