Can we talk about those folding saw ads on Facebook that show a guy cutting a tree branch with one hand...

Last week I fell for one of those ads for a folding saw that promised to cut through anything like butter. Paid $15 for it on impulse. Got it in the mail Tuesday and tried it on a dead branch in my yard. Couldn't even get through a 2 inch thick piece without the blade locking up on me. The video showed a guy using one hand like it was a magic trick. Took me three tries and a lot of cussing just to get a clean cut. I figure the ad was filmed with some kind of special demo blade or different tool entirely. Has anyone else bought one of those hyperdrive saws from a viral post and had it totally fail?

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amy_martin15d ago

Oh man, I bought the exact same saw from a Facebook ad last month. Did yours come in a bright orange package too because mine did and the blade actually bent on the second branch I tried. What brand name was on the side of yours, was it something like "HyperCut" or "TurboSaw"?

jordan_hill15d ago

Huh, mine actually handled fine even with some thick branches.

pat_roberts5515d ago

@jordan_hill, you got lucky then because mine did not handle anything well at all. That orange box saw from the Facebook ad was a complete waste of money. The blade bent on the first real branch I tried to cut, and the motor started smoking after about ten minutes of light use. It felt cheap and flimsy in my hands, like something that would break if you looked at it wrong. I threw mine in the trash after one weekend and just went back to my old manual handsaw.