re: New Delta Saws

I think it was on the other forum I said this, but the guy that mentored me had a PM TS. I had every intention of owning one myself, but due to him having an accidental kick back and loosing 2 fingers, I and several of my WW friends all bought sawstops. I really like it, it is a fine, well built saw, but I do think that his PM was built some better. I do understand that PM has somewhat cheapen their saw and I am no longer familar with them. I would buy a Saw Stop again with out hestitation. I am very protective of the “cartridge” Not so much because of the cost of the cartridge, but because of the cost of the blade.

I too, really liked Delta tools. With one exception, a friend was trying to sell me his delta drum sander. He dropped it off to see what I thought (hoping I was going to buy it) I could not get rid of it fast enough. It was one of the poorest tools I ever used. I went out and bought a Supermax, and still love it. I do have a 46-460 Delta Lathe, the 12" sanding wheel, the 1200 cfm DC, their Osilating Spindle, and their mortising machine. The only one I fear breaking is my lathe. The others are not that expensive, but are good tools, the lathe I have all the add ons for and have $1200 in it. The local tool store told me that this company that owns Delta was really only interested in the TS line, I just think it is sad given all the stuff that Delta once made.

I too, like Jet tools, I have the 16" planer and the 14" BS. Both fine machines, their capabilties far exceed mine! They have a new 17" wood working DP that looks very interesting too! That guy that mentored me had a grizzly joiner, it was old, in fact it was blue in color….he used to cuss it, “saying they must have painted it with a broom and the rest of it went down hill from there”. I know there are some fine wood workers on this site that love Grizzly and they love them, so some where they did something right.
Mike