Hitachi CB75F

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

$2500.00 or so 3 HP fairly big saw.

I have never heard any one on this forum speak about it.
It looks like a good saw. Any thoughts?
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[Curt Harms]

$2500.00 or so 3 HP fairly big saw.

I have never heard any one on this forum speak about it.
It looks like a good saw. Any thoughts?
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for a while, at least. I did see one; it uses a universal motor instead of an induction motor. That puppy is small for a 3 h.p. motor. Runs wide blades, looks like 2"+. I've heard they're noisy, probably due to the universal motor. Not much help but...

Curt

[Mike Cutler]

Cliff.

I believe that Stu Ablett, or "Stu Ablett in Tokyo" has one, or an older version ( possibly a CB10), that he refers to as "Big Blue".

[John Shuk]

I've seen Amazon's price go down to about $1500 on this saw occasionally. I have seen one on the floor at the Tool Nut and it looks pretty beefy for a small foot print saw. The consensus of the reviews on Amazon seem to focus the fact that it is underpowered for what it is designed to do.. Resaw. I think for between $1500 and $2500 you could get a much more versatile machine that can resaw as well as handle the rest of the things a bandsaw can do well.
The amazon link has a few reviews on it.
http://www.amazon.com/Hitachi-CB75F-2-Inch-Woodworking-115-Volt/dp/B0000223KH/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/103-4527573-4416619?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1183561326&sr=8-1