tuner Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Delta 40-694 or DeWalt 788 I have a warranty shop near me for both..Parts seem to be available for both ....the reviews say there the same.... Delta 5 year warranty QUESTION--- Is the DeWalt worth 80 dollars more, and if so why lawson56 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Personally I have not owned or used a Delta version of the DeWalt.. but from what I have seen / read they are basically the same saw.. If I was in the market for another saw I'd probably go with the Delta simply for the lower price.. my DeWalt has served me very well over the years.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 I wish I could help on this one,I have owned neither,from what I have read,here and on market sites,they are pretty much the same,but in price.My next saw I plan on buying a DeWalt.I have read more good things than bad things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heppnerguy Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 The one difference that stands out to me, is the rather large horizontal structure that is on the left side of the Delta and next to the back side of the table. It would seem to me to be a little restrictive to me. I have only seen photos of the saw so I am not sure about it. Other than that, I guess it must be a toss up, from what I read on other people's posts Dick heppnerguy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 Tuner, if you have the funds, buy the Dewalt. These two saws are similar, they are not the same as each other. The Delta saw is built with lower quality parts, it was meant to be a mid-range priced saw. It was mainly built to fill in the gap, between the lower quality saws and the Dewalt. If you buy the Delta saw, you are buying a lower quality saw. You be the judge, is better quality worth an extra $80.00? Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotshot Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 (edited) With Dewalt, you know you will always be able to get parts, and that the company is on sound financial grounds. When B&D sold off the Delta brand to TOTY (Chang Type Industries), then parts became almost impossible to get, I think Delta lost a lot of trust, at least they did with me. Are you sure parts have been consistently available with Delta? If there is good evidence that "Delta is Back", then maybe you risk it. Things at Delta may be better now as you say, I'm a little skeptical. I hope you are right because we need more competitive saws in the market. I do know that their previous saw was parts compatible with the 788, so for that saw, I wouldn't have worried. But now that Delta tweaked the design, no one seems to know just how many parts the two saws share between them. I like the fact that Delta added a feature that keeps the arm in the up position to aid in blade changes, but all in all, I'm still leary of Delta. ------Randy Edited February 19, 2017 by hotshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ike Posted February 19, 2017 Report Share Posted February 19, 2017 I have a Dewalt it is a little over 3 years old and it has been down 3 times the last time it was the motor it will cost me $260 that is bad enough but It has been in the Dewalt repair center for 51/2 weeks i AM REALLY IMPRESSED WITH THAT SERVICE. next time it wil be something else.it will b=pprobabbly be the Delta. ike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tuner Posted February 20, 2017 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Didn't mean to wip up a hornets nest ( or did I )... But i am reading and still thinking, as far as longevity well that's for someone under 70, and i saw 70 in the rear view mirror a few years back :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Delta 40-694 or DeWalt 788 I have a warranty shop near me for both..Parts seem to be available for both ....the reviews say there the same.... Delta 5 year warranty QUESTION--- Is the DeWalt worth 80 dollars more, and if so why I'd stick with what's been around . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DWSUDEKUM Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 Personally I would go with the Dewalt. More folks have one and there area several sites that have videos that discuss maintenance and tweaks for it. DW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TripleJScroller Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 I'm going to chime in as an owner of the Delta saw. I've had mine about 2 years and have several hundred hours of use on it and have had no problems. I can't comment on how difficult it is to get parts for since I've not needed any as of yet. I'd say you can't go wrong with either of these saws. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye10 Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 If I had to pick one "gun to my head" I would pick the 788. Since I don't have to I would save my money and get a good one. A 788 is going to cost about $500 plus tax and it may spend half it's life in the shop unless you work on it your self. Can you tell yet I have had some bad luck with the 788? If you take your time you might pick up a good saw on Craig's List but we Americans don't like waiting. Do we? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted February 20, 2017 Report Share Posted February 20, 2017 I have several Delta brand woodworking tools but when they basically turned my Delta P20 scroll saw into a boat anchor I said enough. Any company that doesn't support their products loses my trust. The days of counting on a company to stand behind their products or brands long term are a thing of the past but between these two saws I would defiantly go with the Dewalt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted February 21, 2017 Report Share Posted February 21, 2017 I was just fooling around looking at saws on craigslist and stumbled across a dewalt 788 for $135. Called the guy and went over and bought it no questions asked. it is like brand new, still has the sealant coating stuff on the table and the original blade in it. Just keep your eyes peeled and you can find something of great quality like this. I have had mine for years with zero troubles. i also dont shake it to death. I usually cut only 1/8" bb and use 2/0 blades on the slowest speed. had an old delta shopmaster that i used for years and it was fine but it was a bit shakier even at slow speeds. Once you start getting into the finer details you will need the better saw because they are built better. Would over a hegner but just out of my price range so will keep looking on craigslist for that once in a lifetime deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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