The old Disston that I just cleaned up is a D7 I think. A rip saw made between 1896 and 1917. I used it today and it cuts like a dream. Better than my new rip saw pictured here. 28inches and heavier too.
I was ripping some 7 foot stock and it was pinching the saw so I wedged a knife blade in...
One can assume that most of what Harbor Freight imports is going to have a great price and be absolute junk. So has been my experience with 75% of what I've purchased there ... typical import junk. But today the assumed met with the obvious when I made a small purchase of a punch set and began...