New toy Hitachi C10FL

[USMC1126]

Decided to upgrade my table saw the other day, looked around for a while and finally decided to get the Hitachi C10FL stationary from Lowes. It cost $499 but there was a sticker on it that said you get a free $100 lowes gift card with it, long story short, it was expired but got it anyway. This thing is heavy, almost 300 lbs. Got it down in my basement and began assembly, the directions could be alot better. Anyway after I got it put all together I measured to see if the blade was parallel with the mitre slots and it was, however the fence was not, it was about 3/16" off from front to back. There is nothing in the manual about adjusting the fence, but after about 5 friggin hours of messing with the rails the fence locks onto I started messing with the bolts on the fence. Found out that thats where the problem was and now I have it perfectly dialed in. I have not actually cut anything with it yet but it sounds pretty mean when you turn it on. Very quiet though. Anyone else have this saw?

King

[GrayBeard Phil]

Congrats on the new Table Saw!

Sounds like you got a good deal.

Now, think of the joy you get now to save up to buy the whole set of blades for it:
18 or 20 toothed Rip blade
Plywood / Laminate blade
Cross cut / general purpose
and so on and so forth.

and while I don't know if they still make a big deal of it or not:
acronyms like ATB&R
Stacked Dado (6" or 8")
and someday you will want to buy stablizers.

Enjoy the ride of your new toy. You can be buying accessories for it for years to come.

Phil

[Barefoot1]

King,
I have that saw and really like it! It cuts anything! I had the same problem with the fence just recently and was bummed that there were no directions on how to square it too! Like you it took me a while but finally go it done. I have bought a Freud 8" stacked Dado set for it and made a sacrificial fence as well. I am in the process of building kitchen cabinets and it has been a great saw. I wish it were a cabinet saw but I do not have the room for one nor would I use it to capacity much after this project. Also, be sure to clean out the base about once a month or more often depending on how much you use it. (I have been doing it it twice a week!) The accumulation of too much saw dust will not be good for the motor.
Happy cutting!

[USMC1126]

Thanks for the info, I have already gotten some blades a crosscut, a plywood, and one for cutting plastic I also got the 8" dado blade, it works very nice. What do the stabilizers do?

King

[GrayBeard Phil]

King:

Short answer:

- adds weight, like a flywheel, to spinning TS blade helps dampen out minute speed variation if belt driven TS.

- Stiffens TS blades so less flexing left to right during cutting of hardwoods (long rip cuts mostly)

- Removable if deeper saw blade depth is needed.

Long Answer:

Forrest Saw Blades - Forrest Dampener / Stiffener Information
Sales pitch by one maker. There are several. Prices vary.

Aside: Fairs, Tool shows, woodworker shows, etc, can find TS stabilizers as (on?) "show special" discount. Then when you go up to purchase at the show, the salesman hits you up for a 20% discount on a new TS blade, as a package, but WAIT, there's more! With just a few dollars more on your credit card you can proudly add to you workshop, your *professional* grade workshop I might add, ........ (yada, yada, yada!)

Phil