jerry1939 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 About a year ago, I bought a new Delta. Before mounting it on the stand, I disassembled the brand new saw and greased it. Wasn't sure if one sleeve (the small "tube/pipe" inside the roller bearing) had a line across it. (Hairline crack????) May 9th I decided to order a new sleeve, plus an "extra", thinking the freight would be about the same. Ordered from "eReplacementParts.com". Received e-mails June 9th & 22nd stating, basically, that "We don't have a date when our supplier will ship to us, etc. etc". Thankfully the saw has always run fine and I am not in a panic mode. jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted June 22, 2016 Report Share Posted June 22, 2016 Thanks Goodness your still running. I know when my saw went down for a week I was feeling pretty down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldhudson Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 I've always had good luck with eReplacement, if they can't get you the part I'm pretty sure it's as they say. It's the supplier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLarry Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Jerry, I am thinking that the hairline crack may just be a mark some of them get during the manufacturing process. Sometimes my thinking is right sometimes it is not. Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 About a year ago, I bought a new Delta. Before mounting it on the stand, I disassembled the brand new saw and greased it. Wasn't sure if one sleeve (the small "tube/pipe" inside the roller bearing) had a line across it. (Hairline crack????) May 9th I decided to order a new sleeve, plus an "extra", thinking the freight would be about the same. Ordered from "eReplacementParts.com". Received e-mails June 9th & 22nd stating, basically, that "We don't have a date when our supplier will ship to us, etc. etc". Thankfully the saw has always run fine and I am not in a panic mode. jerry Grrr.i'm still having blade slippage .i got my allen wrench set out took out the the other side of the thumb screw and low and behold it was shiny as a baby's butt and only on half of it. I dremiled it rough and am back in business!Good luck on your findings .keep us posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 There's a rumor that it's almost impossible to get Delta replacement parts, do you suppose that's part of the problem? Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 I was lucky to find the spare I needed for my Delta Q3 on eReplacementparts.com but the $8 part cost $25 to ship. With hindsight, I should have bought two of them (which was their total stock) since shipping would have been the same. Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry1939 Posted June 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 Len, If it is true that Delta parts are hard to get, I wouldn't bet the rent that the dewalt 788 isn't an identical saw, except for some exterior differences. Perhaps Delta owners would be better off ordering from the 788 schematic. My first saw was a Menards Performax (no longer made.) At the time, our Lowes had an identical saw for $120, but my shriveled brain doesn't remember the brand. I just check their site and they don't stock it anymore. jerry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 I was looking at the tool systematic and it looks very much like the 788DW You might check that out I was with out a saw a couple years back and i got a back up saw a used DW 788 type 1 for $150 don't want to do that again, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwine Posted June 23, 2016 Report Share Posted June 23, 2016 I have manly had good luck ordering parts from ereplacement parts for my P-20 Delta saw but the parts are slowly becoming obsolete, no longer manufactured. I did run into a problem with the site when I was looking for a replacement motor unit for a Shop Vac and I put in the model number and it came back no longer manufactured, obsolete. I thought, that didn't sound right as the vac was not that old. So I went to Shop Vac"s site and to the replacement parts, put in model # and there was the item in stock ready to ship. So it might be wise to first go to the manufactures site first and see if the part is available and most likely will be at a lower price and shipping. Just my 2 cents worth. Erv Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharleyL Posted June 25, 2016 Report Share Posted June 25, 2016 Saw manufacturers don't make bearings. They buy them. On the side of each bearing is a manufacturer's part number and usually a code that indicates the bearing quality and the manufacturer of the bearing. There are distributors that specialize in bearing and power transmission supplies, and just like industrial distributors (like Grainger, for instance), there is a bearing store in most major cities. In my case, the one closest to me is Dixie Bearing in Charlotte, NC. Find the store (whatever the name) in the Yellow Pages under bearings that's closest to you. Take your old bearings or list of needed bearing part numbers and go shopping. Many other parts of saws and tools are also purchased by the manufacturers of the tools. Don't depend on the saw manufacturers for these replacement parts. Buy them from the source or one of their distributors, knowing that at least these parts will never be discontinued, like the other special saw parts. You will likely also save considerable money in the process. Charley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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