New Delta RT-31 with scoring and slider, 3999$ is a good price?

[Gabriel Montreuil]

Good evening all,

I wish to upgrade my shop from my old Bosch contractor saw, and a store offers this (seemingly) good deal on a brand new Delta RT-31 with scoring saw and slider for $ 3999 CDN.

Is this a good deal, but most important of all, a good buy? They say this saw is apparently worth $5700 CDN regular price, and it is hard for me to shop around, this is not a model that the stores are used to carry.

At that price range, would I be better off with another company or model? I mostly do cabinets and custom architectural work on a small scale (2 -3 kitchens a year, mantels and a exterior work).

I can make room for it, and I am pretty sure I'm ready for the slider option!

Thanks in advance,

gabriel

[Gabriel Montreuil]

Please, please, please? Anyone care to tell me to laugh at that offer and to look at real sliders, or to get on with the program?

Thanks in advance,

gabriel

[ken carroll]

It seems like an incredible deal to me.

Way more saw than a Uni or (dare I say it - gasp!) a Sawstop.

[Bill ThompsonNM]

I think that's an rt-31 with an add-on sliding table-- much like adding an Excalibur sliding table to a fancy unisaw. If that's true then you would probably be happier with a real slider.