Power Tools Reviews
Hitachi C10RA3 15 Amp 10-Inch Benchtop Table Saw with Stand
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 NOT ENOUGH SAW FOR THE PRICE I purchase this saw after I burned by Ryobi motor out. I'd worked it hard for a number of years. I bought this saw after looking over all the available saws at a local Lowe's and choose this one as the best for price. I find it lacking in power. I just doesn't cut it. The depth of cut is weak. I was used to being able to rip a 4" piece with my Ryobi. Wish I'd done a better job comparing before I purchased.  Great Saw @ a great price! I purchased this saw as my first own table saw. After using my father's craftsman table saw for years, I moved out of state and no longer had a table saw at my dispense. I did a lot of research, and was stuck on purchasing a craftsman table saw. After seeing this saw, and it's price I decided to take a chance. Hitachi is slowly becoming a big player in power tools. I've used a couple of their items before (roofing nailer, miter saw). The thing I like most about Hitachi is how light weight (but not a "cheap feeling" light weight) their products are. I got my saw about a month ago, pulled it out of the box and set it up. I absolutely think this saw is a great value. This saw performs as a $500.00+ saw. The only thing I changed on it (as with any cutting equipment provided) was the saw blade. I purchased a higher end saw blade, and the saw gained even more in value. I recommend this saw to any "at home, do it yourself'er". This table saw alone is great for any framing cuts you may need to make, and if you change out the blade for a nicer one you can make any fine / finish cut you will ever need.  No more Hitachi for me For the price the saw is not too bad but I was very unhappy with customer service at Hitachi. My saw came missing the two dome nuts for the hand wheels and a slightly bent mounting flange at the rear of the stand. When I called Hitachi customer service and explained the problem they suggested I send the saw back to Amazon for an exchange. I explained the saw would cost $99 each way to ship so it did not make sense to spend $198 in shipping over a few dollars of parts. The customer service rep said that was Hitachi's policy. I told her I would never buy another Hitachi product as I felt that was not fair to Amazon to which she replied "that's fine". I have been a contractor for 35 years and buy tons of tools for my business. Stuff happens and I understand that but I guess Hitachi has more customers than they need. They now have one less customer. Mark Update: Because Hitachi would not take care of the problem Amazon sent out a new saw and told me to return my first saw after the second one arrived. With the new saw still in the box I set the two saws side by side and as I removed a part from the box I replaced it with a part from the old saw. After I was done assembling the second saw I realized it too had some flaws. Between the two saws I had enough parts to make a 95% saw so I shipped the extra saw back to Amazon and ordered a Bosch stand for my Hitachi saw. Now the Bosch stand is the best part of my Hitachi saw.  great deal, lots of power awesome portability .... just buy a better blade While shopping for table saws the most important factors I considered were: value, portability, ease of use, and accuracy. After comparrison shopping I found this saw to be an incredible value at $279. As for portability this saw without stand weighs in around 53 pounds which makes it easy on the back. All the controls are upfront and easy to use and I had no problem setting this saw up right out of the box without the manual. The only draw back... accuracy. After attaching the factory blade and ripping a few boards I was fairly disappointed with my cuts, however realizing that the factory blade was rather cheap, I went down to the local hardware store and picked up a freud diablo blade and slapped it on and realligned everything. After that this saw cuts like a dream. In conclusion you get a lot of bang for your buck with this saw, I would just recommend upgrading the cheap factory blade for a better one. | |||||||||
