The storage drawer is purchased separately.ĭelta has a better miter gauge. It has the capacity for 5 saw blades, 2 riving knives, guard assembly, an arbor nut flange, throat plate, push stick and arbor wrench. This makes it a lot easier to thread the nut onto the arbor and fewer parts to fall down inside the housing.ĭelta uses push button arbor lock and a single wrench to change the blades.Ī nice feature is that this cabinet table saw has an optional drawer to store accessories under the extension table. The nut and the washer are combined into one piece. This makes it easier to get your hands inside the saw cavity and not lose any skin. The Delta saw has the largest throat opening of the top table saws. This makes it easier to steer the stock into the saw and be more accurate when making wide cross-cuts. The additional depth of the Delta table saw creates more distance between the front edge of the table and the saw blade. This is deeper than the SawStop, 27″ X 44″, and the Powermatic, 30 1/2″ X 42″. The Delta 36-元52 tabletop measures 31″ by 40″ with extensions. This saw has a larger table than either Powermatic or SawStop. This method only requires one external connection to a shop vac. It has a 4″ duct that connects to the blade shroud and a lower suction that draws dust off the bottom inside of the cabinet saw. The 36-元52 has a bi-level dust collection system that uses only one port for extraction. This is handy in the case of an emergency. It is multi-directional which means it can be easily and quickly turned off by pushing it from any direction. This feature is unique to the Delta table saw. It is not necessary to remove the throat plate. It is particularly easy to unlock or lock the knife by pulling a lever located at the front of the cabinet while using the other hand raises or lowers the knife. In the high position, it functions as a normal riving knife which is fitted with a blade cover and the anti-kickback pawls. The low position lets you make non-through cuts. The knife can be locked in either a high or low position.
The Delta saw has an adjustable knife which serves as both a true riving knife and as the base for the blade cover and kickback pawls.
No longer is there an exposed sheet-metal marker which can get knocked off and lost. The marker indicator for the bevel angle is located on the front of the saw behind a covered clock-type scale and is accurate to within 1/4 of a degree. The operation is smooth, and the bevel gauge is clearly visibile in front. No longer is the bevel adjusting wheel on the side as is the case with both Powermatic and SawStop.
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The assembly instructions in the manual are clear and easy to follow.īecause the Delta table saw has a single cast trunnion, it is possible to locate both adjusting handwheels on the front of the saw. It requires only two tools: a 1/2″ open-end wrench and a 3/16″ hex wrench-neither are supplied with the saw. Most of the parts, including the motor and cast iron table, are manufactured in the United States and assembled in Jackson, Tennessee.Īssembling the Delta 36-元52 cabinet table saw will take 2-3 hours. First, this is basically a USA-made table saw.