On 26 Oct 2006 13:40:09 -0700, "brianlanning"
wrote:

But was it better than the craftsman? ;-)

The small delta tools I've had have been hit or miss. The drill press
I have has been great. So was the lunchbox planer. The benchtop
tablesaw was ok for what it was, which wasn't much. The benchtop
bandsaw and jointer were utter garbage. The delta 10" miter saw has
been ok, but hard to adjust and keep adjusted. It likes to deflect on
miter cuts also. It worked flawlessly when I cut all the 2x4s to
finish my basement though. As mortermer said, it's nice to have a
light-weight one around to carry to job sites if you need it. Having
said all that, the 12" PC miter saw is spectacular. I can actually see
myself cutting miters with it.

One major rule for buying Delta, learned the hard way. If it says
"Shopmaster", it's just a toy with the Delta logo on it, and you will
outgrow it- usually before it's even out of the box. If it says
"Industrial", it's a tool worth owning. True over 80% of the time on
the Delta stuff you'll find in the store these days- if I'd have known
that earlier, it would have saved me several hundred dollars.

On the bright side, the Delta logo counts for enough that even the
Shopmaster line keeps it's value pretty well if you decide to resell
it.