Thread: The new Makita Tablesaw

Is this the one

Looks like the one, however, I believe the one I looked at yesterday had an extension on it.
It is a brand new machine, they haven't even got it in the catalogue as yet.
The first consignment of 1.000 got snapped up as soon as they unloaded them from the container.
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I just had a better look at the picture and I don't think it is the same one.
The one I saw yesterday had a sliding table on the left side of the blade, this one looks like the older model.
Sorry for the confusion
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I think I know which one you are talking about. I saw it at the show last month. It was on special for $600. I didn't really like it, don't know why but it just didn't look right to me. When a Makita saw like that is for ony $600 you know something is not right. It is just too good to be true. Then again I could be wrong.

I talked a mate out of buying one.

that you did Scott,

I will be watching this thread with interest to see if anyone does a review...

still looking for the good old second hand cast iron one though.

Where do you think the Makita is made? Probably the same country as the Woodfast!

Only a few years ago a similar model was made in Japan and the price was $1,300.

Being made in China isn't the issue, it's which company's name is on the machine that counts. Buying a no-name saw made in China is downright foolish, but a Makita saw made in China (if indeed it is) would be an entirely different matter.

China will produce to what ever standard is asked of them. Makita's own budget brand, Maktec, employs many of the same moulds and specifications as the parent tools, but they're made in China where the labour cost is lower.

I have a Makita 3612 router and a Maktec MT360 router, and they're virtually identical except for the colour and price. I also have the Maktec trimmer and it's a real little beauty (I use it for cutting wooden threads).

Whether a tool/machine is made in China or anywhere else is not the issue.

When something is perceived as being Australian and it isn't, that is an issue.

When Carbatec uses the Woodcraft name, implying it comes from SA and one discovers that the machine in question has nothing whatsoever to do with the Australian company of the same name, that is an issue.

When Woodcraft SA takes the trouble to check the machine and adjust it before it leaves their place and Carbatec doesn't bother to take it out of the box to make sure it is in working order, that is an issue.

It has just taken us a couple of hours to work out why the blade could not lift above the clearance plate and no mention was in the manual how to fix it, neither was Carbatec any help when we phoned them. That is an issue.

Then another couple of hours to level the tables, again a matter of the blind leading the blind with no guidance in the manual at all. That is an issue.

The picture on the PHOTOCOPIED manual was not even the same machine as we bought.

Now, all that is an issue.

Cheers

Originally Posted by Wolffie

Whether a tool/machine is made in China or anywhere else is not the issue.

When something is perceived as being Australian and it isn't, that is an issue.

That's your personal issue. You perceived the saw to be Australian. Did you look at a demonstration saw before you made your purchase. If so, did anything strike you as poor design, poor quality or faulty? Would you have been happy with a faulty machine if it had been made in Australia? If Australian-made is that important to you, maybe a little more research before hand would have obviated the dilema you currently find yourself in.

If you're unhappy with your purchase, as a well respected company, I'm sure Carbatec would refund your money, or exchange the saw for a Makita one.

Carbatec don't make them nor import them, they just retail them. If you were told it was an australian machine you have a gripe.

Woodfast as I understand it went out of business, the name got sold to a chinese company and they are capitalising on it as best they can. I looked them over in carbatec and wasn't impressed with the quality and design, but the name meant nothing either way.

Originally Posted by damian

Carbatec don't make them nor import them, they just retail them. If you were told it was an australian machine you have a gripe.

Woodfast as I understand it went out of business, the name got sold to a chinese company and they are capitalising on it as best they can. I looked them over in carbatec and wasn't impressed with the quality and design, but the name meant nothing either way.

Yes, Carbatec does import them directly from China to Port of Brisbane in huge containers then ship it around the country..
http://www.woodfast.com.au/index.php?p=1_21
http://www.carbatec.com.au/machinery...t-10-table-saw
Even the advertising blurb is identical for both companies.

"You perceived the saw to be Australian. "
Yes I did after reading the identical advertising blurb from both companies.

"Did you look at a demonstration saw before you made your purchase. If so, did anything strike you as poor design, poor quality or faulty?"
Not too many demoes around outside the big cities.

"Would you have been happy with a faulty machine if it had been made in Australia? "
No I would not but at least the manual would have been written in understandable English and I would have been able to clarify ambigious points.

"If Australian-made is that important to you, maybe a little more research before hand would have obviated the dilema you currently find yourself in."
Spoken like a true City-Ite. For some of us, it is a matter of doing the research over the internet.

Anyway, this is a mote point now but, as I said initially, had I known the difference before I spent my money I would have thought twice about buying it.

Have a nice day.

Originally Posted by Wolffie

Yes, Carbatec does import them directly from China to Port of Brisbane in huge containers then ship it around the country..
http://www.woodfast.com.au/index.php?p=1_21
http://www.carbatec.com.au/machinery...t-10-table-saw
Even the advertising blurb is identical for both companies.

How did you deduce from those ads that the saw was made in Australia? I believe your false expectations lead you astray, but as I mentioned before, all is not lost; have a word with Carba-Tec and I'm sure they'll make amends to your satisfaction.

Originally Posted by Woodwould

How did you deduce from those ads that the saw was made in Australia? I believe your false expectations lead you astray, but as I mentioned before, all is not lost; have a word with Carba-Tec and I'm sure they'll make amends to your satisfaction.

Just forget it Woodwould, going around in circles makes me dizzy
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