Iguanadon Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Wednesday night is trivia night with friends at a local pub and when we got home my Pegas was waiting for me. This is as far as I'll get tonight. I'll assemble the stand and mount it tomorrow. Full review to follow. OCtoolguy, Dave Monk, Scrolling Steve and 6 others 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spirithorse Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Congrats on the new saw, Iggy! God Bless! Spirithorse OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) EXCITED! I am anxious to read your opinion after some use. You are a pretty dedicated DeWalt fan, so your opinion will be interesting. Nothing in my mind against DeWalt saws, I owned one, but I thought the Excalibur was a definite step up. I look forward to reading your view. That is a beautiful looking saw.... unless you like yellow better. Edited March 21, 2019 by Scrappile JimErn and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyred Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Step 1: Get it out of the box. Congratulations. Tom OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted March 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, Scrappile said: EXCITED! I am anxious to read your opinion after some use. You are a pretty dedicated DeWalt fan, so your opinion will be interesting. Nothing in my mind against DeWalt saws, I owned one, but I thought the Excalibur was a definite step up. I look forward to reading your view. That is a beautiful looking saw.... unless you like yellow better. I look forward to putting it to the test. Yep, I'm a happy DW user and I know how long each one will last. The Pegas will need to last at least 2 1/2 years to be considered "better" than the DW as far as durability. Maybe the Pegas will be so smooth and sweet I'll never go back. Scrappile, JTTHECLOCKMAN, OCtoolguy and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Iguanadon said: I look forward to putting it to the test. Yep, I'm a happy DW user and I know how long each one will last. The Pegas will need to last at least 2 1/2 years to be considered "better" than the DW as far as durability. Maybe the Pegas will be so smooth and sweet I'll never go back. You will notice a definite difference Iggy. I have one of each and can tell you that for sure. Especially if Pegas tuned it prior to shipping it. They are a great manufacturer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 A Great Big Congrats Iggy!! Shes a Beauty,Looking forward to your reviews. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimErn Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Sure looks pretty, congrats on it arriving. I am looking forward to your review too, especially in view of how many puzzles you cut a day OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Dang! Nice saw.. and they even gave you a pack of Pegas blades... My Excalibur only came with one blade, LOL.. I think you'll love the saw.. even if it doesn't run as fast as a DeWalt. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevan Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Steve Good showed a way to protect your table with magnetic sign material. Have you given any thought about going that route? OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted March 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Step 2 complete... base built, mounted and power tested. The stand is quite a bit lower than the one I'm used to with the DW. Certainly not a problem, my chair is height adjustable. Step 3 will be performing some cutting tests (specifically related to puzzle pieces sliding in and out from both sides). Reminder, I have a day job (work from home) so I have to sneak into the garage in between conference calls. wombatie, meflick, OCtoolguy and 2 others 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted March 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 29 minutes ago, stevan said: Steve Good showed a way to protect your table with magnetic sign material. Have you given any thought about going that route? I haven't thought about doing that at this point. I've always just used the raw tables, but it's something I'll keep in mind. I do wish they hadn't used a sticker on the table top that left residue after removing it... Again, no big deal, some Goof Off took care of it. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrollerpete Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Congrats on the new saw, puzzles will be flying out in record time. I’m sure that you will find it better than big yellow. Happy sawdust making. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meflick Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Congratulations. Look forward to seeing and hearing more. As far as the day job and conference calls - unless you are having to do a lot of "talking" - just take the call out in the garage and work and "listen". Dave Monk and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrolling Steve Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Congrats, Scott....look forward to the test results. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Scott, What did you do with your Hawk? bb OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wooden Lace Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Congrats on the new saw! I've tried friend's Hawks and Hegners, plus have had Excaliburs and a Jet, but DeWalt is still my favorite. BUT....really don't care for the yellow, so this past winter when we were snowed in for over a week, I got bored and painted one of them. Masked off a few things and hit it with 3 coats of Rust-Oleum Cranberry, then 2 coats of spray lacquer. Sure is pretty! Everything that was black still is, just painted the yellow, and the ugly orange on-off switch. Noticed on one of my newer saws that the switch is burgundy rather than orange, so maybe they thought that was ugly too. Hope you get lots of use out of your new toy. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted March 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 (edited) Report #1 - Cut a test puzzle, all is well. Just a minor adjustment to the tilt of the table to get it aligned and a minor shift of the table top so the blade was centered in the hole in the table. Moved the saw into my cutting area and realized... Hmmm, no light... I loved the attached light on my DW. I took a look at the Pegas and tried something... and it worked just fine... Using my DW light, just screwed on with one screw and the bolt shown props it in place. Quick and easy fix. Next is to do another puzzle with the vacuum system hooked up... It's all so exciting. LOL Edited March 21, 2019 by Iguanadon OCtoolguy and kmmcrafts 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Looking forward to reading all these new saw reviews and yours will be interesting for what you do and the abuse you put them through. Happy sawing. OCtoolguy and kmmcrafts 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim McDonald Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 This is like the old movie serials. Can't wait to see what's coming next. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted March 21, 2019 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 1 hour ago, orangeman said: Scott, What did you do with your Hawk? bb I donated it to a local organization that teaches wood working to kids. "Kids Making It" They had some old piece of crap scroll saw. wombatie, orangeman and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted March 21, 2019 Report Share Posted March 21, 2019 Looks good, waiting for the full review, thx for the pictures, RJ OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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