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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: MOONIE on January 02, 2013, 09:49:09 pm

Title: DeWalt 788 on Sale
Post by: MOONIE on January 02, 2013, 09:49:09 pm

Amazon.com has new DeWalt 788 for sale, today for $461.93. Free shipping available.  I'm tempted to buy another.

Title: Re: DeWalt 788 on Sale
Post by: ToverT on January 02, 2013, 09:51:04 pm

thats a Great price!!!

Title: Re: DeWalt 788 on Sale
Post by: IBMer on January 03, 2013, 05:26:43 pm

Or you could just buy me one..   I promise it will make your heart feel good to buy me one ;-p   Ha ha...

Title: Re: DeWalt 788 on Sale
Post by: jscott2 on January 03, 2013, 05:49:35 pm

For the Canadians in the forum, Busy Bee http://www.busybeetools.com/products/SCROLL-SAW-20IN.-CW-STAND-AND-LIGHT-DEWALT.html (http://www.busybeetools.com/products/SCROLL-SAW-20IN.-CW-STAND-AND-LIGHT-DEWALT.html) has the saw, stand, and light for $499.  At the moment, shipping is included.

Jim

Title: Re: DeWalt 788 on Sale
Post by: mickey357 on January 03, 2013, 10:19:04 pm

I have read DeWalt moved the manufacturing for the 788 from Canada to Asia.Is this true and if so how do they compare,I have a DW788 from Canada and it has been a great saw.

Title: Re: DeWalt 788 on Sale
Post by: dgman on January 03, 2013, 10:32:16 pm

Yes, about ten years ago! They are identical except the table machining is a little rougher on the type II made in Taiwan. The assembly is a bit lax too.
I have had both a type I and a type II, and they both have the same great features and shortcomings.

Title: Re: DeWalt 788 on Sale
Post by: Rogerl on January 14, 2013, 05:23:22 pm

I bought a 788 a couple of years ago at the woodworking show for $400 with a stand light and got them to through in 5 packs of blades

Great saw for the price

Title: Re: DeWalt 788 on Sale
Post by: Woodmangler on January 14, 2013, 07:20:21 pm

I win (maybe) ... I got mine Christmas when Amazon had one of those 3 hour sales... $354 free shipping.

I'm in the lead! ;D

Title: Re: DeWalt 788 on Sale
Post by: king310 on January 14, 2013, 08:33:26 pm

I see they also have a central 16" for $79... ::)....makers of excaliber???????? thats a question   


16" VARIABLE SPEED SCROLL SAW
by Central Machinery

Title: Re: DeWalt 788 on Sale
Post by: stu on January 22, 2013, 01:36:49 am

Picked up a. 788 type 2 at busy bee last year for  $529 and a type last month for $120 from kijiji
Stu

Title: Re: DeWalt 788 on Sale
Post by: king310 on January 22, 2013, 06:58:41 am

you may want to look at other sites I saw one which included light and stand with free shipping. It was a little more but still less than buying them seperatly. I was going to buy from amazon and they charged over $80 for shipping canceled order and bought from tyler tool.

Title: Re: DeWalt 788 on Sale
Post by: stu on January 22, 2013, 11:28:31 am

Look at the delta saw,light and stand is cheaper at busy bee by about $100 and is the same saw only gray and a 5 year warnty
Stu