Delta 36-716B 10" Left Tilt Hybrid Saw w/ 30" Unifence

[Prashun Patel]

Is $800 a good price for a new one of these?

I'm an enthusiastic hobbyist. I don't have 220v.

[glenn bradley]

That sounds like a fair price for that saw. It is a close cousin to the 22124 I have had for quite a while now. I got it because, like you, I did not have 220v. I now have 220v but, saw no improvement over a dedicated 110v circuit which is how I have it running now.

It did dim the lights when it was running on a shared 110v circuit and the improvement of a dedicated circuit is noticeable. I run thin kerf blades and the saw seems more powerful than the 1 3/4 HP advertised. I have a commercial Bies fence but the Unifence has some nice features and is praised by many who use it.

[Prashun Patel]

Thanks. What's so great about the Unifence; I've also gathered that people who have Uni's love them. But I can't find why.

[Mike Goetzke]

I would go to Amazon and buy this quick and add 220V service:

search for : JET 708713PK JTAS-10-30

[Prashun Patel]

Oooh, that's tempting. Why do you recommend it. Seems like an incredible price.

[Mike Goetzke]

Oooh, that's tempting. Why do you recommend it. Seems like an incredible price.

I have no experience with this saw, but, you took the words out of my mouth.

edited: I just noticed, I hope you bought one - it's up to $2050 from $990!

[Ian Roth]

That's a really good price for that saw. I have the same one with the Biesemeyer Fence that I paid $850 for in 2005.

[glenn bradley]

That was quick. I wonder if he got one?

[Frederick Rowe]

Thanks. What's so great about the Unifence; I've also gathered that people who have Uni's love them. But I can't find why.

It is the flexibility of this fence. It has a low fence position which is great when need some extra room for your hand to feed thin stock, the high position provides a large amount of fence area, the fence can be moved forward and aft, and it has an adjustable stop for repeatable cuts.

Here's a thread dealing the the various jigs that have been fitted to a Unifence.

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=53938

[Jim Becker]

What Frederick said relative to the fence...the Uni is very much like a Euro fence in its versatility. Yea, harder for "jigging" (although no longer with some aftermarket products being available for a few years now), but very nice. I had one on the Delta contractors' style saw I bought after my "mistake" saw (a Craftsman benchtop) and really missed it when I moved up to the Jet cabinet saw with it's good, but otherwise ordinary Xacta Fence. (Bies clone) With my MM slider, I'm back to the Uni style and love it!

[Prashun Patel]

No. I'm not that much of an impulse buyer