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12th April 2020, 02:38 PM #1New Member
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Jet or Delta
Hi Guys
I was looking for my first table saw and just wanted to start small and not spend too much, i found a post on face-book marketplace but the owners son/daughter has sent me photo showing its a Jet JWT-12 but i cant find a model like this, but it is 15 to 20 years old. In other photos it shows manual but are for a Delta. It does come with a slide table but i don't want to buy something i cant buy parts for.
Either way does anyone know what this machine was like, ill be cutting plywood /wood to make cupboards and draws and general home renovations, he is asking $850 i feel its too much but like i said its my first table saw.
If anyone can shed some light on the subject it will be much appreciated
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Regards
Bomber
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13th April 2020, 07:35 AM #2GOLD MEMBER
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many of these saws of that era are generic, so the Delta/Jet thing doesn't surprise me. They probably are identical except for the tag and maybe a decal to name them. Delta maintained roughly that colour and Jet went a different way, but on a year 2000 model they clearly didn't, If you also look in this forum area you'll see the same saw guts in many different guises, including my own Hafco ST-12 from 2003. This one's fence looks identical to mine, but the slider parts are definitely different.
Personally I'd agree with your price guide, especially for the apparent condition it's in (looking in the motor in your first picture you can see a lot of crud left in there; it could be superficial but it doesn't show it's been lovingly cared for either). I guess your challenge is you probably don't see as many 2nd hand units as in a capital city...
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13th April 2020, 10:09 AM #3
Just my opinion, however the price seems high for the condition shown in the photos. I wouldn’t be surprised if the asking price back in 2000 is close to what they are asking now - and it’s not what you would call a vintage classic.
It might clean up ok, but I would be concerned about general wear and tear and you might end up cursing every time you need to adjust something.
There were, and still are, a bunch of machines that seem to come out of the same factory with very similar specifications. Depending on the retailer they might tweak the specifications ever so slightly or just change the colour and branding. I would have thought that in mid 2000 Jet seemed to have changed to the white colour scheme.Now proudly sponsored by Binford Tools. Be sure to check out the Binford 6100 - available now at any good tool retailer.
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13th April 2020, 01:49 PM #4New Member
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Thanks for the replies and you are right Ponudy there isnt much choice up here. I might just offer him 300 to 400 and see what happens, then the next challenge is to get it home without getting a fine foe no essential travel.
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13th April 2020, 05:11 PM #5GOLD MEMBER
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There's not really a lot that can go wrong with these saws provided people don't actually break parts. If it's only been used for hobby purposes and isn't suffering from rust I would think it's probably worth $500, maybe $600. It does appear to have a reasonable sliding table attachment and that alone has to be worth $100 or more. These saws are pretty easy to work on and can generally be tuned to work to a good standard. To get anything of a similar standard new you'd be spending North of $2,000.
A quick search shows that the 10" model with an open base was much more common than the 12" model, but apart from motor HP both models are virtually the same.
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13th April 2020, 05:51 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Like @Aldav said, there's not much that can go wrong (although I hit a few hiccups I talked through in this thread), and they're worth the effort. Especially if you can negotiate the price - and like Aldav I'd be thinking if the table is not overly rusted/pitted and reasonably well maintained that I'd be offering up in the 500/600 area, knowing that there are certainly other options less than the $2k that Aldav quotes, even if you have to "compromise" with only 10" blade diam.
As for non-essential, you've sold a piece before, right? Even if it was only to cover your costs of timber, right? Or you've made something and given it away so you didn't have to buy something, right? All monetary value, and I'd be playing the card like "yes officer I need this to expand my available tools so I can build more stuff to keep my family fed in these trying times". I may have prepared that in case I needed to go out to buy more timber but I'm happy to loan it to you
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14th April 2020, 07:44 PM #7Member
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Hi Bomber,
Not to distract you from your desire for a Table Saw, but I have a comprehensive Triton 2000 system for sale that I no longer use as I have a table saw which I use now.
This unit is in excellent condition & you would be welcome to inspect it if you wish as we are not all that far from each other.
Kind Regards
Alan
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14th April 2020, 11:29 PM #8
I can't see the sliding table attachment being much use if you're mainly breaking down sheet goods. It won't have enough travel. You'd be needing to build a big table area around the basic saw unit, with infeed and outfeed T-slot extensions to the T-slot in the table, so you can run a crosscut sled right through. Spend on a good new blade, and maybe make a zero-clearance insert. All for reducing tearout in your ply and melamine-face particleboard etc. Good chance there's nothing actually wrong with the machine itself. If anything, it'd be the bearings and they are all in standard sizes, available on eBay and in bearing suppliers. Same with the belt, it's generally replaceable. Motor capacitor, if it blows - ditto - it's all replaceable with generic parts of the right spec.
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15th April 2020, 09:21 AM #9
If your main aim is to break down and prepare sheet goods for cabinetry, you might be better off looking for a decent track saw and parallel guide system, rather than a table saw?
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15th April 2020, 10:26 AM #10GOLD MEMBER
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The sliding table can still be a huge aid in feeding sheet goods through the saw, it's just that you can't use the mitre guide if the stroke of the slide isn't sufficient. One of the most difficult things about breaking down sheet goods on a table saw is feeding the stock while maintaining the edge against the fence, the sliding table will help with this. Once you have the stock to more manageable sizes the sliding table will be a huge help. By all means do the initial breakdown using a guide and power saw, but you don't have to buy a track saw. It's amazing what can be done without spending a bucket of money if you put your mind to it.
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21st April 2020, 08:08 AM #11New Member
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Well now the proud owner of a table saw. big challenge now is to keep all fingers connected. Thanks for the offer Little Boxes but already made the purchase. I did look at a track saw but I do have a saw to cut down the sheets so i went with the table . Thanks again for the replies.
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