Subject: Re: Delta 34-670 table saw?

From: [email-masked] (RWGCUBED)
Date: 9 Feb 1997 15:23:20 GMT

I recently bought the 34-670 from Home Depot for $315 as a floor model,
but it sells for $350 new anyway. $300 doesn't seem like much of a
discount to me for a used tablesaw, but if it comes with a few good
blades, tenoning jig, etc, it might be worth it. 

I like my saw, even though it is Taiwanese-made, it's perfect for the DIY
guy and beginning furniture maker. The fence on it is superior to the
newer COntractor 2, as it has  a pipe rail on each side of the table for
pretty accurate fence position . A USA model Delta Contractor saw runs
about $700, so I will have to burn through 2 of these Taiwan brands to
make up the difference. If money weren't the issue, though, I would have
bought the USA brand. It'll last forever.

Bob Gehrman
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From: "Barry Drodge" <[email-masked]>
Date: 10 Feb 1997 06:45:13 GMT

I have one of these units.
It runs very well for me.

I have had mine for about 6 years now with no trouble at all.

They are actually belt drive(internal to the motor housing) and don't seem
to vibrate very much like the direct drive units do.

I paid $535.00 Canadian for mine as a demo unit from Delta.(Canadian office
is about 20 min from my house).

For $300.00 I would go for it.

Barry Drodge
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From: [email-masked] (Chris Lewis)
Date: Thu, 13 Feb 1997 13:39:00 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>,
>blades, tenoning jig, etc, it might be worth it. 

Just make sure that the saw has _round_ rails, not square ones.  Apparently
an earlier revision of this saw had square rails, and this seemed to
coincide with a lot of people having trouble with burnt out motors.

$300US seems rather steep though for used saw, unless you're getting
lots of accessories.
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