On Fri, 20 Feb 2004 9:28:26 -0600, Wes Stewart wrote
(in message ):

The only downside is
the sales tax (5%) but this seems like a non-issue considering the
problems one can run into buying remotely. And Salesguy says that if
there are any problems, they are there to help.

When you consider what most are charging for freight to your door (or to the
terminal) it's really not such a bad deal. 5% is cheaper than the 8.25% I pay
here, and a hellava lot cheaper than the 15% I paid when I lived in Toronto
(although I did have things like health care... but that's another topic).

Next stop, the local Woodcraft store to see how they deal on a Unisaw
come sale day.

That's actually where I ended up buying mine. Since our local Woodcraft is a
franchise, he was able to give me the 10% off ahead of time (he treated it as
if it was a layaway --- I guess the day of the 10% off, they enter these into
the system as a sale??? I don't know). This is where I tore apart the Unisaw
in the first place. But, I like you had been somewhat seduced by a beefier
machine (although I know I didn't really need it), and the initial price
difference between the Delta and General was only $200. However, with the 10%
off and free mobile base, it really ended up being closer to $400.

I can't figure out what General's problem really is. I would think that they
would want to really try to establish a dealer network here in the States and
try to sell equipment. The person I dealt with (my local dealer -- +100 miles
away) told me it took him 4 years to convince General to make him a dealer
and even now he doesn't sell that much of it. But in all fairness you have to
find him out, he isn't a normal woodworking dealer, he deals with more exotic
cutting equipment and blades.

Now, we'll see what happens with the Delta. I'm not impatient, but after six
weeks of waiting for a piece of equipment that never shipped (and during
which time I heard nothing) I'd like to get this one soon rather than later.

Wayne