One of the very few Harbor Freight videos where the operator actually knew what he was talking about and demonstrated the tool properly! Excellent! Thank You!

Been considering one of these tools. Very good. Love the way our animals use us for chew toys when we mess with them. Beautiful dog.

Sound is much better. This video is great. It explains in easy to understand way that the machine booklet did not!

my machine just arrived,, am going to be setting it up soon and your video is impressive . good to see it in action ,and thanks for the tips on the shear. cool dog to!!!

Thank you for posting this. Very helpful. I just bought one of these from H.F. today and am very happy with it.

@latenttweet

3 жыл бұрын

How has it held up five years later ?

Great video and I loved Tink.

Thanks for that!! I read a little about it but figured it would just be tip and electrode not the entire torch! Greatly appreciate the word of caution and you may have just saved me that disaster. Think I'll get one tomorrow morning.

Just watching your video gave me about 20 different ideas for things that I could do with it. Cool stuff! Checked them out on Harbor Freight after watching your video, and was happy to see that it wasn't super cheap like a lot of their stuff.

great video and review you just answer all of my questions. thanks

Great breakdown of the tool thanks!

Looks like a good setup. I'm not usually big on cheap tools, but my neighbor was commenting a few months ago about not being able to do the work I did because he didn't have the "high dollar, quality tools". I made him a bet, and will do a video on it soon, that I could do just as good as work with Harbor Freight tools as my regular set up. The last stove I built was done entirely with Harbor Freight stuff, I never touched my regular tools. Total cost, $317.42. Everything performed flawlessly.

Whoa! 10' must be cool. I got it for the shear function on my wind turbine blades and realised how much more you could do after the fact. Used in combination with the spot welder all kinds of possibilities open up. You end up seeing value in little pieces of sheet metal too ... all of a sudden you can roll the side of an old microwave into a small pipe!!!

Amazing tool with a great presentation. I need one like that. Thanks for the share. Luiz

Yup lots fun ... good to hear from you Sir!

Very neat! I use a 10' metal break for most of my metal work, but I'm limited to what I can do with it - bending cylinders and cones is definitely out of the question lol. This rig is far more versatile, thanks for sharing!

Very interesting tool introduction. You make making things or thingy look simple. The tool creator meets the creator of tools. That spot welder is nice too. I bought an inexpensive Harbor Freight flux core welder but I guess I must have been using it wrong because my welds look like bird droppings. Lastly, great black and white clip of your dog. This single video can be a source for much more. How to slip roll to make useful tools, spot welding and dog training, etc.

Thanks! glad you enjoyed

KNUTH! thats the quality stuff. I never find that brand among the used equipment here but always hope I do . And I couldn't agree with you more ... this is a key tool in the shop.

I would really like to have me one of these...along with a number of other pieces of equipment. Oh, and...a shop to put them all in!

Good review/demo and great dog!

Beautiful dog. I bet she likes to swim too!

great video. love the dog.

Very nice tool I Had a big Floor standing 48" H.FT.Metal Brake.It was fine For lite duty work.I purchased it to remanufacture old 1960s type ft.End loader for my Cub Cadet garden tractors .But at 10 Ga. it was to small to bend. So this looks much more useful. I have many H.Ft. tools. a Big drill press for 1,I also highly recommend there 240Volt plasma cutter I cut 3/8" steel all the time with it had it since 07.My H.FT.plama came from Italy? Thanks for sharing your new Machine.

Pretty cool. Got turned on to your channel from Muddy Muddman (Scott) after watching with great interest all of his videos for building your own wind turbine. Got turned on to his channel from Dan Roxas. Funny how one thing leads to another! All of you guys are teaching me a lot of cool stuff that I've always wanted to learn...hopefully I'll be putting some of my own videos up on here in the next year or so. Thanks for the knowledge and the ideas!

Brilliant love it

Thanks! I built a stand that has locking casters so I could move it around the shop (it's heavy). Thats was important so you can work with longer pieces of sheet steel...the stand is 26X33". A guy can do alot with this thing especially if you get the spot welder. Make sure you get a 20% off coupon .. they can be had by signing up for they're junk mail or even in the back of popular science catalog.

Man and his toys.Thanks for the share

doggone good video!

Very cool. Being able to bend metal like that opens up a whole lot of possibilities. Thanks for telling me about this video. at 0:40 that is a beautiful piece Saeid

Thank you Sir!

Wish we had some of that snow over here in the west coast, we're looking at drought conditions this year.

Thanks for letting me know! Looked like it was turned off in editor .... would never have noticed it you didn't mention it. Kudos

Thanks for the compliment! While I am by no means an expert with this tool I just wanted to share it's capabilities with you all and I'll be watching for those videos

Small world, I'm from Belgium, I've got the identical same tool, bought it 10 years ago in Germany, brand name KNUTH, but the tool is made in China. Nevertheless, it has been a great help for making metal boxes and electric switchboards, use it every week and never failed me, for its price you should not hesitate to buy it.

great machine & dog

You got it! In fact 18 gauge is a stretch in my opinion and I wouldn't go any thicker at any length. Keep an eye on youtube and ebay (sort by nearest) for a good deal on the bigger machines. I have seen them but don't have room or real need for the larger machines myself. If you can stick to the thin gauge stuff this thing is great. Thanks for the comment!

fantastic video. thanks so much :)

Thanks! A little misbehaved but probably her masters fault :) On another note, I have been contemplating a brake drum forge since your video. I especially like the upside down sink part with exhaust chimney ... will probably make one similar when I can find the time.

You rock!

Looks like a good tool if the price is right And Nice Dog !!!

thanks for sharing.

very nice video.

Well ... not nearly as good as your presentation but I'm working on it :) I've watched many skilled folks on YT including youself and just wanted to share. I really enjoy you channel by the way .. thanks for commenting!

One Note of caution on the plasma cutter.Be sure to use a water separator .My big air compressor went down 1 time so I used my small 30gal.roll around job.Not knowing any better I stated cutting the air compressor started up .I had no separator to catch water. Poof there went the torch.I never thought about the water vapor in the air .U cant make plasma with water vapor .A costly mistake so make sure U have bone dry air. Or U to will buy a new torch. Good luck. Wish someone had told me.

Thanks! It says it can cut 18 gauge but thats a stretch more like 20 gauge is realistic. After watching you Sketch up tutorials lots of those parts could be made with a machine like this.We have been in the single digits and a little below over the last week but warming up now ... in Belgrade Montana.

Agreed! I appreciate my quality tools ... many great USA made stuff can only be found at yard sales and Craigs list anymore! Sometimes a guy needs to just use a hacksaw or bastard file too. And furthermore, if you buy the cheap stuff like i did here its best to take apart and reassemble strait away .. I find that is best

I would guess you would work magic with this machine with you origami skill. In addition, I have been thinking of rolling a parabolic curve for a solar oven of my own ... its endless. The main thing is once you lay out the money for the spot welder and this machine you can make all sorts of things spending very little or nothing. Have been super busy lately but perhaps I can pull together another demo video or two.

Great pooch.

Amazing coincidence on the H.F.T. plasma cutter ... I ordered one with extra tips and should be here by the end of this week. Let me know if you have any suggestions its all new to me but very excited. This sheet metal machine has its limits too. There is no way it can work with 30" of 18 gauge as advertised but still very useful.

I don't imagine brand matters but they are "Newport" ... USA made. Any cheap brand would do tho .... thanks for the comment.

Thank you for this...question on the magnetic blocks...what brand are they?

I could make alot of things with that and with the spot welder

I think tink is named after you, isn't she? Those are two great tools and at affordable prices too! Thanks for the review.

Hey John, Sign up with them online and they are always sending coupons and or free shipping promotions. Nearest one to me is in Billings ... 150miles. Just need to make a family vacation out of it :)

Nice video and presentation. I can use a machine like that! I custom fab everything I make so it's a longer fab time. I'll have to save some money and get one. How much room does the machine need? How wide does it go up to with the sheet stock? Thanks for sharing!

Mine doesnt turn easy any suggestions? I just unboxed it, do I need to adjust something to start using it?

Thank you very much for the demo. I like this machine and the price is right but it appears it's limited to very light gauge materials. 18 guage is the thickest material listed. Thanks much! I use a lot of 16 gauge Are you aware of any machines with similiar capabilities, a similiar price but can do slightly thicker material? The bigger machines just aren't in the budget for me. Can this machine do thicker material if the length of the piece is shorter say, 6" of material?

Its worth logging in with HF to recieve all the coupons they offer. On all major holidays you can get 25% special offer on most items. Thats what I did for this thing .. so $300!

It's over 80 degrees today ... think I could you a little snow to the face too :>

what is the smallest radius/diameter u can roll..??

What is the largest gauge size it can shear? I can't find it on HF website

is there a video where i can see this machine doing actual work?

Can you tell me where to get a magnetic block like you're using. Thanks.

Thanks for the video I have been thinking about getting one How big is Tink now

can we can make half pipe of aluminium sheet of 1.5. mm thickness of diameter 85 mm

What brand magnetic block are you using here?

HAHA. Very cute. 'kick' lol

Greatdog

that dog just called you an as#$%le for kicking snow in its face lol which is better than what my dog called me when i tried to get him to go out in it lol

what happened to your audio volume?? video is good.

That thing looks too good to be Harbor Freight.

Anyone know the limitations on the sheet metal for bending and rolling? 16g / 18g? How tight is the bend, crisp? Thanks

@belgrademachine

8 жыл бұрын

I would say 18 gauge is max for both roll and bend. as for the shear you can do 18 only if you clamp it down and don't try to cut more than 1 foot in my opinion

@dousmo

8 жыл бұрын

+William Perry II This machine could brake in half rolling mild aluminum, it's not worth it

I'm from viet nam. I want to buy this product, you sell to me?

@stinkycheese804

7 жыл бұрын

It's made in China, seek a merchant selling it closer to your location, which will also cost much less to eliminate shipping it across the world and back to your location.

@vanessaperez8726

7 жыл бұрын

cuong cao girl

I'm gonna fire mine today or tomorrow. My dog gets more comments than I do sometimes!

Price

motorize it!!

bro .. put a fence on that with dual rulers and 1 90 degree slide .....

By the way, mine is green ;))

I did it with the help of Avasva solutions.

Ha! This dog thinks 15 degrees F is just perfect ... will have to get her in another video

Too bad it doesn't come with acute angle dies to make bends greater than 90o.

@glenatools1

8 жыл бұрын

+dddphilosophy PUT PAPER IN THE VEE BLOCK UNDER MATERIAL.. it will then fold over 90o

Nice machine I have 2 of these. Extremely stupid misleading title.

@zacharyjones5507

9 жыл бұрын

Nah m8 human labour is energy created by food and shit.

Das steht in jeder Bedienungsanleitung. Was ein Nonsens.