jerry1939 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 I have quit sawing for the season (read Iowa winter.) Started taking my Delta apart to grease it. There is a spacer on the end of each bushing. Need to take a screwdriver and pry like heck to get the blade clamps off of the rocker arms. Next to impossible to reassemble. Same with most of the other bearings. The videos I watch show them taking these off fairly easily, but on none of the videos do they want to show themselves putting these back together. My question: Do I really need the washers on the ends of the bushings? Thanks for your input. jerry zimmerstutzen and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 (edited) Jerry, did you watch both videos in this thread?? Some really good info. I am from the school of if it came with the saw then it should go back on the saw. They put them there for some reason. www.scrollsawvillage.com/topic/21306-dewalt-788-question Edited October 25, 2016 by JTTHECLOCKMAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 I have quit sawing for the season (read Iowa winter.) Started taking my Delta apart to grease it. There is a spacer on the end of each bushing. Need to take a screwdriver and pry like heck to get the blade clamps off of the rocker arms. Next to impossible to reassemble. Same with most of the other bearings. The videos I watch show them taking these off fairly easily, but on none of the videos do they want to show themselves putting these back together. My question: Do I really need the washers on the ends of the bushings? Thanks for your input. jerry Sadly i just renewed a needed program for my computer .forgeting that they ask if you want such an such as your browser.My mistake and all the best info of dw788's in my bookmarks are gone.I tryed everything to no avail.Other wise i could have sent you more that enough info to keep your machine humming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 Here is a live link to the video JT posted. Please watch all video's but maybe not all at once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry1939 Posted October 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Saw is back together and humming nicely. Put new lock nuts on bolts that are enclosed in the back case. Also, a year ago it sheared the bolt between the connecting rod and the back rocker arm. Replaced it with stainless steel which is harder. Will take the tires off and put it up on blocks for the winter. I have watched that video and a couple of others. They all seem to "forget" to show you what a struggle it is to take apart certain items and put them back together. John B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Monk Posted October 26, 2016 Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Jerry, It really stinks that you have to shut it down for the winter. After using my saw for about six hours a day for the past nine months I need to do the same thing. dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry1939 Posted October 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted October 26, 2016 Jerry, It really stinks that you have to shut it down for the winter. After using my saw for about six hours a day for the past nine months I need to do the same thing. dave Dave, Your Mother or mine ever said that life would be (fair)(easy) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted October 27, 2016 Report Share Posted October 27, 2016 Jerry and Dave: I'm only a couple of weeks behind you in winter storage. Always a sad day when the weather gets too cold consistently to be outside sawing. Problem is, she still expects me to be out on the mower. There is something inherently wrong with mowing in a Carhartt® jacket and gloves! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdatelle Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 Kevin, your old browser should still be there. You should be able to use any browser you want. Your bookmarks should still be on your computer as long as you didn't Delete the old one. If you did delete it it will be in your recycle bin. Look for it. It's still there. Good luck. John B 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryEA Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 I should grease my Deltas........Yes the cold weather is here.... kinda nasty today. I won't quit scrolling, I'll use a kero heater though it will not do the job when it gets COLD. I still need to grease both my saws... Thank you for the reminder..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 I should grease my Deltas........Yes the cold weather is here.... kinda nasty today. I won't quit scrolling, I'll use a kero heater though it will not do the job when it gets COLD. I still need to grease both my saws... You'll have a brand new saw just like that if it knocks. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Buehler Posted April 1, 2022 Report Share Posted April 1, 2022 Is there a way to determine the date of mfg. of the 788 scrollsaw. Thanks for any info. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted April 2, 2022 Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, Fred Buehler said: Is there a way to determine the date of mfg. of the 788 scrollsaw. Thanks for any info. I'm not sure how do date them but I do know that the type 1 saws were made in Canada so if you have a type 2 it's a Chinese saw probably from Taiwan. Also, keep in mind that this thread is 6 years old. You might get a better response if you start a new topic and ask your question. Edited April 2, 2022 by OCtoolguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe W. Posted April 2, 2022 Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 11 hours ago, OCtoolguy said: Is there a way to determine the date of mfg. of the 788 scrollsaw. Thanks for any info. Mine came with a label attached to the motor with the date on it. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted April 2, 2022 Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 (edited) My type 2 showed date of manufacture on the motor tag. At least I think that is what the numbers meant as I bought it in 2008 and the tag said 2008.. it didn't really say on it that it was the date.. if I remember correctly it was just at the end of the serial number.. so I never "really" knew if that was what it meant. I just assumed it meant the date. Edit to add: I'm not exactly sure but I think the Type 1 saw ended around 2003 - 5 ish.. and that was when they moved production to Taiwan.. Then for the first few saws that came out of the new plant had some alignment issues with bolt holes somewhere in the saw that made the blade have a lot of forward / backward motion which made the saw cut very aggressive.. They got a bad name going around for the Type 2 with everyone saying stay away from the type 2 saw.. and still to this day everyone says to buy a Type 1 However, now days in 2022 a Type 1 saw is really quite old and would likely have the grease ( if never been opened up and greased ) dried up and probably would have issues sooner than later.. ( just my opinion ). There are no parts differences between the two types.. just means more about what plant it was made in.. If I was buying a used one I'd probably not consider a low year type 2 such as a 2001 - 2006 as you might get one of those first few from the new plant that had some issues.. Plus if you're getting that old of one you might as well plan on takin it apart to grease it etc. Edited April 2, 2022 by kmmcrafts OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Fengstad Posted April 2, 2022 Report Share Posted April 2, 2022 I had an old 788 ran it for years gave it a grease job went together fine and ran just like knew wished I hadn't sold but there was a young person wanting to get into scrolling thought it was best to have him start on good saw OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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