New Grizzly G0690 or Used '01 Delta Unisaw? :UPDATE:
I asked everyone to give me their opinion here as to which saw to purchase, a new Griz, or a gently used Uni? Well I made arrangements with the seller to go look at the saw, and thinking I was going to like what I saw I brought along a down payment to seal the deal if I liked it. Well…...I LIKED IT! I'm telling you guys….this saw was in PERFECT condition. Not a scratch on it anywhere..the fence was tight and moved smoothly and locked up solid. The tabletop was dead flat. It fired up with a powerful whir and ran smoothly…would defiantly pass the nickel test. I gave it a thorough look over and even got inside the cabinet with a drop light. Cabinet mounted heavy looking trunnion. The hand wheels spun smoothly and the wing nuts locked them down tight. The saw was the upgraded version of the Uni at the time of purchase( he showed me the original invoice form Sept '01) which meant it came with the Beismeyer fence (the body of the fence is even Delta blue) and an upgraded on off switch located on the fence rail with a mushroom off button that you can hit with your leg. The guy saved all the lit including the assembly instructions, the manual for the saw and the fence, and he even cut the Delta label with all the serial numbers off the packing box and saved it! No exxgaeration..if it didn't have saw dust on it I would have thought it was brand new. This guy struck me as someone who wanted to do woodworking as a hobby and bought the best table saw at the time, and very gently used it a little over the last 8 years, and he took immaculate care of the saw. The mobile base is really nice and the saw rolls really smoothly on it. Needless to say, I shook his hand and said you have a deal..I didn't even bother to haggle with him…in my opinion that saw is worth more than a grand in the condition its in. I am going back first thing Saturday morning to pick up my new Unisaw and bring it home…hopefully by Saturday afternoon it will be back together and cutting wood in my shop! I am so psyched to get this saw….talk about the planets aligning themselves perfectly..I never have good luck like this!
(Blatant tool gloat) I AM THE PROUD OWNER OF A DELTA UNISAW!!!
I asked everyone to give me their opinion here as to which saw to purchase, a new Griz, or a gently used Uni? Well I made arrangements with the seller to go look at the saw, and thinking I was going to like what I saw I brought along a down payment to seal the deal if I liked it. Well…...I LIKED IT! I'm telling you guys….this saw was in PERFECT condition. Not a scratch on it anywhere..the fence was tight and moved smoothly and locked up solid. The tabletop was dead flat. It fired up with a powerful whir and ran smoothly…would defiantly pass the nickel test. I gave it a thorough look over and even got inside the cabinet with a drop light. Cabinet mounted heavy looking trunnion. The hand wheels spun smoothly and the wing nuts locked them down tight. The saw was the upgraded version of the Uni at the time of purchase( he showed me the original invoice form Sept '01) which meant it came with the Beismeyer fence (the body of the fence is even Delta blue) and an upgraded on off switch located on the fence rail with a mushroom off button that you can hit with your leg. The guy saved all the lit including the assembly instructions, the manual for the saw and the fence, and he even cut the Delta label with all the serial numbers off the packing box and saved it! No exxgaeration..if it didn't have saw dust on it I would have thought it was brand new. This guy struck me as someone who wanted to do woodworking as a hobby and bought the best table saw at the time, and very gently used it a little over the last 8 years, and he took immaculate care of the saw. The mobile base is really nice and the saw rolls really smoothly on it. Needless to say, I shook his hand and said you have a deal..I didn't even bother to haggle with him…in my opinion that saw is worth more than a grand in the condition its in. I am going back first thing Saturday morning to pick up my new Unisaw and bring it home…hopefully by Saturday afternoon it will be back together and cutting wood in my shop! I am so psyched to get this saw….talk about the planets aligning themselves perfectly..I never have good luck like this!
(Blatant tool gloat) I AM THE PROUD OWNER OF A DELTA UNISAW!!!