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I FINALLY BOUGHT A TABLESAW! :-D

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#1 ·
I FINALLY BOUGHT A TABLE SAW! :-D

So, after working with a few battery powered tools and some very basic hand tools, I convinced my girlfriend that I could be much more productive, efficient, and accurate with a table saw. The only thing missing now was money…

Being low on funds and "in the right place at the right time" I was given an old and very poorly maintained Delta Contractor saw from a friend who's father recently passed away. In my excitement to get it back to the house and clean it up(the table was in sad shape) I neglected to notice the absence of a motor… Also missing but easily replaceable was the fence(the rails probably need replacing) and the miter gauge(which I'm sure was nothing special to begin with.)

So, after some research I found a guy who restored this exact same model of saw he had purchased for 50 bucks in slightly better condition than the one I now had in my possession. On starting the task of cleaning up the table and the innards, I got a close look at the motor mount and trunnions… apparently the motor mount had cracked at one point and had been welded(again, very poorly.) When this was done, they welded the huge nuts holding the trunnions in place to the mount… Things aren't looking good at this point… by the time I start looking at what it would cost to fix this saw up the dollars just kept adding up till it seemed it would cost more to fix than to replace with the newer identical model.

Then I get a call from my CPA. As it turns out, I was able to recoup a substantial amount of money paid in taxes due to a business loss several years ago… So I started looking around and decided on the new Jet Deluxe XACTA Saw… I was doing my usual research before making a large purchase and found that Jet was offering a $100.00 rebate on the saw and $25.00 rebate on their 1100CFM dust collector… I thought "wow, that's a pretty good deal.. they're basically throwing in a Forest WWII" Then I notice they're also offering a free pair of their 31" parallel clamps with the Deluxe XACTA Saw… "even better I thought" so I went to a few online retailers to check pricing and found out that WoodCraft had a 10% off sale on Jet/Powermatic for one day only on Saturday 4-14… That's when I decided I probably wouldn't find a better deal any where else… this is almost 20% off the going street price… So, I bit… I sprung for the 708674PK and the 708639. It's a huge step for me and a lot of money, but I think it will be well worth the investment, and something I will have for many years to come.

Look for a full review and lots of pictures of it's arrival, un-crating, set-up etc. when it comes, followed by many many projects :-D
 
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Wow. You have been bitten by the tool bug!!!!

This is a great buy. You are getting some quality tools at rock bottom prices. If I were you I would also go out and buy some lottery tickets. Who knows, it certainly does look like this is your lucky week.

I will be looking forward to seeing the reviews and the installation pictures.

Mark, WOOOOO HOOOOOO!!!!!
 
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You'll never regret your decision to upgrade. I suffered with the shortcomings of a good contractor's saw for years before I found a steal-of-a-deal on a used Powermatic 66 cabinet saw. I will never go back. And if I lost it tomorrow, I'd buy a new one the day after. They are just that good.

always,
J.C.
 
#11 ·
Mark

I have a Jet tablesaw I recently bought at one of the 1 day sales at woodcraft and I love it. it is quiet doesnt vibrate like my other saw did and is a joy to use. Good luck on putting it together . I had to do mine alone and it took me a bit to ge it done but it was a labor of love

John
 
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Today is a very sad, sad day.... :-(

I just called Jet to get a more definite delivery date so I could shuffle my work week around to take a day off to receive the shipment… I got some sad news. The Deluxe XACTA Saws are back ordered until early to mid June :-( The dust collector is back ordered until mid to late May… Looks like I'm in a long line to get these guys, I even tried to see if upgrading to a 5hp 1phase unit would speed up the process but to no avail. The saw blade and dust collection hose will arrive on Friday… I'm going to have to hide them out of sight to avoid the inevitable depression they will bring when I look at them.
 
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Beginning The Negotiations....

Ok, so I called Woodcraft and Jet, the people at Jet were far easier to talk to and more appologetic of the situation, but regardelss, neither were able to offer me any good solution… So, not wanting to miss out on the price I got, and knowing that Woodcraft has a brick and mortar store here in Nevada (albeit it's an 8 hour drive), I started thinking….

I called a local vendor here in Vegas to see if they could match the pricing… First I spoke with a customer care rep who said "Well, we don't have the 708674PK… but we do have the 708675PK, let me see if we have any of those in stock… Oh, wow, we have plenty of those in stock!" Which to me sounds like they have a pretty big inventory… one they might want to shrink ;-) So I then called Woodcraft to have them fax me the invoice(knowing that pricing on the website has changed because the sale's over… I knew I needed proof from Woodcraft of the pricing.) The owner of the store is out of town and the sales person I was dealing with by this point asked if I could fax the invoice over so he could e-mail it to his boss who is on vacation and out of town till tomorrow evening…(I already like this place, the boss is working even when he's on vacation!)

So, I e-mail it to the sales rep to forward on to his boss… 15 minutes later I get a call… To make a long story slightly shorter… They can't go as low on the pricing, BUT, their delivery charge is only $60.00 even for both the dust collector and the table saw… Woodcraft charges 125.00 excess weight fee + 80.00 for lift-gat/rsidential for the tablesaw alone, + an additional 55.00 excess weight fee for the dust collector… that's 260.00 in fees alone!

So for 2139.55 I can get the tablesaw with the 50" instead of the 30" fence, and the dust collector delivered tomorrow… Through Woodcraft I would get the 30" rip saw and dust collector delivered sometime in June(maybe?) for 2040.00… so for 100.00 more I get an additional 20" cutting capacity and immediate delivery… Does that sound like a good deal? Please comment…
 
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