Buying used table saw

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This is a good deal for a used table saw. He's asking $100

Delta XL-10 Table Saw
Model # 36-380
Volts: 120
Phase 1
HP 1
Amps 10
Hz 60
RPM 3450

[Ken Massingale]

Welcome to the forum.
Looks like it will clean up good and serve you well. A decent saw for $100 IMO.
ken

[bigstick509]

Welcome

[eezlock]

used tablesaw........

Good deal on the saw...especially for $100.00! I see a little cleaning, some TLC, maybe some minor adjustments and good as new.
If it were mine...I would think about a couple of minor upgrades
(1) new delta T-2 fence and rails from lowe's (about $150.00)
(2) Incra V-27 miter gauge....($59.00)
(3) new saw blade....your choice on type here
(4) possibly cast iron extension wings (from e-bay)
(5) new belt?
If you did all that.....$300.00 plus $100.00 for saw...$400.00 total
and you would have a heck of saw for less than price of new delta
contractors saw that would last another 20 years or so. It would be worth
every dollar invested.

Already got a good mobile base there,ahead of the game so to speak.
If you can tell by now I like some of the older saws...they were well
built, sturdy, solid and are still good performers. eezlock

[SARGE..g-47]

Morning P8...

Welcome to you! That saw actually looks to be in better condition than my BT did when I salvaged her from the "yard sale" 5 years ago for $125. Assuming the motor is fine.. all else is in your hands and can be accomplished with a lot of work and patience.

Just a sujggestion.. go back into the personal file and add your location on your format. That white wall in the back-ground might suggest you live next to the "white cliffs of Dover" England. :>)

Regards...

[messmaker]

If it has a good blade on it and comes with the mobile base pictured, it is worth $100 for that alone. If it runs, I would go for it.

[Knottscott]

The individual parts are worth at least that much, and it should be easy to upgrade in time as needed/wanted.

Most 27" cast iron wings can be made to fit. Most aftermarket fences will fit. Most 1-2hp TS induction motors will fit. Most aftermarket miter gauges will fit, etc....

As stated, get a good blade and get started, then consider upgrading some accessories in time. BTW, the steel wings will fetch between $20-$35, the fence will likely bring $50-$75 if you should pursue upgrades. It looks pretty good as is, but with a reasonably small total expenditure, you can upgrade and have something comparable to a $600-$700 saw that should last for years.

[crokett]

My only concern is the apparent lack of a riving knife. I'd buy the saw and then look into an aftermarket riving knife/splitter for it. My dad still has a Craftsman with no splitter. The single biggest pleaseant surprise for me when I got my BT3K was the ease of long rip cuts and not having to use wedges to keep the kerf open.

[p8ntblr]

Thanks for the welcome and the advice guys. I'm a very new to woodworking (my new hobby) and this is my first serious table saw. The only other one I had was a small craftsman table top I used for around the house stuff.
I ended up buying the saw and found only a little rust on top (which is cast iron). But there were some in the gears inside. I've read a product called PB-Blaster is good for this. Or will good old WD-40 do?
Oh and it also came with an 80T blade which is still pretty sharp.
Crockett, can you explain what a riving knife is and what it's used for.
Lastly, anyone know where I can find a manual for this saw? I'd like to tune it but am not sure where all the adjustments should be made.

[crokett]

Sure. A riving knife (or splitter) sits directly behind and in line with the blade. When you rip cut wood (esp long pieces) the wood likes to close the kerf behind the cut. This binds the blade and causes burning, not straight rips or worse - kickback and injury. The splitter prevents the kerf from closing.

With credit to Lee Styron, here is a picture of one on a saw:
http://www.leestyron.com/sharksplitter.php

If you can't find one aftermarket for your saw, talk to Lee. He may be able to provide one.

[Knottscott]

Deltamachinery.com might have a manual online for it.

You'll still probably want to get a 24T ripper and/or a 40T general purpose blade to augment the range the 80T will cover.

[p8ntblr]

Deltamachinery.com might have a manual online for it. .

They use Servicenet and for some reason I've never been able to register an account with them. Filled out the info but when I click submit it just stalls out. Maybe I'll try emailing Delta directly. Although when I emailed Campbell Hausfeld about a sprayer I had they told me to go through servicenet.

[LinuxRandal]

Dewalt has a non orderable login, if you just need diagrams (set up due to oversea's sales). Username dwtech password dewalt.


Try that, and see if you can get your manual

[drumpriest]

Just to be clear, there are differences between a riving knife and a splitter. A riving knife sits very close to the blade, and travels up and down with the blade. A splitter sits behind the blade, but does NOT travel with it. Due to this there is a limit to how close the splitter can be to the blade, to allow for the blade height travel.

SO...a riving knife can sit much closer to the back of the blade, and is therefore more effective than a normal splitter.

[p8ntblr]

finally ended up just calling Delta and have them ship it to me. But it's gonna take 3-4 weeks to arrive. I guess if your not ordering anything they take their time

In the mean time anyone own a similar saw that could give me some pointers on adjusting it for aproper cuts.