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A dream to use

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I bought this saw at a local woodworking store while it was on sale a few weeks ago. I had been using a Hitachi CW - 40 which works well for a low end saw, but the DeWalt is a horse of another color - Bright Yellow! Now, the nuts and bolts: QUIET and vibration free. Big smooth table, easily trued after making angle cuts. The blade tensioner is right there in front and stays where you set it. Likewise, when you re-clamp the blade, just bring it to the tension number you had it on and it stays there. Easy, EASY blade changes. The wing clamps hold the blade by hand tightening alone. I haven't had a blade slip out of the clamps yet. The stand is a must. The rear leg will adjust up or down to give you the table angle that is comfortable for your use. It is fairly tall, but a regular workshop stool will put you at the right height, making it comfortable to work with. The blower is powerful and clears away the dust. It too stays where you place it and it is easier to bend and position that I have found on the other saws. The hold-down clamp works fine, but like most scroll sawyers, I don't use one and I removed it.

This is an expensive saw for the average woodworker, but it is well worth the extra cost. Solid, quiet, smooth, quality workmanship and durablity. You can't go wrong.

do not buy

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I bought this saw less than a year ago. With less than ten hours on it, the motor burned out. Dewalt told me to take it to a service center which I did. They replaced the motor, but after getting it back I have problems with the saw stopping in mid cut! To make matters worse, I t will not hold a #2 blade in the bottom blade holder. I use Olson blades, and after ruining a dozen, I called Dewalt again, and once again they told me to take it back for repairs. Since the closest repair facility is 50 miles from where live, this is an uneeded time and expense to me. To make matters worse, the service person I talked to told that was " A fragile machine "! I have been scrolling for 15 years, I bought this to replace a Delta 16 inch that finally died. Funny how I never once had to take it in for repairs in all thse years!!!!!

Great Saw, Some New Views

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I've had the saw with the legs and light for several weeks now. I got the Mobile Base with it as well in order to move around my shop with ease. The saw set up easily, and I had it up and running right out of the box. The Legs took about 45 min to assemble (see my review). The saw had considerable knocking at high speeds, above 6 (1450). I found a fix at [...]. It was also the fix DeWalt recommended. I spent an hour or so making the adjustment. Also, I filed down the bottom rounded side of the Lid. See a drawing of the parts that can be downloaded from DeWalt or [...]. Follow the instructions there. It helps as well. It now is running with no knocking at 8 (1750). DeWalt put in a fix for this in 2009, and it is there now, so they say. My manufacture date was Feb 2008. I bought the saw,stand,light at Grizzly for considerably less than Amazon had. I have also added a dust collector ( Seyco at [...]) for $25, and the footswitch from Woodcraft for $18. I nearly bought an Excalibur, but the price differential was too much to ignore for my use. I am really satistfied, and learned a lot by disassembling the front end of the saw. I have hooked the Seyco collector up to my Festool Dust Extractor, footswitch, and saw, so now when I push the footswitch the saw and vacumn come on, or off. Does a great job. A great addition to my shop, and a replacement for my old Dremel.

BRAVO, ITS PERFECT BUT LOOK AT GRIZZLY TOOLS

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RECENTLY BOUGHT THIS SAW AND ITS PERFECT FOR MY NEEDS. MY CONCERN WAS VIBRATION FROM A DELTA BIG STORE SCROLL SAW. I GOT INTO A PROJECT THAT I WASNT ABLE TO SCROLL FINE PARTS, BECAUSE OF THE VIBRATION. THIS SAW IS PRACTICALLY VIBRATION FREE AND IS A BREEZE TO OPERATE. I HAVE NEVER USED A PLUS $1,000 SAW BUT FOR ME ,THIS IS THE IDEAL OF SCROLLING.
ONE SUGGESTION, I LOVE AMAZON,BUT THE SAW ,STAND AND LIGHT WAS $480.00 TOTAL AT GRIZZLY.COM.,DATED 3-2010

Best Value For The Price

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I first bought this scroll saw 12 years ago. I am an avid scroll saw hobbiest - one of those guys with scroll saw projects on shelves all over the house. After 12 years of constant use I wore the machine out. I was looking at replacing the blade chuck assembly and rotating parts that had worn loose over time. Since so many parts needed to be replaced to make the saw feel new again, I took the easy way out and replaced the whole saw. I consider myself to be at the expert level when it comes to scroll sawing. It's the only woodworking tool I would make that claim about. After reviewing more expensive saws I realized there is quite a price gap between models. If you look for a more "capable" or "professional" model, the next price range is near $1500. That's a lot more than the Dewalt and I believe the extra cost doesn't buy you a thousand dollar better saw.
I think the biggest selling point about the quality of this saw is that I was willing to replace it with the same model, despite the fact that my skill level is greater than it was 12 years ago. Simple projects, Intarsia, Christmas ornaments, Portraits - I can do everything I want to do with this machine. I'm still happy about my decision to stick with this machine and not move up to a more expensive model. If you are new at scroll sawing, the Dewalt will keep you satisfied as your skills progress.