Delta Unisaw/cabinet saw

I am clueless but if you are considering a purchase keep in mind that there is going to be a new Unisaw this year.

That's the first I've heard about it, Leon. have you heard any specifics?

dave

IIRC this Spring. It seems like it was mentioned in the new products to be released section of a tool review magazine. I do not recall which.

Maybe a new color...the saw has not been changed since 1937 in it's basic design.

New covers, new fences but a "new" Unisaw ????

I don't think so. (Even Black & Decker ain't that stupid)

Le>

"New and Improved!", like what's been done to beer, cereal, toilet paper, printers, bread, pizza, (dare I say it?) tobacco, "cheese", etc. Death by a thousand cuts. A marketing gloss over efforts to improve profits by use of cheaper materials/methods.

More likely "new" means made in China instead of the US.

Notice how thin the material is in shirts these days, and when's the last time you've seen one, or any apparel, made in the US?

Life as we've come to know it in this country is just about over ...

Well there is a new Powermatic 2000 cabinet saw and I would choose it over the 66 in a heart beat.

Or Taiwan, China, Have you seen the new Powermatic 2000? The Cutting Edge has one on display. About 30-40% heavier than the old PM66.

I'll take that bet :~)

The industrial cabinet saw is a 1 3/4 hp. hybrid type saw, basically a contractor type saw only the motor is enclosed in the base. Not in the same league as the 3hp or better unisaw, but it costs right around $1000. --dave

According to Delta, the Industrial Cabinet saw 36-732 is 3 hp. With a Biesemeyer fence it is $1349 from Amazon. Except for the X5 label and $550, I don't see much difference between this and a Unisaw.

I found mention of the new Unisaw in this article:

============================ Have to agree with you...BUT if they are that stupid I guess they would paint it Pink...

If I was in the market for a new Cabinet Saw (I'm not) my thoughts woiulde be along the lines of how much discount is going to be given on the OLD...PROVEN...Models...

Bob G.

What if they stole some ideas from the Powermatic 2000?

How about a snap-in riving knife/pawls/guard, built-in casters, locking arbor, dust shield around blade, or built-in castors?

I don't think it's necessarily stupid to add new functionality.

Chris

Made in China vs. made in America.

You can get a true Unisaw (but not X5) with free freight and free mobile base, choice of tilt, choice of unifence or bies for $1599 at woodworkers supply. IMHO a better deal than the hybrid.

jc

That price makes me appreciate the "bargain basement" cost of my Unisaw. :)

dave

I suspect you are right... I ain't never going to sell my

Sw>>in it's basic design.