Hitachi C12RSH - First Impressions

wizer · 24 Mar 2010

Well this is not a review yet, but I thought I'd give you some first impressions seeing as it was delivered today. It's 110v and I've not got the trannie yet, so I can't play with it until that arrives.

My first thought is that the thing is an absolute monster, a green one

You can see here that it's right up against the wall and that's with the saw head right back. This was the reason for buying it. To gain some more room in the workshop. However, it doesn't gain me as much as I'd hoped. This is mainly because it's a bigger saw than the last one. I've gone from 10" to 12". At the moment I've gained about 4 inches of space in front of the saw. Which is not much but significant in my workshop.

One biggish problem is that the tilt controls are on the back of the saw. So you need to be able to access the back. This saw has rack and pinion for micro adjusting the tilt angle. The kapex also has this but the knob on that one is at the front, wheras the Hitachi's is at the back.

When\If I build it into a proper dedicated table, it will gain me a bit more room and is really where the front sliding bars will become a real god send.

So far, the machine looks very well made and is certainly substantial. Expect a proper review when the trannie arrives (with the transformer

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OPJ · 24 Mar 2010

wizer":2s6ckrqq said:
One biggish problem is that the tilt controls are on the back of the saw. So you need to be able to access the back. This saw has rack and pinion for micro adjusting the tilt angle. The kapex also has this but the knob on that one is at the front, wheras the Hitachi's is at the back.

Good to see it's finally arrived.

That's one feature I liked about the Bosch saws - you can alter the bevel/tilt angle from the front. Then again, I also found is was too easy to accidentally knock the lever sometimes and I would always have to re-check the 90° stop.

Didn't realise this model had rack and pinion tilt - I'm envious! 4in is a lot of space in a small workshop! :wink:

Look forward to hearing how you get on.

Chems · 24 Mar 2010

Should have saved up for the Kapex, that green is just wanna be Festool!

Only teasing, with this and the TS200 do you feel your super saw is fully replaced?

neilricketts · 24 Mar 2010

Hi, i to will be watching with interest. Out of curiosity did you get it off ebay or somewhere else. Also if you save 4" by going from a 10" to this one, then going from a conventional 12" saw like i have will probably save about 6" or more.

Cheers Neil

Karl · 24 Mar 2010

Looks v interesting Tom, but as you say, quite a size!

When you do a proper review, will you give all the relevant dimensional sizes?

Cheers

Karl

wizer · 24 Mar 2010

neilricketts":3ksj92h6 said:
Hi, i to will be watching with interest. Out of curiosity did you get it off ebay or somewhere else. Also if you save 4" by going from a 10" to this one, then going from a conventional 12" saw like i have will probably save about 6" or more.

Cheers Neil, yet it was from eBay. It was a guy selling it. I don't know what the story was, but it was brand new. I offered him £350 and it went back and forth until he agreed on £390. Luckily a forum member picked it up for me and delivered it as part of a deal on something else I was selling.

Karl. The published specs are here:

Tool Weight 32kgs
Cutting Capacities (HxW), 90 Degree Cross Cut 4-3/16"x12-1/4" or 4-11/16"x10-3/16"
Cutting Capacities (HxW), 45 Degree Miter (L/R) 4-3/16"x8-5/8" or 4-11/16 x7-1/16"
Cutting Capacities (HxW), 45 Degree Bevel (L) 2-3/4"x12-1/4" or 2-151/16 x10-3/16"
Cutting Capacities (HxW), Compound Cut 45x45 (L/L) 2-3/4"x8-5/8" or 2-151/16"x7-1/16"
Power 1550w
No-Load Speed 3,800 RPM
Blade Diameter 12"
Mitre Cutting Range 0-46 L; 0-57 R
Bevel Cutting Range Left & Right 0-45
Digital Display No
Laser Marker Yes
Saw Blade Drive System Poly V Belt & Gear
Splinter Guard Provided (Fixed)
Tool Dimension WxDxH 23-7/16"x36-5/8"x27-15/16"