Can be made to work, but not all that great...

I guess I got lucky. Mine wasn’t stripped out or bent and works just fine. I was happy since I knew I was taking a chance buying from HF. It seems like they sell some good products but are lacking quality control and consistency.

-- Dale Manning, Carthage, NY

I used mine on the weekend because, like you I put my 2-1/2” Milwaukee saw in a safe place where I can’t find it.
I bought mine for $2.00 at a clearance and it is still no bargain.
I practically had to stand on it to get it through 3/4 MDF.
It also didn’t have a hole in the side to remove the plug necessitating taking the whole thing apart .
just another nail in the Chinese manufacturing coffin.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

i must be lucky too. mine is fine, for the 1 time i used it. i expect to use it maybe 1 day out of the year, so its a good value to me.

I have the large and the small sets. Found each size good for about 1 hole each and then they’re useless. But there are times when I’d give the price of a set just to drill one hole.

-- Only the Shadow knows....................

Once again Harbor Freight proves their worth.

Thanks for sharing

-- Kent Shepherd * The goal is-----More Tools!

In all fairness, I haven’t found any problems with the cups. They stay relatively sharp through repeated use in wood. They are NOT hole saws I would use for metal applications though….

After tapping, and replacing the set screw, I also replaced the bent drill bit with the same size (I forget now what size that thing is) bit from an old mostly missing bits Ace Hardware set. I simply knocked a notch into the shaft with my bench grinder so the set screw had something to bite on… It works fine now, and I don’t hesitate to use it, it is however a good example of why it was so cheap…

-- Trying to follow the example of the master.

Yeah, I picked this up on one of my browsings through the store… real cheap. I’ve cut a couple of holes… worked fine. May not last… but I use hole saw soooo infrequently that it’ll do for me. No problem with stripping set screws or bend drill bit. Not high quality stuff, but for occasional weekend woodworker it isn’t a bad deal.

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

I picked up the small and the large diameter set. I am guessing these are about in every workshop in some corner somewhere. I had no issues with mine. I wouldn’t recommend it for anything thicker than 3/4” nor any hardwood or MDF. I did find the 5” handy for a roofing project recently. I had to put a hole in for some new flashing and the saw worked fine on the thin OSB. I will probably spring for the better bi-metal blades in the future, but this set does alright for my limited use.

-- There is little that is simple when it comes to making a simple box.