Dewalt Scroll Saw

DEWALT DW788 1.3 Amp 20-Inch Variable-Speed Scroll Saw ...

3 Amp 20-Inch Variable-Speed Scroll Saw Go. ». I have owned the DeWalt Scroll saw for about 5 years now and have to say out of all the tools I have bought for my shop this was the best money I have spent. That saw offered basic scroll saw capabilities. THe ease of blade change makes it perfect for all the detail sawing I do. The dremel only took pin-end blades and took all of the fun out of my pieces. 3 Amp 20-Inch Variable-Speed Scroll Saw Go. ». Previously, I used a Delta 16″ two-speed scroll saw. I have been waiting to acquire a decent scroll saw for ten years. I researched many different scroll saws with varying capacities and prices. The blades are relatively easy to change (it is just a bit of work to load the blade into the bottom blade holder–I just clamp the blade into the top holder, then load it into the bottom holder). By being able to adjust the tension while the saw is running, I can get the blade just tight enough to do the job without snapping the little bugger. It’s a great saw, for a great price. With it you can adjust the tension while the saw is running. I bought the saw knowing this issue before hand, but for me it just really isn’t a big enough deal to worry about. If I was that worried about it, I would have bought a saw with a 30″ throat instead. Everything about the saw says simplicity and smart engineering. This saw is without a doubt worth the money. This saw is astounding. The DeWalt is a solid performer, with very little vibration (almost none, actually), very low noise, and a great tension adjuster that allows one to adjust tension while the machine is running. I am still not sure how to adjust the table position in relation to the blade–the side of the blade runs through the hole in the table very close to side of the hole. Yes, the spacing between the blade clamps is a close fit and could have been an eighth or three sixteenth longer to make blade clamping easier, but it really doesn’t bother me that much. however, it was very inaccurate, with excessive blade side-to-side and front-to-back blade movement. I simply clamp the top thumb screw first since it is so easy to see where it needs to be clamped, and then I clamp the bottom clamp. The manual is not available at the DeWalt site–I had to visit one of their ServiceNet sites to download an exploded view of the machine. Should have bought the DeWalt in the first place. Bowing to human nature, I bought a Dremel 1800 scroll station. Read More Customer Reviews about DEWALT DW788 1. View Product Details  Features about DEWALT DW788 1. The price was half that of the DeWalt and it had a built in disk sander with pto. DeWalt has won me over with this one. That is very handy for the really fine blades I use sometimes.