After much research I finally took the plunge and purchase my new Cabinet saw - Harvey HW110LGE-30
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Wow, What a nice saw!!! Detailed Specs Below.
Picked the saw up on Saturday from Ryan at Major Woodworking Equipment (MWE). It was my first visit to MWE but won't be my last as the customer service has been great
The first question I hear you ask is why didn't I go for the 50" version? Unfortunately space is a massive restriction in my tiny ManCave. Ryan (MWE) said that if I ever had the space down the road then it should only be a couple of hundred to upgrade (~$100 more T time of purchase) That's a nice upgrade to have up my sleeve.
The majority of the saw comes on a crate with a very solid cardboard box wrapped around it. There is also separate boxes for the rails and fence.
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My box had no signs of damaged whatsoever however unfortunately the motor cover had a few minor dings. Not to worry Ryan at MWE said, I will put the one on the shop floor aside and you can swap it over.
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This bad boy is heavy. At 250Kg's it is heavier then most in its class. The first challenge was getting it down 20 stairs to the ManCave. The heaviest piece is about 190Kg's which ended up. Being surprising easy to get down the stairs with three blokes and a stair walker.
Assembling the saw was surprising easy however do not expect any great guidance form the supplied instruction manual as it is next to useless. You could put it all together yourself however it will probably be about 5 times faster with assistance. Assembly requires putting the wings on , then the rails, then the power switch, extension table, fence and then removed the shipping lock before finally installing the bladed (supplied). Not too hard at all.
If you are going to install on a mobile base I would suggests doing this before doing any of the assembly. With three blokes putting the main machine in the base was the hardest part. At the bottom of the machine is a small black cosmetic strip. This is just a piece of tape which is very easily damaged when installing in the base so you will need to be extra careful and make sure the base is sufficiently wide if you don't want to damage this.
The mobile base Ryan from MWE recommended for the saw is fantastic. Full assembled in under a minute and it moves the 250Kg unit around on my plywood floor easily. The other light bases I have take about 40-60 mins to install so this was a nice surprise.
At $1885 inc. GST the saw offers exception value. The unit is heavy and that translates into a feeling of quality. The main table is solid and with a touch of Inox almost has a mirror like appearance.
The wheels for raising the blade and tilting are very solid and the whole thing as a very nice action and feel about it
The unit comes with two Riving knives (rise and fall) that are quick release allowing change over in a few seconds. The larger of them has a clear Perspex blade guard with above table dust extraction capabilities. The guard can be removed fairly easily however I intend on leaving permanently attached and will just swap the riving knife over if required.
Harvey include a full set of Allen keys in a handy holder and all the wrenches you need to make blade changes etc.
A nice looking and solid Mitre gauge with aluminum fence and stop is included however I have not used this as I have an Incra HD from my old table I will continue to use
Dado insert came standard
The 4" dust port is on a steel plate that is removable and modifiable and the cabinet internals slope toward the dust port to assist with dust extraction
You may need to wire your shed with a 15AMP circuit as the unit comes with a 15AMP plug as the 3HP motor draws 12.8 AMPs on startup
Out of the box the blade measured 9/1000 of an inch out of alignment from front to back and in terms of 90degree vertical stop I don't own anything accurate enough to measure any error here.
The fence is just lovely. Very heavy and very solid however it just slides across the rails with ease. Tuning and adjusting is done effortlessly. It locks hard against the rails and requires considerable force to see any movement. The added CE component adds a nice level of additional safety for reducing kick back.
The he unit comes with a number of optional accessories which include a routing table, sliding table, 50" rails etc. As I have a Triton router which allows for above table adjustments I intend on installing my router in the extension table provided. That is a nice (free) addition :U.
Dislikes (Minor only)
- 1 Year Warranty. There is not really much that can go wrong with the saw and as it has A well respected 3HP Leeson motor time will only tell if this is an issue.
- the black tape (cosmetic) is easily damaged. (I had the same complaint about a Jet Jointer I recently purchased)
- The locking screw for the motor cover would be better being a knob rather then screw.
Finally the test: I haven't had a chance to use extensively so will provide an update in a few weeks/months time however first impressions are great. The Leeson motor spins the blade up to 4000+ RPM quickly. It is surprisingly quiet. The extra blade speed translates in a much nicer (and quieter??????) cut. I put a couple of pieces of 90mm pine though it and it cut it like butter. The finished cut was impressive. And boy of boy do I love that fence.
One very happy camper. The ManCave feels complete with this new addition. Now I just need to work out how to pay off the credit card
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Brand Harvey Reference http://www.majorwoodworking.com.au/featured-products/harvey-hw10t30-tablesaw/
http://www.harveymachinery.com/produ...616977298.htmlModel Harvey HW110LGE-30 Tablesaw Price $1,895 inc. GST Motor 3hp 240v 15A Leeson motor Motor Type Induction Blade Speed 4150rpm Drive Type 3x v-belt Blade Diameter 250mm Dado Capable Yes - 20.6mm MAX Arbor Diameter 16mm standard (MWE supply 30mm) Arbor Tilt Left Max Cut at 90° 80mm Max cut at 45° 56mm Blade Tilt 90°-45° Max Rip Cut 305/750mm Max Crosscut Foot Print 1580x900 (820 excluding fence) x863mm -Workshop Footprint 685x1100mm -Table Size (W x D) 508x685mm +(2)254x685mm wings -Table Height 863mm -Blade to Table Front 335mm -Blade to Table Rear 135mm Fence Type Biesemeyer Style with CE safety Blade Guard (Quick change) Riving Knife Style rise / fall splitter (quick change) (x2) Switch Type Magnetic safety switch with overload Dust Port 1 x 4" Stand Type cabinet Net Weight 250Kg Warranty 1 Year Manufactured China Options Sliding Table, Router Table, 50" Rails Other