My IWF 2008 Experience

[Alan in Little Washington]

Originally Posted by WoodWrangler

Glad to hear someone was there giving it attention. I figured it must have had someone to "dog and pony show" it.

I guess my impression of the overall look was a bit different though. I though it looked a bit dated already with the thin-style base instead of the fuller, curvier base like the Powermatic and SawStop. The base of the saw was a bit wimpy looking IMHO.

However, looks aside ... nice features, good design, and a great potential. We'll see how it arrives to the market (what quality standards they live up to)

I think I read on one of the WW magazine forums that Delta gave private, scheduled, demos of the new Uni so there wouldn't be big crowds and so those watching could easily see the demo.

[GregSmith]

I think I read on one of the WW magazine forums that Delta gave private, scheduled, demos of the new Uni...

That may be true. I never saw them actually cut anything on the demo saws that were in their display. When I asked the guy about the grease fittings to lube where the yoke contacts the front and rear brackets, he said that this was a prototype and these fittings may or may not be on the production model.

FYI the guy said the price point is going to be around $2800 (or $2900-I forget)- with the excuse that the old saw was due for a price increase plus there's more features on the new model.