I have one. Junk.
Not the same exact brand name. but the same saw none the less.
Excessive vibration is the biggest problem.

Then again, maybe it is just the saw I got.
It has been in storage now for quite some time.
I'm gonna get it out and see if I can do anything with it.
I do remember I hated the thing.
Maybe I was just spoiled after using the PowerMatic saw at work.
I got it cause it was all I could afford at the time.

Pooh Bear

A friend of mine bought one new. For rough sawing of small pieces it can be made to work, but for furniture, veneers, resawing, etc.... no frickity-frackin' way.

There were about 200 of those saws sold to members of WoodNet.net. They have all changed the blades and probably the tires and maybe made some other minor modifications---like installing a riser block---I believe a Rigid riser works with a tiny bit of modification. There are several varieties of resaw fences folks use to get good results iwhen resawing.

These were new saws---sold about 3 years ago when the saws went on sale new for $119. The major problems have been a couple of burnt out motors.

If you would like more information about the saws than you really want, go to www.WoodNet.net, join(free) and post a question in the Powertools forum. Make the post title something like this----HF BS questions, (Mac sent me)

Then ask the questions you did here.

The (Mac sent me) should get real answers and just a few jokers---I am Mac and am a Moderator over there.

Yep, I had to replace the motor in mine once.
The original motor just quit altogether.

I have a jointer made by the same company and I love it.
Only problem I have had out of it was the on/off switch went bad.
That was a simple matter to change out and no problems since.

Pooh Bear

I'm going to give this saw another try.
I found out that HF has roller guides for it.
Called them today to see if they had them in the local store.
Said they had been marked down to $7 so I am getting a set.
Also I found my new bandsaw tire and installed it.
And I'm getting a 4tpi 1/2inch skip tooth blade for it.

I'm missing two of the set screws that hold the guides in place.
Wonder where I can get these. Are they metric or standard.

I'll know soon if I wasted my money in fixing up this machine.
I'm hoping the roller guides really help.

Oh, and the brand name on mine is Continental Industries.

Pooh Bear

Well, I set it all up.
I actually found the new bandsaw tire I had bought for it.
I started sawing a 3 inch circle out of a piece of 2x4.
It sawed wonderfully, until the other tire came off.
Now I gotta order another bandsaw tire. Ouch.

I would recommend those roller guides I linked to above.
They worked wonders for the short time I was sawing.

Pooh Bear

I inherited a CM/HF MODEL725 PIECE OF CR--. MY TIRES ARE ROTTEN, MY GUIDES ARE ROTTEN , BUT WORST OF ALL I CAN NOT FIND A SOURCE FOR THE DRIVE BAND. BUYER BEWARE! THERE IS NO HELP FROM CM OR HF.THANKS TO THE BROTHERHOOD OF WOODWORKERS.ANYONE WHO KNOWS WHERE I CAN FIND DRIVE BANDS PLEASE CONTACT ME AT robertm@themcdougalgroup.com

"CAN NOT FIND A SOURCE FOR THE DRIVE BAND"

What is a "drive band"?

A v-belt?

All you need to know is the size & type and just about anything is available of you look.

PURE JUNK!

Get yourself a good Shop Fox or Grizzly, and don't spend less than $500