Thread: Ryobi vs Delta vs Makita

I guess thats the benfits of buying a hegner..smooth straight out of the box
Pete

My Delta was smooth straight out of the box - it was 30mins later that the wheels fell off

yeah..... but anyone can cut nice with a Hegner...
and hey.... I'll take a Hegner if YOU pay the next 4 months of our utility bills?
Shoot I could get 5 Deltas for the price of one Hegner.... honestly tho... I'm happy with my Delta... unless you sell what you make as income to live on I can't justify the expense.

Juvy

Originally Posted by keju

yeah..... but anyone can cut nice with a Hegner...
and hey.... I'll take a Hegner if YOU pay the next 4 months of our utility bills?
Shoot I could get 5 Deltas for the price of one Hegner.... honestly tho... I'm happy with my Delta... unless you sell what you make as income to live on I can't justify the expense.

Juvy

Juvy,

Common sense, practicallity, and plain affordability should never be discussed when considering woodworking tool options.

Sell the car, sell the house, rent out the children get the best tools you can't afford and life is wonderful from that day on.

lol I agree with you.... sort of.... there's just that little problem of.... well.... we both like to EAT..... no nourishment... no strenghs for woodworking..... that saw weights 28kg and I have to lug it to the club once a week ( only exercise I get )... Sooo food's a must..
come to think of it.... roof over our heads is a must too... can't have it rain on tools and let them rust.
As for kids.... am ahead of the game there..... left them back in Texas.... after the younger one helped himself to all the tools I had.
Really.... think there's no getting around that practial thinking... no money... can't buy wood to use all those tools on..... na... I'll stick with my Delta.

Originally Posted by keju

yeah..... but anyone can cut nice with a Hegner...
and hey.... I'll take a Hegner if YOU pay the next 4 months of our utility bills?
Shoot I could get 5 Deltas for the price of one Hegner.... honestly tho... I'm happy with my Delta... unless you sell what you make as income to live on I can't justify the expense.
Juvy

the meant it was tongue in cheek but if I have to justify it well read on
I just thought that at my age I need 1 to last out so I went that route. 35 years scrolling off and on with hand frames and motorised saws I have sold about $150.00 worth of stuff as I tend to give a fair bit to friends etc.
I guess the saw will be passed on once I do
Pete

No excuses needed.... you scrolled long enough to deserve a good saw.... the intentions of passing it on seems great one .. it's one I haven't thought off... they can get all their tools much cheaper in the US.
I knew you weren't serious... at least not totally


Juvy

Originally Posted by keju

No excuses needed.... you scrolled long enough to deserve a good saw.... the intentions of passing it on seems great one .. it's one I haven't thought off... they can get all their tools much cheaper in the US.
I knew you weren't serious... at least not totally
Juvy

Pete

Originally Posted by model maker

Yep, that's the problem - it's not going over centre. I was close to disassembling it but was hoping to avoid it as parts with "little springs" :eek: are usually a bugger to get back together again. So, as it was getting late and I was getting frustrated and tired, I figured discretion was the better part of valour and went to bed instead. I'll give it another crack when I get home from work tonight.

OK, the problem is sorted, although I still don't know what the cause was. I dismantled the quick release mechanism, inspected it, and put it back together - it works fine now. Don't know what was wrong, but oh well.

I'm impressed with how well this saw cuts compared to my old one. I've played around with a few different timbers from 6mm MDF, to ½" Marine ply, to 1 ½" pine. I tried a couple of different blades on balsa last night and got a nice clean cut on 1/8" balsa with a 30tpi metal cutting blade, so this saw will be getting used a lot more than originally planned.

A couple of small things I wanted to change were the on/off switch and the dust blower. I didn't like the switch being mounted upside down in U.S. fashion and didn't like the safety ears that are moulded into the switch surround. With the switch mounted under the table as it is I had to fiddle around to operate it, and figured this was a safety issue as much as anything. Well the ears are now gone and the switch is mounted the other way around like every other switch in my workshop and house - much better. Now to modify the dust blower - I don't like it blowing the dust towards me so I get covered in it, so I'll come up with something to blow dust off to the right as this suits my setup at home.

I'll put some pics on here when I've got something worth showing you.

Im glad that you sorted the issue with the clamp, whatever it was, hopefully it will stay fine now.

Sounds like you are getting good results with the cutting, good to see its proving more useful than originally planned.

On my saw the on/off switch is up the front on the top of the saw, nice handy spot, takes me a little to get out of the habit of reaching up there when I use the clubs Delta saws.

Most of our club's Delta owners took off the dustblower that came with it and added a fish tank pump and .... hmm. what's it called? Think I better go make a pic... lol ... hey... quit laughing.. english IS my second language ... and I'm old.... combine that and you know why I can't find words sometimes... as you noticed... I still find plenty tho
Pic done... not real good ones tho..
You can see the hose thingy... most people have a shorter one coming from the right.. for some reason that bugged me so I have it coming from the left...
The tank pump is mounted on the side and a member of the club wired it so when I switch on the saw the pump comes on, didn't take him long at all.

lol I never realized the switch problem..... tells you I lived over there too long... did notice it in the light switches in the house, thought it was just one of the quirks of living in an old one!
I do think the saw switch should be on the right hand side tho.

Juvy

Mine came standard with one of those flexible hoses. I like the idea of the pump and on switch working together. Might have to have a word to that person when im there in August.

Brett... that person is Doug.... the president
Give him a bit of a warning as he did have to get some bits and pieces for it.
Juvy

Okay thanks, will see how long it would take. Dont want to lose too much sawing time LOL