Vector01 Posted October 21, 2010 Report Posted October 21, 2010 Ordered my 788 from Grizzly on Wednesday will be here tommorow. It was a hard decision between the Excalibur 16" and the Dewalt. Weighed the pros and cons on both and factored in my budget the DeWalt won. My biggest concerns on the Dewalt were the reported issues with knocking, blade alignment, blade tensioning and the off/on switch. Luckily these are all pretty minor fixes which you can do at home. I'll check all these before it gets mounted to the stand. Hopefully there won't be any issues. Quote
amazingkevin Posted October 21, 2010 Report Posted October 21, 2010 Art ,you know they shot ol yeller in the movie,lol Quote
Vector01 Posted October 21, 2010 Author Report Posted October 21, 2010 I will save that as a last resort. I can guarantee it will be quick and painless Quote
Oges Posted October 21, 2010 Report Posted October 21, 2010 ..Ordered my 788 from Grizzly on Wednesday will be here tommorow.. I can just picture someone pacing around the house and peering out the window every 5 minutes awaiting a delivery Quote
grampa Posted October 21, 2010 Report Posted October 21, 2010 I hope the first time you switch it on it brings a smile to your face.......Paul Quote
wombatie Posted October 22, 2010 Report Posted October 22, 2010 Congrat's on the new saw. I know you are going to love it, I know I love mine........ Marg Quote
WigWag Workshop Posted October 22, 2010 Report Posted October 22, 2010 I am new to the hobby, and did a lot of research, and I ended up buying ol' yella. I am very happy with my purchase, I a also ordered from Grizzly. I have to say, that I was amazed by the customer over at Grizzly, when you call them, you actually get a knowledgeable human. The folks there are very friendly, the light was not shipped with the saw and stand, I called them, and they said it was shipped separately and would be there the next day. to Grizzly and Ol' Yella! EDIT - Thanks to Amazingkevin - for pointing me to Grizzly! Steven Quote
amazingkevin Posted October 22, 2010 Report Posted October 22, 2010 Thank you STEVEN i love recocnition and thrive on it .that's a tough item to get! Quote
Vector01 Posted October 22, 2010 Author Report Posted October 22, 2010 Yep...Grizzly (Carol) was very nice. I lucked out that I live only two states from their PA distribution site. It's 3:06 p.m. and UPS guy ain't here yet It's out for delivery (according to tracking). I'll probably be the last stop Might be a late night tonight Quote
geoff3 Posted October 22, 2010 Report Posted October 22, 2010 You Lucky Dog. over here in the UK we can`t buy the dewalt. the thought of it brings tears to my eyes, IF ONLY.....geoff3 Quote
grampa Posted October 23, 2010 Report Posted October 23, 2010 Hi Geoff, I agree it would be nice to be able to get them in Blighty mind you, you could but the shipping and transformer cost would be to much, I thinl I will spray mine yellow and call it a De-plonked:huh: ........Paul Quote
Vector01 Posted October 23, 2010 Author Report Posted October 23, 2010 Got it last night. I would try emailing or writing letters to DeWalt about availablity in the U.K. I can't believe they (DeWalt) are passing up on possible sales overseas. Quote
Oges Posted October 24, 2010 Report Posted October 24, 2010 Got it last night. I would try emailing or writing letters to DeWalt about availablity in the U.K. I can't believe they (DeWalt) are passing up on possible sales overseas. Its the same in Australia, they used to sell them here, then when they changed manufacturing plants they decided Australia wasnt economically viable to sell it here. Quote
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