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   Dustmight | May 25, 2005 09:40pm | #1

   I think a number of folks on Canadianwoodworking.com own the 36-650C. Most of what I read has been positive...you might try posting there to see if you find more owners.

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   Fiddler | May 26, 2005 12:12am | #4

   Will do. Thanks for the tip.

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   WillGeorge | May 25, 2005 11:24pm | #2

   Not knockin' Delta but the Ridgid is a 'nice' saw... I like mine ALOT!

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   Fiddler | May 26, 2005 12:10am | #3

   Thanks for the input. I spoke to a Ridgid rep this morning who told me the arbor problem related to a production run where the end of the arbor wasn't ground to the same diameter as the inner part of the arbor shaft. The faulty arbors were/will be replaced free of charge. Subsequent production runs no longer produce the problem arbors. That changes things somewhat. How long have you had your saw?

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   WillGeorge | May 27, 2005 08:25pm | #8

   Sorry for the late reply...

   I think I have one of the BAD saws..

   I hardly ever use my dado anymore so not a issue to me..

   The saw is a GOOD saw for the price.. Get it.. Call and ask SN of when it was fixed!

   Or get a General or a Grizz  .. Nice saws also

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   forestgirl | May 26, 2005 02:55am | #5

   Ooops, I see you already know about the specifics of the arbor thing.  Sorry!

    

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

   
   

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   Edited 5/25/2005 7:56 pm ET by forestgirl

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   AlanWS | May 26, 2005 06:50pm | #6

   I'd be a bit hesitant to blame the fence for what happens to it at HD. At my local HD, none of the shop machines are assembled properly, frequently missing parts. Breaking under those conditions is not what you want, but may have little relevance to a properly assembled fence in a reasonable shop environment. The Ridgid saw is liked by many: it's fence on the demo, never properly installed, is now broken on the display unit in that store.

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   Fiddler | May 26, 2005 07:30pm | #7

   Interesting! No one else indicated any problems with the 36-650 fence. Your observation is appreciated.

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   WillGeorge | May 27, 2005 08:28pm | #9

   My local Home Depot..

   There is this Old Hispanic lady in the tool department... I bug her all the time.. I ask all sorts of questions she can't answer.. She smiles and ..  I'm happy!

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   JeffnBR | May 28, 2005 07:25pm | #10

   I have the Delta 36-650 and have found that the fence gets out of alignment more frequently than it should.  It's relatively easy to realign, just aggravating!

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   Fiddler | May 30, 2005 08:14am | #11

   Thanks Jeff. I did end up getting the Delta 36-650. It was $200 less than the Ridgid 3650 and HD offered the same 112 month interst free plan for it. It set up really easily and after a couple of minor adjustments is running A-1. In a few months I'll know more. Thanks to everyone who helped out with comments and observations about all three saws in question. I really appreciated everyone's thoughts and observations.

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   Dustmight | May 30, 2005 02:04pm | #12

   Congrats and enjoy the saw Shinny. Thanks for the update....it's always nice to know the outcome of the discussions!