Thread: Table saw recommendations...again...Harvey HW110LGE-30??

Sawstop.

Laguna Platinum is great - had it for over a year - do not have anything else that I would wish for a saw, very precise and repeatable, especially with Wixey digital readout. Apparently Harvey is made on the same factory as Laguna, I looked at Harvey it at the wood show, and the mechanical quality seems identical. It is just the overall paint scheme is a bit 'cheap'

What Ilya said. Although I did have an initial problem with a stiff blade rise and fall, however, once this was sorted everything has been great. Harvey would definitely be worth a look.

Originally Posted by safari

What Ilya said. Although I did have an initial problem with a stiff blade rise and fall, however, once this was sorted everything has been great. Harvey would definitely be worth a look.

What did you do to fix the stiff blade rise and fall? Mine is pretty stiff

Thanks for the comments guys.

But does anyone here have the Harvey and has used it for for long enough to make any objective comment about it? - Good and bad?

At about $700.00 less than the Laguna it seems more attractive if it is much the same quality as the Laguna as Ilya suggests.

Hi Charlie,

I could not figure out what was causing the trouble so I called Dean Ludgen who Is the tech. for Gregory's in Victoria. If your's is the same problem you should be able to fix it yourself. Because he wasn't sure Dean removed the table to get a better look and found that the arm that runs from the front of the saw and holds the riving knife was poorly adjusted so that the two gear wheels were not meshing properly. I think you could probably get to the adjustment just by removing the blade plate - the adjustment is at the front of the saw.

I have attached a link to the Grizzly G0690 which is the same saw but has a proper manual which you can download.

https://www.grizzly.com/products/10-...ng-Knife/G0690

Hope this helps,

cheers

Larks

I have the HB30 model and can not fault it.

Wished I bought the bigger brother as I now have my own house and have wired my garage for 15amp so could run one now.

I have post a review on my machine and assume you have read it. I have had no problems with mine and run a dado on it with out problems.

I can only praise the machine and do not have anything negative to say about it.

Feel free to contact me if you want more information etc.

Regards

Originally Posted by grantoboy

Larks

I have the HB30 model and can not fault it.

Wished I bought the bigger brother as I now have my own house and have wired my garage for 15amp so could run one now.

I have post a review on my machine and assume you have read it. I have had no problems with mine and run a dado on it with out problems.

I can only praise the machine and do not have anything negative to say about it.

Feel free to contact me if you want more information etc.

Regards

Thanks for the response Grant, it's very encouraging to hear that you're still so pleased with it quite a few months down the track.

I had read your review and it was one that had put me down the path of looking at the Harvey (I think I may even have been the first to respond when you posted it).

Originally Posted by Larks

Thanks for the response Grant, it's very encouraging to hear that you're still so pleased with it quite a few months down the track.

I had read your review and it was one that had put me down the path of looking at the Harvey (I think I may even have been the first to respond when you posted it).

No problems mate. Buying my first saw was a lot harder than it should have been. Hell I have bought cars with less effort than I put into picking my saw.

All I did was go around in circles with what machine I wanted. Just but what feels right for you. I can't comment on the other brands but as long as you go for a known brand name then you can't really go wrong. Saying this I am extremely tempted to upgrade my saw to the bigger brother Harvey, that's how impressed with the saw I am. If I was able to sell my current saw for the right price then I would be getting a new one.

I just bought a Harvey HW110LGE-30 a couple of weeks ago. First off, not sure where you have found it for $1999- but I would buy that asap for that price. I paid $2590- locally without delivery and would pay this again.

This saw, and the Laguna Platinum are made by Harvey in the Harvey machinery factory. Harvey is the parent company. Laguna just re-badge the saw. My understanding (from speaking with Laguna distributors and others) is that the saws are identical aside from the Arbor size (laguna is 5/8" and Harvey is 30mm) and the fence on the Harvey has an aluminium extrusion attached whereas the Laguna has a nylon plate. I actually prefer the larger Arbor, however some blades (like the Forrest King Dado stack and Freud combination) only appear to be available in the 5/8" size.

Originally Posted by DomAU

I just bought a Harvey HW110LGE-30 a couple of weeks ago. First off, not sure where you have found it for $1999- but I would buy that asap for that price. I paid $2590- locally without delivery and would pay this again.

This saw, and the Laguna Platinum are made by Harvey in the Harvey machinery factory. Harvey is the parent company. Laguna just re-badge the saw. My understanding (from speaking with Laguna distributors and others) is that the saws are identical aside from the Arbor size (laguna is 5/8" and Harvey is 30mm) and the fence on the Harvey has an aluminium extrusion attached whereas the Laguna has a nylon plate. I actually prefer the larger Arbor, however some blades (like the Forrest King Dado stack and Freud combination) only appear to be available in the 5/8" size.

Good advice Dom, so I did buy it.....though about 12 months ago, (which probably accounts for the price difference).

Haha. I saw 23rd of Jan and assumed it was 2016! Lol. Still happy with the saw?

Originally Posted by DomAU

Haha. I saw 23rd of Jan and assumed it was 2016! Lol. Still happy with the saw?

Absolutely, best bit of kit in the shed

Originally Posted by centron-sg1

Sawstop.

Hi Centron-sg1,

Which model of SawStop would you compare with the Harvey?

I’m looking at buying a new table saw. I am near Adelaide so I can get the SawStop from Carbatec but the SawStop Professional Cabinet Saw starts at $4399. This compares with the Harvey 110 which starts at about $2300 from Timberwork for the 2HP model, or $2575 from Major Woodworking Equipment for the 3HP model.

The big attraction of SawStop of course is the safety. However this comes at nearly twice the price.

Can anyone here recommend where to buy the Harvey (e.g. with good experiences in pre- & after-sales experiences)?

Thanks for your advice!