I am looking at buying the Delta X5 28-475 and am very sure I will do it on Saturday. However, I read John’s 14 inch bandsaw review and am wondering what your thoughts are on this X5 as it wasn’t included. I do want a machine that will take on any task I throw at it and will last me many many years.
Allison
Allison Vince
Oakville, Manitoba, Canada
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This is the same saw, with minor changes, that Delta has been selling for almost seventy years. The comments I made about the saw we reviewed should all apply to the newer machine. It should hold up well and have more than enough power for resawing.
I went to a couple of on-line reviews of this saw and it would appear that Delta is, or was, having quite a bit of trouble with including all of the needed parts with the saw.
Delta is going through a lot of changes, it was recently purchased by Black and Decker, it isn't the company it used to be, so don't buy the saw based solely on their past reputation.
John White
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