Ex21 Poll

[wombatie]

I would like to know how many of you have an Ex 21 and what was your last saw?

 

Marg

[chippygeoff]

Hi Marge. I have an ex-21 and I have a dewalt 788 as well. My last saw was a Hegner. I would add that when people buy the Ex-2 they need to "TUNE" it before they use it. The fore and aft movement needs to be adjusted, the tension that holds the arm up. I was having terrible problems with blade changing and when I had a good look at the clamps i could see why. The grub screws to the left of the arm need adjusting. I have had my Ex-21 a week now and at last I am very happy with it, probably the finest saw in the world today. In America people who buy from Seyco have the saw tuned before they get it but here in the Uk and other countries there is no such service, we get it straight from the factory where it was made.

 

Geoff.

[johnh]

My first and I think it's great.

[northampton scroller]

Hi Marge

I love it.some teething troubles but without a dought the best saw i have ever used. Last saw was Hegner multicut and an old Delta 450 that i still use. another prob that i cant do much about is the table not having any bevel on the edge, the slightest thing catches when moving workpiece.

But I still love it Great saw.

Yours Jim

[wombatie]

Geoff, what do you mean about it needing to be 'Tuned'. Please remember I am a dumb female. LOL

 

Marg

[chippygeoff]

Hi Marge. Yes, there were a few things that needed to be addressed with the ex-21 when I got it. When changing blades the arm needs to stay up, mine was loose. It was simple enough to add a bit more tension. The there was too much backward/forward movement of the blade so I had to loosen the bolts that hold the motor in place and slowly turn it. I had a square piece of wood with a pencil line on it and ran the saw at its slowest speed and got it just right. I then went into the kitchen to make a coffee and when I came back there was a nut and bolt laying on the floor. It had come out of the lower arm. It was just as well as the factory had omitted to put two washers on the arm and it was sods law I did not have the right washers so it was a trip into town to get some. Then there was the problem with the blade clamps. It took several attempts to actually get the blade into the right position every time and it is difficult to see into that deep void where the blade goes. After a couple of days this was driving me made. I got a powerful torch and I could see at a glance what the problem was, the grub screws. The bottom one was half way out and the top one was in to far. I got a piece of steel the same thickness more or less that the opening and slid this in and tightened each grub screw until it was just touching the steel and what a world of difference this made, blade changing is now straight forward and a piece of cake to do. I saw a video on you tube of a guy who had just bought an ex-21 and he had a glass of coke of the table and ran the saw at full speed and there was not a murmur with the coke. With mine I am getting vibration at anything over half speed. It is firmly bolted down to a 2inch thick bench. I just don't know how to stop this. I have a thick rubber tap washer on the bolt head where it touched the saw but I don't think this would cause vibration? any ideas how I can reduce it.

[Beeber]

The local craft store should sell a foam board by the sheet. Try putting a foam board under the saw and then clamp the saw down. Should eliminate a bunch of vibration, mine did.

[Lucky2]

I have an EX21, I've only owned it for about 4 months or so, and I love it. I previously owned a Delta 2000 series and it was my first saw, I thought it was a great saw and i still have it, but there really is no comparison. The EX put the little Delta to shame, I was looking forward to purchasing a Dewalt, but with all of the problems that people are having with the second series I was afraid to buy one. The EX that I purchased is an excellent working piece of machinery, and I have not had any issues with it. Yes it took a couple of weeks to get used to the differences between the two saws, and ocassionally I still reach under the EX to shut the power off, like I had to with the Delta. And I really do miss the blade clamp system that the Delta had, but I am getting used to the screw type system on the EX and have not had any problems with it either. As far as adjusting anything I didn't have to, and my saw came straight from the factory and I don't live in the U.S., I live in Canada. I am sorry to be reading about the troubles that you people are having with your saws, and I do hope that you can get these issues resolved to your satisfaction, good luck.

Len

[mikesscrollsaw]

I have an EX-21 for about a year now I think. Great saw. cuts very smooth. as for the adjustings, go to the scrollsawworkshop (http://scrollsawworkshop.blogspot.com/) he made a video of the adjustments needed (how to tighten the tention in the upper arm and how to turn the motor to minimize fore and aft movement of the blade). I used to have a craftsman and this was leaps and bounds better than that. I use mine everyday and it's still going strong, no issues. I love the foot pedal on/off control.