CL reality check?

[toolguy1000]

http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/tls/2659260771.html

at least if you really overpay for this saw, you get a few extra blades. while anyone can ask whatever they want for something, it'd be nice if it bore some resemblance to reality.

[woodturner]

http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/tls/2659260771.html

at least if you really overpay for this saw, you get a few extra blades. while anyone can ask whatever they want for something, it'd be nice if it bore some resemblance to reality.

That looks like a 10" Delta industrial model RAS, though it is a little hard to tell by the photos. Sort of the RAS equivalent of the Unisaw. If so, $725 is a decent price for one in good condition - they often sell for over $1000 used and are somewhat "rare".

[cabinetman]

In reading the ad, it states it's a 10" saw. The price is likely a typo mistake. What seems reasonable would be $125 for a used saw.

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[LinuxRandal]

The old iron DeWalts (that spelling I think) as well as the commerical Original Saws, would be the ones I see going for that price range.

[dbhost]

Judging from the graphics on the thing, that screams 1980s / 1990s vintage Delta. Not bad mind you, but not really valuable old iron. Around here, that saw would fetch $200.00 with extra blades, in perfect condition...

Apparently there is no drug test requirement to post stuff on Craigslist...

[woodturner]

Judging from the graphics on the thing, that screams 1980s / 1990s vintage Delta

Yeah, the picture is not the greatest.

Turns out it is a few years old model. Current retail is $1600 new, at discount, so the seller is likely applying the "50% rule" for used equipment. Can't tell from the picture, but it has very light usage and is nearly new.

Prices do vary with area, of course, and New York tends to be on the high end. I'm curious, though, if you really do find unisaws for $200 down your way?

[dbhost]

Nope. But 1980s vintage Delta RAS' regularly go for $200.00 around here... I may have the vintage wrong on that, but with the "Rainbow Brite" striping on it, that screams 1980s to me...

Honestly, even if it was brand spanking new, an RAS just isn't worth that kind of $$... At least around here. Maybe that is why there are so few options on the market now for a new RAS.

[cabinetman]

Here's the same saw for $200.

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[woodturner]

Honestly, even if it was brand spanking new, an RAS just isn't worth that kind of $$... At least around here. Maybe that is why there are so few options on the market now for a new RAS.

You may be right about that. I'm glad I got my Ryobi RA2500 when I did - it's perhaps (IMHO) one of the better RAS out there, and was around $250 new, back in the late 1980's. They discontinued them a few years later.

I had always heard it was more about the liability concerns - it's very easy to hurt oneself on a RAS if one is inexperienced or careless. A tablesaw is safer if the guard is used, but there are just some operations that work better on a RAS.

It's interesting, though, that SCMS have become so popular - they are essentially a capacity-limited RAS.

[natausch]

It's interesting, though, that SCMS have become so popular - they are essentially a capacity-limited RAS.

SCMS are easier to dial in and more portable. Also, they take up a much smaller footprint.

What they can't do besides capacity is dado or power a drum sander, etc, but as a cross-cutting tool for dimensional lumber/molding they excell.

[BobSch]

I can do dados with my Makita SCMS. There's an adjustment screw near the hinge. Not as accurate as a dado blade in my BT3, but for simple jobs it works fine.