On another forum I posted a message about doing a group buy for an upgraded blade for the Harbor Freight Chop saw many use to convert their brass. Below is the message I posted, if anyone here is interested in getting in on this we can get a decent price for a much better blade, one member has about 21K cuts before changing blades, I barely got about 1500 before mine started showing signs of wear on the HF blade.
In response to a link to the Malco Saw blade:
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They are much cheaper there that's for sure, but the shipping is $15.14 which makes the Amazon blade about the same. If at least 10 people are interested we could probably get these for about $12- $13 shipped, depending on postage on a padded envelope, the more the cheaper.
If you were a distributor for F&D Tool Company (does not sell direct):
P/N 15397-J156, 2" blade .020 thick, 3/8 arbor hole, 24tpi, 152teeth $13.81
This one seems to be the same as the Amazon one $8.36 +$15.14 shipping (goes up to $16.20 after 12ea):
http://www.malcosaw.com/ecom/product/11/1019/
For Comparison:
Amazon (F&D) $21.40 +shipping unless Prime member or over $35 (one left as of today):
http://a.co/0suyUSu
Harbor Freight $9.99 (no coupon):
http://www.harborfreight.com/pack-of...els-42805.html
How about it? I can foot the initial cost of 10-20 of them from Malco Saw and mail them out when I get them, divide the total between us ($9.87 if 10 $9.17 if 20) then add actual shipping from me in TN, can't be more than a couple/three dollars to mail.
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