jerry1939 Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Today I finally had time to play with my new Delta (Made in Taiwan.) Both upper & lower blade clamps could easily be twisted Right to Left, in relation to the parallel linkage. The blade ran all over the place. Checked the Parts Schematic. During assembly, they omitted a washer/spacer on each of the 4 bolts closest to the operator. (Blade Clamps) I went to the local hardware store and bought washers of the inside diameter needed. They were too thick. Hammered them down to where I could barely get them in place. It took a lot of time to get them in place. I now know why the 8 year in the Taiwan factory "conveniently forgot" to install them. Felt that you Nice Folks should know what things to look for in foreign made anything. jerry woodworker13403A 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted September 22, 2015 Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Today I finally had time to play with my new Delta (Made in Taiwan.) Both upper & lower blade clamps could easily be twisted Right to Left, in relation to the parallel linkage. The blade ran all over the place. Checked the Parts Schematic. During assembly, they omitted a washer/spacer on each of the 4 bolts closest to the operator. (Blade Clamps) I went to the local hardware store and bought washers of the inside diameter needed. They were too thick. Hammered them down to where I could barely get them in place. It took a lot of time to get them in place. I now know why the 8 year in the Taiwan factory "conveniently forgot" to install them. Felt that you Nice Folks should know what things to look for in foreign made anything. jerry My dewalt has that sloppyness but the blade is in focus running and cuts straight, but the chinese saws i had did not.I've been wanting to snug up the holders but see no need to.Good to know though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry1939 Posted September 22, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2015 Had time to saw today. Adding the missing washers made a world of difference. jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Felt that you Nice Folks should know what things to look for in foreign made anything. jerry Jerry, that's a bit of a harsh statement to make, do you realize that most if not all scroll saws are now made in Taiwan or China. Even a lot of the higher quality saws, are made there now. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrampaJim Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Jerry, please keep us posted on what else you find and how you like the saw. I have had my eye on the Delta for a while as an option for when my Dewalt is worn out. Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry1939 Posted September 23, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 Jim, After watching the You Tube video about lubricating a Dewalt 788, I took apart my brand new Delta and lubed it. It sure appears that the Delta mechanism is identical to the 788. Used it a fair amount already. Love it. One drawback, The blade clamps made my fingers sore. Cut 2 of these: http://www.stevedgood.com/ex21knob.pdf Makes a huge difference. Two things about these to be aware of. 1. I think there might be a tendency to want to over tighten and possibly stripping the threads in the blade holder. 2. The lower knob will not allow the table to tilt all the way to 45 degrees to the right. My old saw would only tilt left and I never saw a need to tilt in 2 directions. If someone wants to tilt right, they could either put a knob on only 1 screw, or order a 3rd screw. Would buy another Delta in a heartbeat, if/when this one dies. Hope this helps you Sir. jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhudson Posted September 23, 2015 Report Share Posted September 23, 2015 When you realized the machine was missing parts, why didn't you return it for an exchange or have the store where you purchased it repair it? JustLarry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry1939 Posted September 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Oldhudson, 4 washers at the TruValue hardware store cost me 9 cents each. I did mechanical work for 2/3 of my life. I felt it was a heck of a lot less of a hassle to do it myself. Bought it from our Lowes. They do not stock Delta saws here. Would have needed to repack it, sent it back and wait another 10 days for a different one. No guarantee that the 2nd one would have the missing washers installed. I chose the easy route and have no regrets. jerry Larry A. Blakely 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Jerry, I have two Delta's 40-690 & 40-694. I bought both new and except for dust in on/off switch, they run excellent. We can't afford to make anything for ourselves any more. Not even Oreos. Being made in Tiawan might be better than some other places Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 Guess what? The Excaliburs's are made in Tiawan too!!! It all comes down to the quality control of the Company buying the products. Scrolling Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danny Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 I SURE HOPE MY HEGNER IS STILL BEING BUILT IN GERMANY. BEST SCROLL SAW I HAVE EVER OWNED. Danny :+} oneleggimp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshot Posted September 24, 2015 Report Share Posted September 24, 2015 (edited) Proxxon is also German made, so if you are familiar with those saws, this is an example of where Germans make some crap also. Hegner Multi-Max v22 has a connection rod made of Plastic that tends to break as the saw ages. Mine broke a few years back. Hawk may be my next saw addition, heck, someone need to buy a new one. ---------Randy Edited September 24, 2015 by hotshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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