Excalibur 21" on Sale at Home Depot

[Travis]

The 21" Excalibur scroll saw with footswitch and stand is on sale for $799 at Home Depot.  That's $100 off their normal price.  Online only, I'm guessing, but they'll ship it to your local Home Depot for free.  They usually have a pretty good return policy at HD if something goes wrong, too.  I took the plunge and ordered one.  

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Excalibur-120-Volt-21-in-Tilting-Head-Scroll-Saw-with-Stand-and-Foot-Switch-EX-21K/205414436

[RabidAlien]

Question.  I've seen a lot of scroll saws have an option for a stand, or people make one for them.  They also have workbenches.  Is there any benefit to using the stand over putting the saw on the workbench?  Other than having to use a barstool, and taking up space on my bench, I don't see any benefits of using one method over the other.  Personal preference, maybe?

 

Asking because I have a DeWalt788 in my Amazon basket, but for $300 more they have the Excalibur 21", or another $100 gets the Excalibur with the stand.  So I was wondering if there was an immediate benefit to the stand or is it just what one prefers?

[Scrappile]

Personally the only saw I have mounted on the manufacturer's stand is my Hegner.  I have had Carftsman, DeWalt, Excalibur   and  Seyco mounted on stands I have build.  So no way can I tell you which is better.  I have been happy with all my saws, well except the Craftsman I had,,,, I thought I way happy until I got a DeWalt than an Excalibur, than ...  Maybe it is person preference or "ignorance is bliss"!

Edited August 31, 2018 by Scrappile

[dgman]

I have always been an advocate to using the stand made for the saw. They are designed to help minimize vibration to the saw. I teach scroll saw at the local Woodcraft store. The saw that I demonstrate on is on the factory stand. The student saws ( all DeWALTS) are all mounted to plywood panels that are then clamped to a bench. The student saws vibrate a lot more than the demo saw, also a DeWALT.

So, yes, there is an advantage to using the factory stand.

 

[Fish]

Great to hear. Your going to love that saw.  I really like the original stand that came with mine.  Enjoy!

[TerryC]

I just took plunge as well and ordered one from Home Depot too. Very good price with the stand and foot pedal.

[TerryC]

Just got an email that my saw was shipped. It is suppose to arrive at HD the end of the week. I’m looking forward to this addition to my wood working shop.