Table Saw Deal

I was shopping with my brother-in-law at the Lowes this last weekend. When we entered the store we started straight up the main aisle when you enter, and came across some clearance items placed in the middle of the aisle. There were things like power washers, a toolbox for a truck bed, gardening stuff, and some power tools. Not thinking anything of this, I started to walk by everything at least until I hit the power tools. It’s a given that I’ll stop for some tools. My heart started to race immediately when I saw the prices they were marking things down to, from 25 – 60% off.

A lot of the things I saw were open box returns and some damaged box items. There was a Dewalt contractor table saw there for $200 that was normally $400, a Porter Cable router with plunge base (had one already), some deeply discounted tool set (no interest) and a Delta ts350. Upon closer inspection of my two options, it became quickly apparent that the Delta was going to fit my needs better than the Dewalt. The main reason was the Dewalt had a composite plastic top, which I’m sure was sturdy and would remain true, that was designed to make it easier to set-up and take down at a job site. What I was looking for was a table saw for use in a workshop or garage. That led me to the Delta even though it was only discounted from $400 to $300. It had a cast iron surface, 4” receptacle for dust collection and a metal stand. You could guess by the amount of detail I just gave about the Delta that I purchased that one.