Everyone, thank you for the kind words and positive comments. Recovering from some surgery so scrolling is all I have been able to do the last few weeks. Once my son-in-law gets back in town he can get the new Pegas ( ordered through Denny at Artcrafters) out of the box and up on the work bench for me and I can get started using that also. Thanks again and everyone have a good weekend.
Mike, Welcome to the village from Ashland, VA. Everything that Jerry said above is very true and if ever around the Ashland, VA area ( 12 miles north of Richmond) please look me up. Enjoy your new hobby!
Richard
Pete, congratulations on your new saw and hope you enjoy it. I did the same thing, treated myself today and ordered a 21" Pegas from Denny at Artcrafters. Enjoy your new saw.
It would be nice if the design folks at Dewalt could start making their saws so that the arm stays up like many of the other saws on the market today. I'm sure their sales would increase if they would incorporate this feature on the 788.
Eddie, your set up looks just fine and if it works for you that's all that matters. Agree with everyone else, free is always good to pickup and use again on other projects. I have taken old 2 inch legs off of old trashed tables and turned them into some beautiful pieces and handles on the lathe. Welcome to the forum and enjoy your new hobby!
Welcome to the forum from Ashland, VA. Everyone on here is very helpful and they have a wealth of knowledge to provide answers to your questions. I started out on a Ryobi 16" saw and now do all my cutting on a King Industrial doing mostly scroll saw clocks. Enjoy your new hobby and welcome!
Richard
Doug, welcome to the forum from Ashland, Virginia. Everyone here is very helpful with a wealth of knowledge. In Virginia now but born and raised in Northwestern PA.
Richard