Rich Engelhardt
05-24-2009, 1:24 AM
Hello,
Yesterday, I had to change the blade in my DeWalt 10" CMS.
This is a chore that I dread with the DeWalt, my little 8 1/2" Delta & my 8 1/2" Workfarce slider. (Ok, I shouldn't pick on the Workforce - it's really been an exceptional value - just a major PITA to change blades)
W/all three it seems you need 3 hands, an adult education seminar from the local community college and more patience than I can muster standing in the hot sun in the driveway.:confused:
OTOH - swapping blades out on my 10" Ryobi is mindlessly easy and simple. One screw w/the supplied little combo hex key/screwdrive lossens the guard - 10 seconds tops - and another 10 seconds to loosen the blade. 15 seconds to swap the blade & another 20 to tighten the screws and you're back in business.
Considering that I paid a whopping $59.00 for the Ryobi & nearly 4 times that much for the DeWalt, why doesn't DeWalt take a clue from the cheapie and design a better way?
Yesterday, I had to change the blade in my DeWalt 10" CMS.
This is a chore that I dread with the DeWalt, my little 8 1/2" Delta & my 8 1/2" Workfarce slider. (Ok, I shouldn't pick on the Workforce - it's really been an exceptional value - just a major PITA to change blades)
W/all three it seems you need 3 hands, an adult education seminar from the local community college and more patience than I can muster standing in the hot sun in the driveway.:confused:
OTOH - swapping blades out on my 10" Ryobi is mindlessly easy and simple. One screw w/the supplied little combo hex key/screwdrive lossens the guard - 10 seconds tops - and another 10 seconds to loosen the blade. 15 seconds to swap the blade & another 20 to tighten the screws and you're back in business.
Considering that I paid a whopping $59.00 for the Ryobi & nearly 4 times that much for the DeWalt, why doesn't DeWalt take a clue from the cheapie and design a better way?