I've had this saw, with 30" fence for several years and I love it. It cost
me $900 but in my opinion it's worth every penny. It's not a Unisaw but for
my small shop it works just fine. I extended the left side with melamine
and the optional cast iron wing. The right side I extended with the 2
stamped steel wings....cut a hole in the one farthest right and mounted my
router. It's a good saw. If I had it to do over again with the same amount
of money I'd do the same thing.
Kelly
south central Idaho
"Ron Truitt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am considering replacing my old table saw with the above DeWalt(10
> inch with inboard mounted 1.75 hp motor).
>
> Does anyone out there have any experience with this saw and an opinion
> as to it's performance?
>
> Thanks guys.
>
> RonT
>
Thanks for the response. I am hoping to get something quieter, more
powerful, and with a dust port so I am thinking the DeWalt will fit the
bill.
I looked at Delta Unisaws but they are around $1800 and look to use a
220 volt plug, which I do not have anyway. But they do look like they
have plenty of power (3hp plus). I guess that's why the need for the
220 volts.
RonT
I have a DW746. Overall it is a nice machine. The fence is not great, but
not terrible. I replaced mine with a Biesemeyer commercial. I also got
mine used, but if I had to pay the new price, I believe I would have gotten
something else. For what I would have paid for the saw and the fence, I
could easily have bought a Grizzly cabinet saw. Also, on the subject of
120/240, I am definitely going to rewire that saw, as I have tripped the
breaker a couple of times. Maybe it would be fine on a dedicated 120 feed,
but if I go to all that trouble, I might as well go ahead and run 220.
Also, the 3hp motor on a cab saw would be very nice from time to time. Good
luck whichever way you go. I doubt you'd be dissappointed with the DeWalt,
but the Grizzly can be had for the same money, so I think it's worth a look.
They even have a 2hp 120v model.
Charlie
"Ron Truitt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Thanks for the response. I am hoping to get something quieter, more
> powerful, and with a dust port so I am thinking the DeWalt will fit the
> bill.
>
> I looked at Delta Unisaws but they are around $1800 and look to use a
> 220 volt plug, which I do not have anyway. But they do look like they
> have plenty of power (3hp plus). I guess that's why the need for the
> 220 volts.
>
> RonT
>
Relatively speaking the 746 is a quiet saw. My saw before that was a Delta
bench top converted into a table saw and the first think I noticed when I
turned on the 746 for the first time is how quiet it was in relation to the
bench top...course comparing the two saws is not really fair....
I wired my 746 for 220 v as that is an option. Doesn't give you any more
power it just runs cooler. I don't really use the dust port on it....I just
blow it into a cardboard box.
Good luck...if you choose the 746 I'm sure you will be happy with it.
Kelly
"Ron Truitt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Thanks for the response. I am hoping to get something quieter, more
> powerful, and with a dust port so I am thinking the DeWalt will fit the
> bill.
>
> I looked at Delta Unisaws but they are around $1800 and look to use a
> 220 volt plug, which I do not have anyway. But they do look like they
> have plenty of power (3hp plus). I guess that's why the need for the
> 220 volts.
>
> RonT
>