Gene Howe Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Just finished installing The Lifter on my DW 788. Got a sign project with about 40 holes. That Lifter is going to be right handy. I can throw that block of ply in the scrap bin. Dave Monk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpburcham Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Awesome - I'd be interested in how you like it. . I'm a fairly new DW788 owner myself, and have been considering installing one of these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 7 minutes ago, jpburcham said: Awesome - I'd be interested in how you like it. . I'm a fairly new DW788 owner myself, and have been considering installing one of these. It works very well. If you want one, go to poppasworkshop.org and check out his installation video. It's real easy to install. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpburcham Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 31 minutes ago, Gene Howe said: It works very well. If you want one, go to poppasworkshop.org and check out his installation video. It's real easy to install. thanks for the review. . . however there is a typo ~ the correct website for anyone else is papasworkshop.org Gene Howe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill WIlson Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Personally, I consider a lift to be a must-have accessory for the Dewalt saw. I had an EZ-Lift on mine. That and a footswitch will make life a lot easier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted September 5, 2023 Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 I had the Jim Dandy on mine and it worked well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted September 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2023 Thanks for the correction, Joe. jpburcham 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyred Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 I've had one on my DW 788 for several years, and couldn't work without it. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Howe Posted September 6, 2023 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 4 minutes ago, jollyred said: I've had one on my DW 788 for several years, and couldn't work without it. Tom Yeah. It's sure handy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 Back when I had my DeWalt they didn't have the lifter invented yet.. But shortly after first getting the new DeWalt Jim Dandy came up with the "easy lift" .. That made so much difference in the scrolling experience that I could never go back to a saw that the arm didn't at least stay up.. Then I got spoiled when I got my Hawk scroll saw.. spring loaded upper arm sure is much nicer than even the easy lift, LOL.. no lifting at all as the arm just pops up out of the way once you release the blade or break a blade.. Sometimes when I've not used my Excalibur in a really like time I forget that I have to "lift" the arm manually.. LOL.. I'll be setting there for like 5 seconds waiting or in a daze as to why the arm didn't go up, LOL jpburcham and Gene Howe 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 the lift works I had a Jim Dandy, But I had gotten so use to using a block of wood I still found myself putting it in place to just make sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 I installed the lifter with the instructions to drill the little hole in the plastic cover instead of clipping the bit off. It worked like a charm! Love mine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted September 6, 2023 Report Share Posted September 6, 2023 When I sold mine last year I still had the Jim Dandy in the bag it came in and I explained to the new owner what it was and instructions were there to install. Whenever I used that saw which was not much I just used a block of wood. Worked well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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