| Part Number : | 36-715 |
| Item Dimensions | |
| Weight: | 358 Pounds |
| Length: | 30.50 inches |
| Width: | 28.25 inches |
| Height: | 39.50 inches |
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Amazon.com Review
Delta’s saws have become a woodworking icon of sorts, and for good reason. They’re powerful, precise and reliable, a reputation earned over many years.
For such a powerhouse, it’s amazing that this saw runs on a standard household current. This is huge bonus for the home woodworker who’ll be plugging this saw into a basement or garage outlet. It can be rewired for 220 volts, of course, if that’s what you’re set up for.
Once it’s all assembled and set up (be prepared to work!), this is one rock-solid saw, tipping the scales at 358 pounds. The large table and extensions are smooth-as-glass cast iron, and you get a generous 30-inch rip capacity to the right of the blade, 13-1/2 inches to the left. This saw comes with Delta’s own T2 30-inch Fence and Rail; you can buy this same saw with either a Unifence or a Biesemeyer, but we’re as happy with one as the other. The 30-inch T2 that comes with this saw has a three-point T-square locking system with a hairline pointer for super accuracy, and the extruded aluminum fence face attaches to solid steel angle iron and tubing. It glides easily on its rails and lifts off quickly and easily, but what we liked best was the rear hold-down support for use with featherboards and jigs.
Paired with the superb fence on this saw is a beautiful, heavy-duty T-slot miter gauge. We like it particularly because it has a larger face than most gauges, and that gives you a lot more stability as the gauge travels. The other thing that puts this gauge at the head of its class is that you can easily micro-adjust all the positive stops.
We hope you use your blade guards, but if you don’t and it’s because it gets in the way of blade height measurement, this saw even solves that problem. The guard locks neatly in the raised position so you can measure accurately without dodging the guard.
Vibration is absolutely minimal, in part because the saw is so heavy and solid, but Delta’s poly-V belt has little ribs that line up with the pulley, producing smooth power. The way a saw runs is most important, but we also like how this one stops: There’s a huge "off" paddle switch under the front left fence rail, easily hit in an emergency and just plain convenient the rest of the time.
Dust collection is better than we anticipated, in part because inside the closed cabinet, there are ramps that let the waste slide down to the 4-inch dust port, where your dust collection system can carry it away.
Whether you’re looking to step up from a contractor’s saw or you’re adding to a shop of cabinet saws, you will not be disappointed with this saw.--Kris Jensen-Van Heste
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Delta 36-715 Hybrid 10-Inch Left Tilt 1-3/4 Horsepower Intermediate Saw with T2 30-Inch Fence and 2 Cast Iron Extension Wings, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase
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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Unbeatable cabinet saw for $539, free shipping, and amazing quality as well!,
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This review is from: DELTA 36-715 Hybrid 10-Inch Left Tilt 1-3/4 Horsepower Intermediate Saw with T2 30-Inch Fence and 2 Cast Iron Extension Wings, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase (Tools & Home Improvement)
My order for this saw went in on a Monday, the 3 fence boxes came via UPS on Thursday, and the saw itself was delivered, via ABF Freight on Friday! The saw couldn't have been packed more professionally by Delta, on a pallet with all the other items carefull packed around it, and covered in a plywood box. Nothing missing, nothing damaged.
I have assembled a few table saws in my life, so I guess I may have an advantage over some in knowing what to expect and how to deal with getting everything tweaked. It is a rock-solid saw, very well machined, from the cast iron top and wings to the cabinet itself. Remember that the cast iron wings are NOT machined to fit the specific saw that they arrive with, you may have to remove a little material from the edge that mates to the table....this alleviates the problem of the extension ending up too high when you tighten up the bolts. It doesn't take long to do this if you take your time with a sander or grinder with a sanding disk. You'll usually need to bevel the edge a little, so that tightening the bolts pulls the wing in and not up. A four foot level and some wrenches and you're ready to go. A helper is a nice extra, but I got mine together by myself! I've had contractor saws, always wanted to upgrade to a cabinet saw for the extra stability and dust containment. This may not be a Unisaw, but if you don't want to rely on 220v power and still have some portability, this is an awesome saw. Keep an eye on the price and catch a free shipping offer, and I'll bet you'll be pretty happy when you start making sawdust.
21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Many problems - but here are some TIPS in case you're stuck,
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This review is from: DELTA 36-715 Hybrid 10-Inch Left Tilt 1-3/4 Horsepower Intermediate Saw with T2 30-Inch Fence and 2 Cast Iron Extension Wings, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase (Tools & Home Improvement)
This was my first experience ordering 'heavy metal' (ie large stationary workshop tools) from Amazon, and I wouldn't do it again. Here's the good (+) and the bad (-) along with some tips if you get stuck too:
+/- Price: yes, with an Amazon sale I paid $589 and got free shipping, while at local stores, the saw was $699. But think about how much your time is worth when you have to resolve difficult issues yourself. + Shipping: can't complain. The fence came via 3 UPS boxes. The main (350#) saw came ABF motor freight, and the driver had a liftgate truck, pallet jack, and cooperative attitude. TIP 1: although Amazon site says you can't track this shipment, actually you can! Just go to www.abfs.com and put in the reference number Amazon provides. I was able to schedule my delivery optimally. --- Packing: the saw comes in a crate, and while there was no obvious external damage, once unpacked many problems appeared. The sheet metal motor housing was literally smashed, bending the cabinet base some too; corner of cast iron table was dinged; push nut missing from blade guard; some paint rubbed off cabinet from vibration in transit. The worst problem was gross misalignment of the arbor - more on this later. (Yes, I know I could in theory have "returned" the saw if dissatisfied or filed a damage claim. But did I care to re-crate machinery or spend hours on the phone in pursuit of my hobby?) ++ Replacement parts: I called the Delta 800 number, told them about the smashed motor housing and missing pushnut, and they shipped the replacements without hesitation. --- Alignment: Huge frustration, but finally resolved. The arbor was grossly misaligned with the blade over 1/8" out of parallel with miter slot. Loosening the trunnion bolts and trying to move the trunnions didn't begin to correct it. TIP 2: Tie bar alignment. Go to Delta website, Tech Support>FAQ's>Contractor Style Saw. It explains the need to check parallelism of two tie bars. During transportation, even with the styrofoam packing insert, the motor's weight can force the tie rods out of alignment. THIS is what caused most of the misalignment, rather than the trunnions. The instructions are little help on how to fix it, though. So get a 15/16" box end wrench with standard 15 deg angled shaft (a socket wrench won't fit) to loosen the lock nuts at the rear of the tie rods. You can get the right one through the motor door; for the left, I had to remove the rear rail and pull three plastic pins holding the sliding dust cover. Pull or push on the motor until the tie rods are parallel and a flat piece of melamine no longer rocks when resting on them. Retighten. TIP 3: Trunnion alignment. After careful analysis, I found out why I couldn't align the saw by nudging the trunnions. The trunnion bolts have the usual lockwasher/flatwasher combo, and the trunnions have oversize holes to allow some adjustment - in theory. In reality, the factory had overtightened the bolts, forcing the flatwashers into the trunnion holes slightly and deforming the washers into a cone shape. Result? No matter how much you nudge, when you retighten the bolt, the trunnion goes back to its original location! To fix this, I bought a PALS system ($20 from www.in-lineindustries.com) for the rear trunnions, and new, thicker flatwashers for the front trunnion bolts. Note: even with PALS on the rear trunnions, I still had to fix the 'conehead' situation on the front trunnions to be able to align the saw. I happened to buy a bandsaw at the same time as this table saw, but went with a Jet model. Even though the Jet wasn't their top of the line, the quality differences were obvious. It was packed as if somebody really cared, the design had been thoughtfully executed, and alignment was dead-on right from the factory. Hmmm...
15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Solid product - once you manage to get it properly set up!,
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This review is from: DELTA 36-715 Hybrid 10-Inch Left Tilt 1-3/4 Horsepower Intermediate Saw with T2 30-Inch Fence and 2 Cast Iron Extension Wings, 115/230-Volt 1 Phase (Tools & Home Improvement)
Summary:
Overall, this is a great value product for the price I paid. It runs great once you get it setup properly. However, the setup was far more diffcult than I feel is reasonable (see below for details). Pros: -Solid construction with cast iron top -Cabinet construction makes dust collection possible -When setup properly there is little vibration -The saw isn't overly noisy and is fairly accurate -The stock miter guage is of good quality -The fence system (T2) is solid, accurate and reliable Cons: -The arbor alignment was far out of tolerance when delivered. My saw was about 0.02" out of alignment while an acceptable amount is less than 0.007". -Adjusting the arbor alignment is difficult due to the presence of the cabinet and the location of the arbor bolts. The manual offers little useful advice to help you correct alignment problems -There is no mobile base made specifcally for this model -the stock blade guard / splitter is of poor quality and few alternatives are avilable at this point My Experience: The saw was delivered to my hosue in four seperate boxes. While a few (including the wooden crate containing the saw) were pretty banged up during shipment, the saw had no damage. It is a heavy machine! Getting it into my basement was certainly a challenge. I ordered the saw along with a mobile base that Amazon had recommended. Immediately after opening the mobile base, I realized it wasn't the right one for this saw (it was listed under the accesory page for the 36-717 version of this same saw.) Fortunately, Amazon was willing to accept the return with no problems. I ended up getting a universal mobile base made by HTC that is working well with the saw. Once in the basement, I went about setting up the saw. Assembling the top and attaching the belt went smoothly with no problems. The fence also went together easily and I had no problems. The real trouble came once the saw was assembled and I went to check alignment. The machine was delivered with the arbor far beyond acceptable tolerances for alignment. To make matters worse, the manual does little to help you deal with the difficult process of getting it into alignment (you can download the manual and see for yourself - Delta's advice if you discover the arbor out of alignment is almost comical.) Aligning the arbor was a miserable experience full of frustration. The arbor bolts are difficult to reach and even when they are loose, the arbor is extremely difficult to adjust and get into alignment since it is contained within a cabinet which makes reaching the bolts and moving the arbor difficult at best. I was disappointed that Delta shipped a product so far out of alignment with little support to fix the issue. This is especially disappointing since they went to so much obvious effort to create a solid innovative product that is likely to appeal to the home woodworker looking for a step up from the contractor saw. Some advice for those considering purchase: wait until Delta figures out how to manage quality control for this product if possible. If you must buy and discover your saw to be out of alingment like mine, perhaps I can make the alignment process a litte easier with some "lessons learned". The front right arbor bolt is easy to reach, the front left arbor bolt can be reached if you raise the motor to 45 degrees and feel around back there with a socket wrench. The back two bolts are best reached through the opening in the back of the cabinet that the blade guard travels in, not through the cabinet. Once you have these bolts loose, the best way I found to actually move the arbor is to use a spreader pushing between the arbor and the cabinet. Using a dowel and mallet (the more typical method for other saws)didn't work at all for me even with the arbor bolts very loose. Good luck!
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