Comments on: The New Delta Unisaw Roundup: Video + Pics + First Response from Woodworkers

By: mike

mike — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 03:18:00 +0000

Hats off to Delta for making their new saw in the USA. It has to be more expensive for them to produce the saw here and I hope consumers support Delta for maintaining a production facility here.

-Mike

By: TommyP

TommyP — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 17:56:25 +0000

SAWSTOP=foreign made with foreign materials by non-wood working way under paid foreigners who could care less what it is they’re putting together! As much as I thought the SAWSTOP technology eliminated all other choices in saws for me, when I went to buy and found out it was not made in the USA or or other country where the company still makes products with quality and pride of ownership i.e. USA ITALY GERMANY etc., Sawstop was quickly marked off my list. I think you’ll find that products that are made with quality in mind, in todays market are made in countries and by people I.e. Companies, that have pride in what they’re making, and the same interests that the consumer who is buying the product has. For example a company that makes woodworking tools,with employees that are actually interested in woodworking. This can be applied to just about any product you might be in the market for. Companies like SAWSTOP care first about PROFITS , quality will always be secondary with companies that employ the lowest cost employees. Don’t let these types of companies lie to you about why they are ‘forced’ to manufacture in these foreign countries. They’re not charging you less because they’re paying less! They just make more on each second rate product they sell. A $3000.00 saw can be made by people that are be paid a wage that enables them to have a decent life also. With plenty of profit for the company.

By: Vernon Trevathan

Vernon Trevathan — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 02:30:41 +0000

I examined the new Delta saw today as well as the SawStop. Both are good, extremely sturdy saws, but with the features in the Delta I would definitely choose it over anything else in the market. I’ve been hurt several times with kickback, but never (yet) by actual blade contact. The Delta riving knife and anti-kickback system is so good that one would be much more likely to actually use it. There are a number of details on the Delta that are really great. I didn’t see anything about the Delta that could be called “cheap”.

By: Rod Sheridan

Rod Sheridan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:49:49 +0000

I was pleased to see that Delta has decided to make most of the new UniSaw in the USA.

As a Canadian owner of a General 650 with an Excalibur overarm guard, I understand the attraction of being able to purchase something “home grown”.

Aside from the country of origin however, the new saw falls far short of anything I would consider. Face it, there aren’t any cabinet saws that are in the 21st century, including SawStop.

If I were to buy a new saw it would have;

- sliding table
- blade brake
- riving knife
- overarm guard with dust collection
- ability to accept a dado cutter (not necessarily a stacked cutter)

The Felder/Hammer/MinMax etc, come closest, SawStop second, and the typical cabinet saw a very distant third.

It was dissapointing to see Delta squander a great oportunity on another obsolete saw platform.

Now, don’t get me wrong, I think that the SawStop is the first truly innovative secondary safety device produced, too bad they didn’t put it on a European style slider, instead of an old tired platform.

Regards, Rod

By: David Trelford

David Trelford — Sun, 26 Oct 2008 08:35:47 +0000

You’re kidding right? Everybody wants a 1947 Unisaw because of the beefy cast iron and American build quality. So what does Delta do? They parade this cheap imposter out and try to convince the public that it’s worth $2000 -$3000? I’m sorry but I wasn’t born yesterday. We won’t be fooled into thinking that this cheap looking substitute is anywhere near quality. Let Delta experiment with their own money…They’ve made enough off of us!