hawkeye10 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Posted September 10, 2016 I will tell the bad news first. On the way back from Franklin which is around 30 miles from where I live the transmission wnt out on my truck. I was on a two lane road with very little shoulder. I finally made it to a place so I could pull over and then I walked about 200 yards where I borrowed a cell phone and called my wife. So now the truck is towed and I am home and have been playing with my new EX 16. Man you talking about smooth and quite. My DW788 must have been in really bad shape. But I did buy it new and new it was junk. So there you go a bad day and a good day. PS - No I don't have a cell phone and don't really want one. Money for cell phones equals less money for tools. Scrolling Steve 1 Quote
Sparkey Posted September 10, 2016 Report Posted September 10, 2016 (edited) You must have got a lemon 788. I have a 788 and it is quiet and smooth. I did cut a little on a EX 16 that was a display at Woodcraft. If I have to buy another saw it will be the EX. Congrats. Edited September 10, 2016 by Sparkey hawkeye10 1 Quote
jerry1939 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Posted September 10, 2016 We are in our 70s and ALWAYS carry a TracFone. Buy $100 worth of minutes every year. We each have a balance of over $300 of unused minutes. We consider it a good insurance policy to have in case of an emergency. My old phone died and bought a new one from Verizon for $50. They set it up, transfer unused minutes and go to them annually to add our "new minutes." You can buy minutes for fewer months at a time. The time runs out, but not the unused minutes. The Sweet Wife also texts the children with hers. jerry hawkeye10 1 Quote
hawkeye10 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Posted September 10, 2016 We are in our 70s and ALWAYS carry a TracFone. Buy $100 worth of minutes every year. We each have a balance of over $300 of unused minutes. We consider it a good insurance policy to have in case of an emergency. My old phone died and bought a new one from Verizon for $50. They set it up, transfer unused minutes and go to them annually to add our "new minutes." You can buy minutes for fewer months at a time. The time runs out, but not the unused minutes. The Sweet Wife also texts the children with hers. jerry I agree Jerry but I am also hard of hearing. Over 90% of the time I don't get 5 or 10 miles from the house. I think I might start using my wife's cell when I take a trip. (If she will let me) Quote
Lucky2 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Posted September 10, 2016 Don, I don't own a cell phone either, isn't it funny some of the faces people make when you tell them that. Some of them look at me as if I was growing horns, I even had one person tell me that they never heard of the like. He says he couldn't imagine being without one, I told him he had a very bad imagination and reminded him of landlines, and house phones. Len hawkeye10 1 Quote
hawkeye10 Posted September 10, 2016 Author Report Posted September 10, 2016 Don, I don't own a cell phone either, isn't it funny some of the faces people make when you tell them that. Some of them look at me as if I was growing horns, I even had one person tell me that they never heard of the like. He says he couldn't imagine being without one, I told him he had a very bad imagination and reminded him of landlines, and house phones. Len Len they need to bring pay phones back. Lucky2 and SCROLLSAW703 2 Quote
Lucky2 Posted September 10, 2016 Report Posted September 10, 2016 Len they need to bring pay phones back. Don, what do you mean bring them back, they never took them away around here. There's not quite as many as there used to be, but there's still a fair amount of them. Len Quote
bbofpp Posted September 10, 2016 Report Posted September 10, 2016 I'm with Jerry. Good insurance policy. I have an AT&T Go-Phone. $25 every 3 months which gives you 100 minutes. And they roll over. Currently have over $300 balance on the phone. bb Quote
Scrolling Steve Posted September 10, 2016 Report Posted September 10, 2016 Glad you like the EX16 !.....I do not own a cell phone either ! Quote
hawkeye10 Posted September 11, 2016 Author Report Posted September 11, 2016 You must have got a lemon 788. I have a 788 and it is quiet and smooth. I did cut a little on a EX 16 that was a display at Woodcraft. If I have to buy another saw it will be the EX. Congrats. Rusty I am quite sure I did get a lemon. There are to many people on this forum that are happy with their DW788. Quote
DWSUDEKUM Posted September 11, 2016 Report Posted September 11, 2016 Land lines are the past and will not come back. Cheap pay as you go phones are what is available and cheaply. Sorry to hear about your truck. DW Quote
hotshot Posted September 11, 2016 Report Posted September 11, 2016 I'm so glad you got the EX, I think you will be happy with it. The Road to Franklin from Murfreesboro, I know it well and it scares the crap out of me. I always wondered what I would do if I broke down. The ditches are straight down, so no place to pull over. I usually take 840, which is a bit longer, but safer I think. Quote
Ron Johnson Posted September 11, 2016 Report Posted September 11, 2016 Congrats Don. Enjoy your Ex. Quote
WayneMahler Posted September 11, 2016 Report Posted September 11, 2016 Congrats on the EX. Sorry about your truck trans though :( Quote
hawkeye10 Posted September 11, 2016 Author Report Posted September 11, 2016 I'm so glad you got the EX, I think you will be happy with it. The Road to Franklin from Murfreesboro, I know it well and it scares the crap out of me. I always wondered what I would do if I broke down. The ditches are straight down, so no place to pull over. I usually take 840, which is a bit longer, but safer I think. For about an hour my truck was half on the road and half off. Traffic was pretty heavy. After the transmission cooled off I made it 500 feet to a place where I could pull off. I bet a bunch of people were mad at me for holding them up. Quote
jamminjack Posted September 11, 2016 Report Posted September 11, 2016 So sorry to hear about your trouble. Good news on the saw helps off set your anger though. Don't feel too bad about those people who were angry about holding them up, thats what the one finger salute is for. Really makes you feel better. lol Quote
meflick Posted September 12, 2016 Report Posted September 12, 2016 Well, sorry about your truck but glad you were able to exchange your saw and get the Excalibur 16 and are happy with it. Look forward to seeing what you create. Quote
amazingkevin Posted September 12, 2016 Report Posted September 12, 2016 I will tell the bad news first. On the way back from Franklin which is around 30 miles from where I live the transmission wnt out on my truck. I was on a two lane road with very little shoulder. I finally made it to a place so I could pull over and then I walked about 200 yards where I borrowed a cell phone and called my wife. So now the truck is towed and I am home and have been playing with my new EX 16. Man you talking about smooth and quite. My DW788 must have been in really bad shape. But I did buy it new and new it was junk. So there you go a bad day and a good day. PS - No I don't have a cell phone and don't really want one. Money for cell phones equals less money for tools. i own a w788 and it's the only saw you can cut a project without the blade being under tension.I forget many times to tighten it and am amazed how much i cut like that.No Chinese saw will do that Quote
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