Norm's resaw

[Gary Keedwell]

I know I have seen it recently but cannot find it. I think he has a Hitachi CB75F but I can't find the size and make of his blade. Does anybody know?
Gary K. PS. Does 3" sound familiar?

[Nancy Laird]

Gary, I don't know about Norm's BS, but we have the Hitachi CB75F, and it comes with a 3" blade. See it here: http://www.woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe?PARTNUM=822-128&LARGEVIEW=ON

Nancy

[David Weaver]

Nancy - did you get it when Amazon was running that special? How do you like it?

[Cody Colston]

According to Norm's site, it is a Hitachi CB75F and he says the blade is "'bout a 4" blade."

You can see the saw in the "Shop Tour." It's in the SE corner behind the director's chair. FWIW, I haven't seen Norm use it in any of the newer episodes. I even watched him recently re-sawing 3/16" pieces for a bent lamination and he used the Delta 14" saw.

I'm sure his sponsors have something to say about which tool he uses.

[Kyle Kraft]

Yeah, he probably sneaks over and uses the daylights out of it to cut the actual workpieces before the shoot, then cuts a piece of whatever on the Delta for the camera!!

[Gary Keedwell]

I'm 99% sure that he uses a 3" blade on a Hitachi BS. What I really wanted to know is the make of blade and how many teeth per inch. Thanks.:)

Gary K. I copied this from Hitachi's site.


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Rack and pinion fence, adjusts to provide smooth operation and accuracy
¼" - 3"
Blades accepted, for flexible applications
11-13/16" max cutting height, increases work piece capabilities
Hand brake, delivers extra safety
45 Degree table tilt, enables angled cutting operations
Miter gauge groove, can be used as a reference for linearity
Curve cutting, can be accomplished with use of various narrow blades
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<LI style="MARGIN-LEFT: 22px">Motor (single phase): 115V, 15 Amp <LI style="MARGIN-LEFT: 22px">Max Cutting Height: 11.8" <LI style="MARGIN-LEFT: 22px">Max Cutting Width: 10.24" <LI style="MARGIN-LEFT: 22px">Blade Dimensions: 2.95" x .026" x 111.18" <LI style="MARGIN-LEFT: 22px">Saw Wheel Diameter: 16.14" <LI style="MARGIN-LEFT: 22px">No-load Speed: 900 rpm <LI style="MARGIN-LEFT: 22px">Tilting Angle of Table: 0-45 Degrees <LI style="MARGIN-LEFT: 22px">Table Size: 20.67" x 19.29"
Table Height: 27.56"Shipping weight: 330.00 lbs.

[Nancy Laird]

Nancy - did you get it when Amazon was running that special? How do you like it?

David, we really like the Hitachi. No, we didn't buy it through Amazon. LOML works for Woodworker's Supply and we bought it through the store--we don't do Amazon (except me for books occasionally).

Gary, the max width for a blade on that saw is 3"; the one that came with our saw is a 3tpi--don't know the brand name, and I'm not at home to check. I'll check back and if you haven't already found out, I'll look at our saw the let you know if I can find a brand name on it.

Nancy