Dewalt & Sears Owners - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

lonepine · 11-09-2008, 06:48 PM

Hello; Looking for an opinion...

1- I have a Dewalt type 1 with a bad motor,
replacement cost = $208.79.

What would you do?
I've had the saw since 1997.

2- Sears model # 21609 18" is on sale for $199.00
It does sound good...
don't know how it works?

Thanks for any thoughts...
Bob.

greatdane2 · 11-09-2008, 06:53 PM

If you liked the Dewalt, you probably will not enjoy one of the cheapy saws. If nothing else is wrong with your Dewalt I would fix it. My Dewalt got sloppy after several thousand hours and I just replaced it with another one. The old one now is used for cutting metal.

Alan.

wood-n-things · 11-09-2008, 06:57 PM

I have the 788 and would replace the motor. Can you have the motor repaired locally? Might be less expensive. Just a thought.

greatdane2 · 11-09-2008, 07:21 PM

There was a post a while back about getting a saw rebuilt at the factory repair place. They guarenteed the price would not go over a set amount. I don't remember if it was for Dewalt, but I think it was.

Alan.

wood-n-things · 11-09-2008, 07:29 PM

DEWALT Service

Here is the link for Dewalt. They use "service net" for repair parts and you have to register but you may find a replacement motor reasonably priced.

They also have a link to locate their authorized repair sites.

lucky788scroller · 11-09-2008, 09:37 PM

Id have the yella saw repaired,but after following Alans lead. I know the thread he is talking about, and if I can find it, Ill point you to it, but its getting increasingly hard to locate stuff in the older threads.

wood-n-things · 11-09-2008, 09:45 PM

Quote:

but its getting increasingly hard to locate stuff in the older threads.

Hmmm wonder why that my be.....LOL

lucky788scroller · 11-09-2008, 09:52 PM

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Originally Posted by wood-n-things

Hmmm wonder why that my be.....LOL

its actually a combination of the increased group size, along with the way we have been accustomed to posting, trying to search by key words here can be hard at times, and give you about 2 batrillion and three posts to scour through, but the info is all here, just a matter of finding it!

lucky788scroller · 11-09-2008, 09:54 PM

Heres one of the threads I was talking about DeWalt 788 Repair Story , but i know theres another somewhere in here!

keystonecop · 11-09-2008, 10:05 PM

First you need to know I am not mechanically inclined.

Are you sure it is the motor.. It is very common for the switch to go out.

I found an old can of TV tuner cleaner and sprayed mine and got it working, then moved to a foot switch.

as far as motors go.. that is way out of my league. but I would fix it vs the sears.

11-09-2008, 06:48 PM	#1
lonepine Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Western,Penn. Posts: 162	Dewalt & Sears Owners Hello; Looking for an opinion... 1- I have a Dewalt type 1 with a bad motor, replacement cost = $208.79. What would you do? I've had the saw since 1997. 2- Sears model # 21609 18" is on sale for $199.00 It does sound good... don't know how it works? Thanks for any thoughts... Bob. __________________ The provide-ance of God is my inheritance

11-09-2008, 06:57 PM	#3
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,471 Blog Entries: 1	I have the 788 and would replace the motor. Can you have the motor repaired locally? Might be less expensive. Just a thought. __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

11-09-2008, 07:29 PM	#5
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,471 Blog Entries: 1	DEWALT Service Here is the link for Dewalt. They use "service net" for repair parts and you have to register but you may find a replacement motor reasonably priced. They also have a link to locate their authorized repair sites. __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

11-09-2008, 09:37 PM	#6
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,260	Id have the yella saw repaired,but after following Alans lead. I know the thread he is talking about, and if I can find it, Ill point you to it, but its getting increasingly hard to locate stuff in the older threads. __________________ Dale w/ yella saws

11-09-2008, 09:54 PM	#9
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,260	Heres one of the threads I was talking about DeWalt 788 Repair Story , but i know theres another somewhere in here! __________________ Dale w/ yella saws

11-09-2008, 06:53 PM	#2
greatdane2 Dumb Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver Island, BC. Canada Posts: 2,225	If you liked the Dewalt, you probably will not enjoy one of the cheapy saws. If nothing else is wrong with your Dewalt I would fix it. My Dewalt got sloppy after several thousand hours and I just replaced it with another one. The old one now is used for cutting metal. Alan.

11-09-2008, 07:21 PM	#4
greatdane2 Dumb Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Vancouver Island, BC. Canada Posts: 2,225	There was a post a while back about getting a saw rebuilt at the factory repair place. They guarenteed the price would not go over a set amount. I don't remember if it was for Dewalt, but I think it was. Alan.

11-09-2008, 10:05 PM	#10
keystonecop Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 153	First you need to know I am not mechanically inclined. Are you sure it is the motor.. It is very common for the switch to go out. I found an old can of TV tuner cleaner and sprayed mine and got it working, then moved to a foot switch. as far as motors go.. that is way out of my league. but I would fix it vs the sears. __________________ The other John A. Nelson johnsworkshop.com I just follow the lines and make sawdust on a Purple EX-30 and a Yellow DW788

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