Harvey - Alpha HW110S-52P (Rating: 5)
Well the new Alpha HW110S-52P arrived on Friday and as usual "some assembly required." I started the assembly on Saturday and completed it today (1/18). It didn't that whole time as I had other commitments in between. First impressions are good. This thing is a beast. Shipping weight was 720 pounds and was delivered on a lift truck vehicle. The actual weight of the saw is over 500 pounds.
After getting it assembled I ran through the set ups.
Fit between main table and cast wings excellent. A little adjustment but was able to adjust the coplaner on the tables with no shimming. The extension tables are phenolic and appear to be good quality. I had one problem with the legs. One of the legs had the top angle iron flipped 90 degrees. I had to drill out the hole to make the on fit. Poor quality control here because it is very obvious. The other thing that was not in the bolts bag was three m8-1.25 to attach the extension table to the cast iron wing. Quick trip to hardware store and problem was resolved.
I popped on the sawblade and checked run out. It was 0.003. Pretty darn good. Same at 45 degree too. This was good news. 90 and 45 stops were dead on with my Wixley angle gauge.
The T-square needed a few adjustments that took about 5 minutes. I also had to adjust the guides and once they were adjusted the T-Square glides smoothly and lock in well. No comments on the Hi-Low euro fence at this time. The fence appears to be plent solid and it doesn't move when locked in.
The Miter is impressive. It has a t-track with an extension. It also has a flip stop with micro adjuster. I check the 90 and 45 datent stops and they were right on the money. Best miter that I have used and I can see why they charge so much for this as a stand alone.
Don't know about dust collection since I have to ge a longer hose. It is all hooked up but not sure how well it works at this point.
I made a couple of cross cuts and a couple of rips and it seemed to work well.
Cons: The mobility kit was supposed to be on the shipment but was missed. It was shipped out on Friday. The other two things were already mentioned. The cord is short, about 5 feet. I had to fabricate an extension cord to operate.
I'll Update this post in a couple of weeks since I have two upcoming projects.
Well the new Alpha HW110S-52P arrived on Friday and as usual "some assembly required." I started the assembly on Saturday and completed it today (1/18). It didn't that whole time as I had other commitments in between. First impressions are good. This thing is a beast. Shipping weight was 720 pounds and was delivered on a lift truck vehicle. The actual weight of the saw is over 500 pounds.
After getting it assembled I ran through the set ups.
Fit between main table and cast wings excellent. A little adjustment but was able to adjust the coplaner on the tables with no shimming. The extension tables are phenolic and appear to be good quality. I had one problem with the legs. One of the legs had the top angle iron flipped 90 degrees. I had to drill out the hole to make the on fit. Poor quality control here because it is very obvious. The other thing that was not in the bolts bag was three m8-1.25 to attach the extension table to the cast iron wing. Quick trip to hardware store and problem was resolved.
I popped on the sawblade and checked run out. It was 0.003. Pretty darn good. Same at 45 degree too. This was good news. 90 and 45 stops were dead on with my Wixley angle gauge.
The T-square needed a few adjustments that took about 5 minutes. I also had to adjust the guides and once they were adjusted the T-Square glides smoothly and lock in well. No comments on the Hi-Low euro fence at this time. The fence appears to be plent solid and it doesn't move when locked in.
The Miter is impressive. It has a t-track with an extension. It also has a flip stop with micro adjuster. I check the 90 and 45 datent stops and they were right on the money. Best miter that I have used and I can see why they charge so much for this as a stand alone.
Don't know about dust collection since I have to ge a longer hose. It is all hooked up but not sure how well it works at this point.
I made a couple of cross cuts and a couple of rips and it seemed to work well.
Cons: The mobility kit was supposed to be on the shipment but was missed. It was shipped out on Friday. The other two things were already mentioned. The cord is short, about 5 feet. I had to fabricate an extension cord to operate.
I'll Update this post in a couple of weeks since I have two upcoming projects.