decent tubing notcher under $150?

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Has anyone used and can reccomend a decent tubing notcher for $150 or less? I need it for 3/4" and 5/8" hrew tubing, and it will only see occasional use. Thanks in advance for any input or comments.
Reply:A decent notcher for just under $150 would be the "Ol' Joint Jigger""Ol' Joint Jigger"For $50 more, a much better notcher would be the TN100 from JD2.TN100- Paulhttp://all-a-cart.comWelding Cart Kits and accessories
Reply:I did a writeup, with photos, back in July about, yea I know  , a Harbor Freight tube notcher that I bought and made some modifications on. I never hardly buy anything from HF, but for $29.00, I figured I couldn't go too wrong, even if it did turn out to be a POS. I had looked at quite a few different ones and just couldn't justify paying the price being asked for some of the notchers that looked like a twin to the one I bought. NOT putting any of the others down, because I'm sure they all have their good points, but if you're on a budget and can make the modifications yourself, you can save some money.The writeup is under the "Manufacturer Products Forum" - Harbor Freight, page 2 under the thread title Harbor Freight tube notchers post #9 and #14. I've been using it quite steady and haven't had any problems, since I made the changes. My son used it about 3 months ago to notch 60 holes and didn't have any problems either. One thing, that I did fail to mention, SORRY, in the writeup is that the end of the shaft that is threaded, where the hole saw screws on, has a small space between the end of the threads and the shaft, which sometimes causes the hole saw to bind and rip the threads off the hole saw. To cure this problem, place a flat washer that will just fit over the threaded shaft on first, then install the hole saw. The thickness of the washer will takeup the space between the end of the threads on the shaft and the hole saw will have full thread contact. The washer also helps when removing the hole saw, by keeping it from getting too tight on the shaft.  Take a look and hope this helps.  Last edited by Diverbill45; 12-12-2006 at 10:24 PM.
Reply:Originally Posted by Diverbill45I did a writeup, with photos, back in July about, yea I know  , a Harbor Freight tube notcher that I bought and made some modifications on. I never hardly buy anything from HF, but for $29.00, I figured I couldn't go too wrong, even if it did turn out to be a POS. I had looked at quite a few different ones and just couldn't justify paying the price being asked for some of the notchers that looked like a twin to the one I bought. NOT putting any of the others down, because I'm sure they all have their good points, but if you're on a budget and can make the modifications yourself, you can save some money.The writeup is under the "Manufacturer Products Forum" - Harbor Freight, page 2 under the thread title Harbor Freight tube notchers post #9 and #14. I've been using it quite steady and haven't had any problems, since I made the changes. My son used it about 3 months ago to notch 60 holes and didn't have any problems either. One thing, that I did fail to mention, SORRY, in the writeup is that the end of the shaft that is threaded, where the hole saw screws on, has a small space between the end of the threads and the shaft, which sometimes causes the hole saw to bind and rip the threads off the hole saw. To cure this problem, place a flat washer that will just fit over the threaded shaft on first, then install the hole saw. The thickness of the washer will takeup the space between the end of the threads on the shaft and the hole saw will have full thread contact. The washer also helps when removing the hole saw, by keeping it from getting too tight on the shaft.  Take a look and hope this helps.