Just to let everone know that I have had three new DeWalt788 scroll saws since November. Each one had to be adjusted by a technician at a service center. The last one I just received I could not even get the blade into the blade holders because of the excess distance between the the blade holder thumb-screw clamps.
This saw was adjusted but only to about 1/8" blade protrusions above and below the blade-clamp thumb screws.
I was told by their customer service that the factory specification is about 1/8" to 1/4" above and below the aluminum blade holder castings. Larry Wagner, DeWalt phone specialist (1-800-433-9258) told me that their engineers seem to think that the wedge in the upper arm that attaches to the tensioning lever are being manufactured out of specification. DeWalt does not have a resolution for the situation yet as this seems to be very new problem with the newer Type 2 (as marked on the motor housing) saws.
If you are scrolling with a larger blade then this may not be much of a problem. But if you do much veining and fret cutting with the smaller blades it could be.
More info on this issue is posted on Rich Hutcheson's scrollsaw site (www.scrollsaws.com) at the end of his DeWalt Tune-Up section.
Maybe this info will help someone that is experiencing the same frustrating blade attachment problem/s that I have had.
This saw was adjusted but only to about 1/8" blade protrusions above and below the blade-clamp thumb screws.
I was told by their customer service that the factory specification is about 1/8" to 1/4" above and below the aluminum blade holder castings. Larry Wagner, DeWalt phone specialist (1-800-433-9258) told me that their engineers seem to think that the wedge in the upper arm that attaches to the tensioning lever are being manufactured out of specification. DeWalt does not have a resolution for the situation yet as this seems to be very new problem with the newer Type 2 (as marked on the motor housing) saws.
If you are scrolling with a larger blade then this may not be much of a problem. But if you do much veining and fret cutting with the smaller blades it could be.
More info on this issue is posted on Rich Hutcheson's scrollsaw site (www.scrollsaws.com) at the end of his DeWalt Tune-Up section.
Maybe this info will help someone that is experiencing the same frustrating blade attachment problem/s that I have had.
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