HITACHI CORDED CIRCULAR SAW - BY PETER BRETT
My guess is they will rarely be used by British and continental workers, except as a rough guide. A simple steel fence is included, with the kit for basic guided cuts.
Guarding the Blade Another important feature is the cast alloy lower blade guard. This is robust, and the strong coil spring ensures that it quickly springs back to cover the blade at the end of a cut, thus partly answering the query I had above, about the need for a blade brake. There are a couple of options here that need to be decided. Out of the box, a longer lever is fi tted as standard for raising the lower blade guard. It reaches fully to the top of the fi xed upper blade guard, and therefore is easy to reach. It also keeps your fi ngers well away from the blade. The downside to this is that the dust port on the upper guard, carefully designed to deposit a long, neat pile of dust alongside the base while cutting, can also be very messy, especially if it is a little windy on site. For users who need good dust collection, they have the option of attaching the robust dust spout, (one screw only needed) that does indeed up the dust collection game quite considerably. When attached to an M-class extractor, there is not much cleaning up required at the end of a working day. But in order to attach the dust spout, the longer guard-raising lever needs to be removed and replaced with a smaller one. The downside is that when you need to lift the guard to start a cut, your fi ngers are closer to the blade – not dangerously close, but needing-to-be-careful close.
Adjustments When it comes to adjustments the C7UR is spot on. Depth of cut and blade mitre angles are all achieved with cammed levers that are large enough to work easily and lock positively. A nifty arrangement on the angle setting allows users to select 45 degree cuts, but if you need to select angles of 45 to 55 degrees, simply click the stopper out of the way and select the angle on the well-marked quadrant.
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Blade changing is quick and easy via the hex key kept on the body and the spindle lock on the front of the motor, and I did appreciate the handy cable holder at the base of the main handle.
This helps to control the cord and prevent it accidentally going near the blade while cutting.
Why Choose the C7UR? I suspect this saw will appeal to trades for the same reasons that older Hitachi models did. It is robustly built, powerful and simple to operate, as well as having the virtue of having a long service life – for example the brushes are located for easy replacement. But is it also faster cutting and more powerful than its predecessors, and therefore it fi ts the current preoccupation with productivity and effi ciency. Aimed at: Pros and demanding amateurs, because it is well priced and tough. Pros: Fast cutting and powerful, strong and reliable.
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