Looking for opinions on the C-Man 221240

[DLyon]

Anyone use this saw and want to share their thoughts?

[Bill in Buena Park]

I don't, but found this on FWW - I believe the first entry is from our very own Knotscott.

[softop41]

Anyone use this saw and want to share their thoughts?

I also have had one for a little over a year and have been very pleased with it. It isn't a whole lot more powerful than my BT was (1.75 vs 1.5) but it seems to have more cutting power due to the 'gearing' or something. I had to fully disassemble it to get into my basement but once I aligned the main table to the blade, aligned the extension tables to the main table and got the Bies aligned, it is all great. The BT is a fine saw but it is nice to have all the alignments

[Knottscott]

The 22124 came out in 2004, is made by Steel City's Orion division, and is generally well proven and well regarded with very few issues. Probably the most common problem was warping of the extension table, which was really a defect passed through from Biesemeyer....pretty simple to replace. Workbench Mag rated it #1 hybrid saw shortly after it was introduced. It's got cabinet mounted trunnions and an excellent Biesemeyer Commercial fence, along with a 44" wide solid cast iron surface. It'll accept standard throat inserts for a Delta Unisaw. You can also slide the front rail tube over to the right by ~ 10" for a ripping capacity of ~ 40" to the right. I had a 22124 for 3-1/2 years and really liked it. It's since been replaced by a 3hp Shop Fox cabinet saw but the 22124 did very well for me. With good alignment and the proper 3/32" thin kerf blade, I could cut most materials to full blade height with little struggle. There's also an aftermarket riving knife called the Bolt On Ripping Knife (BORK) that will fit it.

Here's my Epinions review of the 22124.

I recognize that FWW review Bill!

[jussi]

The 22124 came out in 2004, is made by Steel City's Orion division, and is generally well proven and well regarded with very few issues. Probably the most common problem was warping of the extension table, which was really a defect passed through from Biesemeyer....pretty simple to replace. Workbench Mag rated it #1 hybrid saw shortly after it was introduced. It's got cabinet mounted trunnions and an excellent Biesemeyer Commercial fence, along with a 44" wide solid cast iron surface. It'll accept standard throat inserts for a Delta Unisaw. You can also slide the front rail tube over to the right by ~ 10" for a ripping capacity of ~ 40" to the right. I had a 22124 for 3-1/2 years and really liked it. It's since been replaced by a 3hp Shop Fox cabinet saw but the 22124 did very well for me. With good alignment and the proper 3/32" thin kerf blade, I could cut most materials to full blade height with little struggle. There's also an aftermarket riving knife called the Bolt On Ripping Knife (BORK) that will fit it.

Here's my Epinions review of the 22124.

I recognize that FWW review Bill!

When sliding the front rail to the right can you use the existing holes? Do you have a link to the bork?

[Knottscott]

When sliding the front rail to the right can you use the existing holes? Do you have a link to the bork?

Yes....the bolt hole spacing is about 10". I used the same holes using one less bolt to hold the rail.

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