simops
21st February 2012, 11:38 AM
I bought this saw early this year. It comes in different incarnations and is also known as the 12M10A manufactured in Taiwan by the Mao Shan Manufacturing Industrial Co who export this saw to Europe and United States as well as here.
The saw can vary in price from $1300 - $1700 in Australia. I bought mine for $1500 local
Specs:
BladeSize 300mm or 250mm
TableSize 1000mm x 685mm
MaxCut 100mm
MaxCut45deg 73mm
SpindleSize 16mm
MaxCutInFront 228mm
MainMotor 2hp 1 phase
Large safety stop button
Cast iron wings
Saw blade tilts to left
Precise rip fence system
Riving Knife Guard with dust extraction
Maximum Rip to right of blade 750mm (can be increased to 810mm by setting the rail a little further right during install)
Can take a Dado blade up to 19mm
What attracted me to this saw was the price with features above.
I tested the arbor runout and was around 1.5 thou definitely less than 2 thou which is good. The mitre slots either side of blade are true and straight and consistent width.
The fence is very good (based on Beismeyer type) and was straight.
The cabinet sturdy with solid trunion but only one belt drive and no blade lock but this is not a concern.
The only negative that I found with this saw was the cast iron table and wings. Out of the box I found it not flat but concave (bowed down) in the centre around the blade opening which did not allow me to set the blade at 90 deg to the top on either side of blade. This disappointed me and so got the top wash ground flat for $50 but now found it convex at the centre and the wings did not attach flat right across the length. During the wash grinding the powerful magnet can cause the blade opening to dip if not properly shimmed and then pop up after the magnet is released.
So still not happy I got a proper precision grinding shop to grind it properly but cost me $400!!! But now I have a perfectly flat table top and wings and all the adjustments were a dream to set-up with the dial indicator to within 2 thou.
So other than the cast iron top (the grinding place said that it was somewhat thin hence issues) it's a well built cabinet type table saw....so I guess you get what you pay for. In this case some cost saving in using a thinner cast iron top.
So I guess this saw cost me $1900 at the end but still much cheaper than comparable brand named saws with good features including the fence which I can"t fault.
Mike
The saw can vary in price from $1300 - $1700 in Australia. I bought mine for $1500 local
Specs:
BladeSize 300mm or 250mm
TableSize 1000mm x 685mm
MaxCut 100mm
MaxCut45deg 73mm
SpindleSize 16mm
MaxCutInFront 228mm
MainMotor 2hp 1 phase
Large safety stop button
Cast iron wings
Saw blade tilts to left
Precise rip fence system
Riving Knife Guard with dust extraction
Maximum Rip to right of blade 750mm (can be increased to 810mm by setting the rail a little further right during install)
Can take a Dado blade up to 19mm
What attracted me to this saw was the price with features above.
I tested the arbor runout and was around 1.5 thou definitely less than 2 thou which is good. The mitre slots either side of blade are true and straight and consistent width.
The fence is very good (based on Beismeyer type) and was straight.
The cabinet sturdy with solid trunion but only one belt drive and no blade lock but this is not a concern.
The only negative that I found with this saw was the cast iron table and wings. Out of the box I found it not flat but concave (bowed down) in the centre around the blade opening which did not allow me to set the blade at 90 deg to the top on either side of blade. This disappointed me and so got the top wash ground flat for $50 but now found it convex at the centre and the wings did not attach flat right across the length. During the wash grinding the powerful magnet can cause the blade opening to dip if not properly shimmed and then pop up after the magnet is released.
So still not happy I got a proper precision grinding shop to grind it properly but cost me $400!!! But now I have a perfectly flat table top and wings and all the adjustments were a dream to set-up with the dial indicator to within 2 thou.
So other than the cast iron top (the grinding place said that it was somewhat thin hence issues) it's a well built cabinet type table saw....so I guess you get what you pay for. In this case some cost saving in using a thinner cast iron top.
So I guess this saw cost me $1900 at the end but still much cheaper than comparable brand named saws with good features including the fence which I can"t fault.
Mike