An upcoming yard sale in the area is advertising a Delta Sawbuck. I thought it would be useful for trim etc. I am looking for feedback on them and what anyone thinks they might be worth assuming it is in decent shape. Thanks.
Tony
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I've known 2 people who had them, and they really liked them. Wouldn't trade them for anything.
Based on what they've said, I've been watching for one for a long time.
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Those were good trim tools about 20 years ago. That's the last time I saw or used one. I don't think they have the accuracy of today's miter saws, not by a long shot, and I doubt you could find parts either. The carriage consists of runners that cross over the top of the cutting table, so you have to slide your material in from one end or the other. Get a Hitachi C10FS and a good table/stand setup and you'll be ahead.
I have one, state of the art 20 years ago. They work well, kinda heavy if you're gonna be moving it around much.
They go for $150 to $250 on Ebay occasionally. 8" blades are an oddball size.
Joe H
I used to have a sawbuck. Thought it was the coolest thing. Best thing I found about it is you can put a Dado head on it, so it was handy for cutting dadoes and half laps and such. Probably wasn't as accurate as my Dewalt 708 but I'd recommend the tool. Wish I still had mine.
I got one used for about $250 5 years ago. They are heavy son's o guns.
I primarily use mine now for cutting vinyl siding and wood "I-beams"
C
Yeah, they were heavy, but they ( at least the oines I saw) had their own built in table and wheels too. They were the grandfather to todays sliding double arm saws, but they were sometimes inconvenient to use because of having to slide material in fom the end instead of simply placing in front, so labour is more. most of them get used for exterior trim now - the ones that are still left working and not gathering dust in the back o the shop.
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