Delta 36-426 Limited Edition 10-Inch Contractors Saw

List Price: $1,601.29

Features:

• 1-1/2 hp induction motor for smooth power and long performance
• Includes cast iron wing, industrial carbide tipped blade and laminated table board
• Finely milled cast-iron table with multi-position 30" Unifence system
• Two year limited warranty on machines, parts and accessories

Accessories:
DEWALT D5101SM Heavy Duty Top Grain Leather Tool Belt, Waist 28-Inch to 38-Inch	Empire Manufacturing TSS-8D The Complete TopSaver System	DEWALT D6053 17-Inch Bag with Drilling and Screwdriving Sets	Irwin 14076 Marathon 10-Inch 80 Tooth ATB Thin Kerf Finishing Saw Blade with 5/8-Inch Arbor	DEWALT D5100LG Heavy Duty Ballistic Nylon Tool Belt, Waist 36-Inch to 48-Inch

Customer Reviews:

Novice woodworker happy overall - Amazon service incredible [Posted on 2002-11-10]
Quick comment on Amazon's service - if you only care about the saw skip down. I ordered the Delta contractors saw from the Amazon web site and a Delta 14" bandsaw directly from Tool Crib. I paid some extra $$$ (not much) to get the band saw delivered Fedex and off loaded to my garage. Without asking, Amazon bundled the table saw into the same delivery arrangement with no extra cost. Don't know if it was intentional on their part but certainly saved me a lot of time and hassle. Everything arrived quickly and in good shape.

On the saw - I bought it a while back when they were they were including the sliding miter table for free. Looked at all the major contractor saws and after a lot of work decided they were all pretty similar. Chose Delta primarily because it was built in the US and because the sliding table was included. Also expect the resale to hold up well. Also went with the Unifence over the Bies - again, pretty torn but like some of the added features of the Unifence. Biggest hesitation was the asymetric setup, but switching over for a left side cut is pretty easy.

Assembly was very straight forward - only had one minor setback and that was due to my not reading the directions thoroughly.

Saw cuts nicely and is more than adequate for my needs as a weekend woodworker. I checked the runout when I first set up the saw - don't remeber the exact number but it was well withing the tolerance numbers I had seen in one of the popular books on using a table saw. Blade guard is terrible and not consistent with the overall quality of the tool. Table extension quality isn't great either, but probably similar to other CS.

I also bought the mobile base, which works great - just make sure you position the legs to the extension table right for the base.

Haven't assembled the sliding miter table yet.

So far so good [Posted on 2003-01-16]
Just received the saw and found set-up to be a pretty difficult process. The instructions are sometimes confusing and the diagrams are not very detailed. It tool me 3 nights to set this saw up, but I was able to complete the process single handedly. Here is what I found to be most difficult:

(1)Attaching left cast iron extension wing. Getting it mounted on the saw is easy, getting it level with the base of the saw table is difficult and I found it impossible to get dead-on accurate.

(2)The particle board extension wing is a nightmare. I have a diminishing small gap between the unifence front rail and the particle board extension table at the transition point from the saw table to the extension wing. At this point, I don't know whether this will cause any problems. As another reviewer stated, I don't believe the table is flat or square. I have gotten pretty close to level, but still not dead-on.
(3)The thin metal plate that attaches to the right side of the saw to connect the extension wing creates a very slight lip from the saw table to the extension wing. I will have to machine it down or drill larger holes in the saw top to be able to adjust it down.
(4)The instructions for the saw and the separate unifence instructions conflict as to whether you need to take off the on/off power switch and place a bolt for threading the unifence
front rail on. I called Delta and they said I did not. I therefore have three bolts holding the rail in place.

Altogether, I'm still happy with the build of the saw. If anyone out there has any suggestions, please reply.

Brent

Great Table Saw - Amazon Delivers - Some Issues [Posted on 2003-03-11]
First - I love using Amazon.com Products have always been delivered on schedule and arrived in one piece. The only problem I had this time was with the shipping company. They called the day before delivery and said they would need help taking the saw parts off the truck due to the weight of the items (the only send one person). Being the non-confrontational sucker I am, I greed to their request and helped the delivery person. Luckily I can still lift heavy things.

As far as the saw.....I am new to the woodworking world and this is my first table saw. Prior to my Delta, I used a circular saw and jigsaw to do all my cuts, so using the table saw was heavenly. My cuts have improved dramatically and I have created some fairly decent pieces in a lot less time. The unifence is one of man's greatest accomplishments. The saw has good solid construction and has little vibration during operation.

Setup was bit of a hassle. The instructions are a bit hazy. Definitely read ahead to see where they are taking you. When installing the wing and unifence, the separate instructions booklets are in conflict.

I had no problem leveling, aligning and calibrating the saw. By my shaky standards, the saw cuts are dead-on. The only real downside is dust collection. The open drop pan allows the dust to move freely about. I am looking into a better enclosure system to corral the dust.

Overall, I am a happy guy and hope to use this saw for years to come. I will buy more Delta products as my woodworking enthusiasm grows.

Great Table Saw! Worth every penny. [Posted on 2003-03-23]
I bought this saw about 3 months ago and wanted to wait until I used it for a while to write a review.

This saw was an upgrade from an old skil direct drive benchtop table saw, and what an upgrade it is.

The only thing I would recomend is trying to buy it with the 52 inch fence if you can find it. I bought it with the 30 inch fence it comes with, and the fence works great, I just found I often wanted to do longer cuts. I just upgraded to the 52 inch rail, which cost me about $...well worth the money, but if you can get the saw with the bigger fence originally, it is even cheaper.

I have cut some pretty good size stock, up to 2 inch hardwood with absolutely no problems at all, and tons of sheet goods including 1" MDF.

The fence is great for cutting sheet goods, and I LOVE the sliding cutoff ability for the fence. I find it so much more accurate and easy to use the scale, than to have to clamp a cutoff block to the fence.

Assembly took me about 5 hours, it was pretty straight forward and I did not have any problems at all, the instructions were easy to follow.

All the adjustments are easy to make, to make sure everything is square and true.

I would highly recomend this saw to anyone looking for a great saw, without breaking into the cabinet saw price range.

From this point on, I will have a hard time not buying a Delta when looking for power tools.

a good machine for its class [Posted on 2003-05-18]
Let's assume you are a typical dollar-minded woodworker who can't pull the trigger and justify the cost of a unisaw or powermatic 66. If that is the case, 3 stars is unfair because for a contractor's saw class, this machine is very good. It's a step above the typical bench-top machine. I have owned the 10" Contractor's saw for 2 years and have been happy with it's performance after putting it through the paces, BUT, the cantilevered motor design does pull the blade's angle off parallel with the fence when rotated for angle cuts. It's just the nature of the beast with these saws. Also, the motor will protest when ripping hard or thick materials; 1 1/2 horses can't quite cut the mustard, so watch your feed rate. Dust collection is fair, you will need to fabricate a tray at the box bottom for a 4" connection to catch the flyings; there isn't much you can do about the open frame in the rear where the motor is located. Unifence vs Biesemyer? I have used both, personal preference is definitely the unifence. Set it up square once, it will stay that way. Don't even think about buying the saw with the stamped steel extension wing, you'll hate it. I have the cast wings, and it's worth the slight cost increase.
It's a great job saw, general purpose machine for a weekend woodworker. Don't expect it to approach the performance of a saw that costs $700 more. You get what you pay for, in this case: if you want the performace, bite the bullet and buy a cabinet saw. For the projects I do, it will be worth selling my contractor's saw and upgrading to a cabinet saw.

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