Shop Fox W1837 and W1888 Table Saws

[Kane Bragg]

Newbie here. Long time lurker, first time poster. Weekend warrior woodworker. Upgrading from my 50lbs Ridgid portable table saw. Trying to decide between two Shop Fox table saws, the W1837 and the W1888. Looking to spend about $1500ish for the most saw I can get. Was looking at the Harvey C200-30, but seems to be discontinued. The W1837 seems to be at $1500 about everywhere and the W1888 seems to be $2500+. However, not sure if Home Depot has a pricing mistake, but the W1888 is currently $1570 - so within budget. And the W1837 is at $1075. Any other thoughts at this price point? Thank you very much!

Heading to Menards right now to look at a Kreg 7102 miter gauge for forthcoming saw...

[Greg Parrish]

Crazy, they show the 1837 for $1,070 also. Wonder if they fulfill the order at those prices. Good luck which ever way you go.

[Dave Roock]

Grizzly owns Shop Fox - when you go to the Grizzly site, you can compare the Shop Fox W1888 to the Grizzly 0899 - they are the same saw & the Grizzly 0899 is $1,850

[Kane Bragg]

Grizzly owns Shop Fox - when you go to the Grizzly site, you can compare the Shop Fox W1888 to the Grizzly 0899 - they are the same saw & the Grizzly 0899 is $1,850

Good point. That's why I think the Shop Fox W1888 is kind of a steal at $1570, and free delivery? The Grizzly G0899 is $1850 + another $190 delivery. I think I'll hit the ole 'add to cart' button on the W1888. We'll see what happens.

[Dave Roock]

Just bought the Shop Fox W1888 at the Home Depot price of $1,570 - no shipping charges, pick up at store or fee delivery. Could not pass up that deal 8 > )

[Charles Coolidge]

I'd jump on that Home Depot deal. I see they have 46 in stock maybe they are just trying to thin the herd. That's a huge discount with free shipping. Maybe they stocked up before the big price increases hit.

[Alex LaZella]

Home Depot is a superior place to purchase Grizzly tools. I recently bought the shopfox version of the 7066 Lathe for less with tax than the grizzly goes for on their site, the shopfox lathe on grizzlys site was like $3500 plus freight. I think I got it all in for 2600, taxes and delivered into my garage while I was at work. I don't know why home depot randomly has killer prices on grizzly, but they do. Grizzly wont deliver to me since I live on a cul de sac but if home depot has it, they dont carry everything, then I can get it nicely delivered to wherever I want with no hassle. There are lots of stories on this site about using tow trucks or picking things up at a trucking depot, both were things grizzly customer service suggested to me when they told me no go because of where I live. The HD guys are used to hauling appliances up and down stairs etc. they are super friendly and helpful and could care less where I want the tool delivered to.

[Kane Bragg]

Home Depot is a superior place to purchase Grizzly tools. I recently bought the shopfox version of the 7066 Lathe for less with tax than the grizzly goes for on their site, the shopfox lathe on grizzlys site was like $3500 plus freight. I think I got it all in for 2600, taxes and delivered into my garage while I was at work. I don't know why home depot randomly has killer prices on grizzly, but they do. Grizzly wont deliver to me since I live on a cul de sac but if home depot has it, they dont carry everything, then I can get it nicely delivered to wherever I want with no hassle. There are lots of stories on this site about using tow trucks or picking things up at a trucking depot, both were things grizzly customer service suggested to me when they told me no go because of where I live. The HD guys are used to hauling appliances up and down stairs etc. they are super friendly and helpful and could care less where I want the tool delivered to.

You know, I haven't bought a big woodworking tool for years. Maybe my Hercules miter saw a couple years ago. (Love that saw.) Have prices really gone up 60-80% in the last few years? I see some internet articles about the 'The Best Table Saws Under $1000' and the like. Most of the hybrid saws they list are north of $1500-2500. Yeesh. Should have bought in 2019...

[Charles Coolidge]

Have prices really gone up 60-80% in the last few years?

50% increase on the cyclone dust collector I purchased only 11 months ago. 40%-50% price increases all over the place since I made a mass woodworking machine purchase about 11 months ago. Got in just before all these price increases hit, got many on 10% off plus free shipping to boot. It's ugly out there now.

[lou Brava]

Yeah that's a good deal on the W1888 & your gonna like it ! I bought a G0899 about 10 months ago and am very happy with it. Prices are nuts, 10 months ago I think it was about 1625 delivered now it would be almost 400 bucks more.

[Bryan Hall]

Home Depot:
Occasionally you'll catch those big box stores in between price changes. It's a gem when you do! I just ordered the shop fox slider from them. Listed at $5600 on the grizzly website I'm getting mine delivered, with a 5 year no questions asked warranty, and a free tank of gas, for $3400! (I'm a vet and a contractor so there are some perks). I also threw in on the shop fox 3hp dust collector delivered for $1800 which is listed at $2700 on the griz website.

When you add in the customer service and warranty aspect at home depot, it's hard to buy a tool elsewhere. ESPECIALLY during the pandemic.

[Chris Sonego]

Wow! Congrats! Heck of a deal!

[Kane Bragg]

I did pull the trigger on the W1888. Seemed like a pretty great value considering the big spikes in pricing. Really anxious and looking forward to some sawdust...

[Dave Roock]

Just got notice my W1888 arrived at local HD for pickup/delivery. All who seized the opportunity to buy at $1,570 did excellent - just checked HD site and price is now $2,499 !!!

[Kane Bragg]

Holy cow - the W1888 did go up! The W1837 is back up to $1500 too. "Blind squirrel finds nut." Got mine yesterday, delivered by liftgate to my home for free. And more importantly - in perfect condition. I needed this win - so happy. Assembling this week and will post a final pic. Already rewired for 220/230V, replaced switch breaker and installed new cord end.
Apparently the site doesn't like portrait mode photos, but some box pics attached.

[Frank Pratt]

That looks like a very nice saw. I especially like the fence. I wonder if that extrusion is available somewhere? I could be fitted to a standard Bies clone.

[Robert Hayward]

I wonder if that extrusion is available somewhere?
It is listed on the W1888 parts page for $86.85 and attaches with T-nuts. Part number X1888521 FENCE FACE. Should be easy to mod a Bies fence with one. The W1888 table is 27" deep according to the specs. The fence extrusion looks to be just a tad more. Maybe 30" long? Too short for most cabinet saws.

[Kane Bragg]

Final build. Still need to calibrate the fence and blade, but primary stuff is done. Really happy so far - delivery, packaging, price, build quality, directions, parts included, table and wing flatness, etc. Adds include a Kreg miter gauge, Rockler DustRight bin for a Bosch router table I repurposed, some nuts/bolts from Home Depot, and a couple Leecraft #CR-4 zero clearance inserts from Silvers Mill. Next add will be some kind of hinged outfield table. Nice upgrade from the ole' Ridgid. Anxious for the first cut.

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[Kane Bragg]

This crazy... Less than a month ago, the Shop Fox W1888 was $1,570 at Home Depot. Today it is $3,250! More than double. What the what? And the Shop Fox W1837 was $1,075 and is now $1,999. I cannot believe how high these prices have gone. I hope this stuff comes back down to Earth is the world ever stabilizes.

[Greg Parrish]

This crazy... Less than a month ago, the Shop Fox W1888 was $1,570 at Home Depot. Today it is $3,250! More than double. What the what? And the Shop Fox W1837 was $1,075 and is now $1,999. I cannot believe how high these prices have gone. I hope this stuff comes back down to Earth is the world ever stabilizes.

If you are close and have to have one, there is a place in Macon, GA that has one advertised on FB Marketplace with a “going out of business” price. Not my listing mind you but may help someone out if you want that W1837 model specifically. https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/2119040684924441/

[Alex Zeller]

My guess is HD just didn't update the price and didn't realize until they noticed they were loosing money. Grizzly also makes mistakes. I got my G0766 lathe for about $500 off because a few years earlier a youtuber did a video review and at the end posted a discount code. It was for something like 10% off but instead of taking 10% off the current price it was 10% the actual price at the time of the video. Within a few days the discount stopped working. For large companies they just eat the loss and move on. If the order hasn't shipped they can cancel it but once it's delivered there's not much they can do.