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09-18-2006, 07:34 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 16
|  buying a saw New to the boards. want to buy a scroll saw and need a little help.i was looking at the dewalt but read that there are problems with them. Any advise would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance  |
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09-18-2006, 08:25 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Grimes, Iowa
Posts: 199
 | Buying a SAw On my web site I have reviews of many of the main saws. I have also added videos of blade changing and features of the main saws. This might help you to understand a little better what the pros and cons are to each saw. http://www.scrollsaws.com |
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09-18-2006, 09:26 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Butler, PA
Posts: 363
| What is your budget? There are several saws in the sub $200 range, then there are a couple in the $400-$500 range, then you take a big leap up to saws around $1000 or more. These are very general ranges, but maybe helpful to know.
__________________ "I'm a white male, aged 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me! No matter how dumb my suggestions are." |
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09-18-2006, 09:30 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006
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| my buget is around 500. i guees i should have posted that but if there a good one cheaper ill have no prob spending less  |
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09-18-2006, 10:21 PM
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| Gone to the Dark Side  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Québec, Canada
Posts: 1,127
|  Hi and welcome to the group, I have a DeWalt 788 and like many others on this site I'm very satisfied with it. I saw it advertized at 499$CDN including the support table and a light from House of tools, you can't really beat that kind of price for that much machine. I suggest you visit Rick H.'s website and then bring your questions. Regards, Marcel
__________________ http://marleb.com DW788. -Have fun in the shop or it isn't a hobby anymore. NOTE: No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced.  |
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09-18-2006, 10:21 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Hamilton Ontario
Posts: 996
| Hi; Iamdead, strange handle, but whatever. Welcome to the forum. I wouldn't be shy to buy a Dewalt788, they're a great scrollsaw. Easy blade clamps and pretty user friendly. The problems I've had with mine were pretty minor and easy to fix. Just my $.02 Marsha |
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09-18-2006, 10:36 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006
Posts: 16
| What i was reading about was that in the type 2 modles people where having trouble with attaching the baldes. and was wondering if the have addressed a fixed that problem. if no im not going to buy a saw that i already know is going to give me a problem |
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09-18-2006, 11:11 PM
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| Gone to the Dark Side Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Québec, Canada
Posts: 1,127
| It's not a real problem. I have been using mine for a while and just recently realized by looking at Rick's new videos what everyone was talking about. I have one that is supposedly a problematic model. It hasn't prevented me from working at all. There is just more space between the blade clamps. It doesn't prevent you from clamping the blade there's just less blade to clamp from what I could see on the video. Once you get used to it, it's fine. And if you haven't owned a saw before you won't even know there is a problem. I don't know if the following analogy is going to make any sense, but I'll try it anyways: If you've never driven a Mustang with a V8, you'll never know what you're missing while having the time of your life driving a Mustang with a V6. But if someone tells you: "Hey you're missing the boat cause you don't have a V8" and you start listening, your pleasure is suddenly a lot less. I say, enjoy the V6, since you can't afford the V8, and don't go for the imported model that comes only with a V4 just because someone told you the mustang V8 was better than the Mustang V6, and you want to play safe. Regards, Marcel
__________________ http://marleb.com DW788. -Have fun in the shop or it isn't a hobby anymore. NOTE: No trees were killed in the sending of this message, but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced. |
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09-18-2006, 11:25 PM
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| Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2006
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| Oh and i thought i should post this thats a great site you got there rick very helpful. Just thought id say Thanks |
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09-19-2006, 06:28 AM
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| Hardwood Artist  Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kalispell, MT
Posts: 176
| Welcome to the group! I bought a Dewalt from Grizzly in April and have had a great experience with it. Got the saw, stand, and light for around $450. It is a type 2. Only issues is trying to find enough time to use it  Also they have good customer service. Just purchased a second one for my daughter who is starting to take up this addictive pasttime. I warned her but she would not listen! Tim
__________________ "All it Takes For the Forces of EVIL to Rule Is For Enough GOOD People To DO NOTHING!" Saws: Dewalt 788 'Twins', Makita SJ401 (Retired), Grizzly G1012 18" Bandsaw |
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