5-Hp Unisaw with 52' Biesemeyer Fence

I like the product but the first delivery was missing an essential part. Instead of replacing the part you sent a second full order which I didn't accept (with the exception of the part I needed). Your delivery person said the rest would be dumped (it was worth about $2000.)

I live in the suburbs , the saw arrived as stated and the truck had a lift gate to unload it as well as a small hydraulic cart to move it where I wanted it. Great Its very heavy about 600 lbs with the packaging including 2 palletts. It was wrapped very well , some card board was scuffed , I opened it and found no damaged. The delivering carrier had to remove the long fence (it was packaged vertically with the rest of the saw) they had to remove it to get it in the truck. All is well.This is a five (5) horsepower saw.It required a 40 amp circuit breaker, so before you buy it you MUST have a 40 amp circuit with 10 gauge wiring. It has a plug on the saw. The circuit is 40 amp 220 volt. I thought I had the correct set up but NO. I had 220 volt with a "20 amp" circuit so I had to hire a electrician to wire it up. Luckily it was about 30 feet (in my shop with easy access to install the wiring.The saw is very smooth , powerful and fairly quiet.I bought the mobile base with it, very sturdy. MAKE SURE YOU GET THE CORRECT MOBILE BASE. I would not buy the base again because the saw is so heavy , I don't think I'll move it.You MUST level the saw to the base then level the saw and base to the world.Take your time in installing the wings. There is a special way to install them , call Delta tech support, to get them level.The fence and table and all parts were very time consuming. I had to remove some of parts and reinstall them before I was satisfied that it was on the "Co-plane)It required a lot of blocking etc to get the saw up tilting towards the back then put blocks under it to get the mobile base under it. It can be done with a little enginering with blocks and levers. It took a lot of time to set it up , after you get it level and co planed it is great. Take your time go slow and you will be rewarded with a good cutting saw with no bumps on the fence.The fence table was not exactly the same width as the saw so I had a gap between it and my new home built outfeed table.I recommend the saw. The sliding fence works very smooth - no bumps like my old one. BUT you must get it co planed level. OK I've said that enough.The blade was with .001 degree of vertical. I hope I sad that right. It was so minute I did not correct it to be 100% vertical. The fence and blade was parall witht the slots. The mitre needed a little tweaking. Take your time and get it right.I have a Sears shop vac ( the biggest one they make) and it does a respectable job sucking the saw dust.Mumbles

Ive had this saw for a few weeks - and have put it through its paces. I will start with the positives:The main part of the saw was well packed and arrived in excellent condition. The saw is heavy.....very heavy. I bought the 5HP version - and its a beast. The table on the main part of the saw is dead flat and very smooth. Assembly was pretty straightforward - with the exception of the table extensions (more on that later). I love the gigantic throat opening - i could almost fit my head in there. The large opening coupled with the handy spindle stop button & large offset wrench makes blade changes a breeze. Adjusting the blade to be parallel to the miter slots is super simple. The large handles on front are fantastic. The riving knife (normally the first thing removed on every table saw) seems to be pretty decent. The stock general purpose blade makes pretty clean cuts - not as good as Freud - but pretty close. There was some shipping damage - Amazon was great to work with on rectifying that.Now for the negatives:This shipped via Amazon - they subbed it out to Pilot. They were supposed to call me to coordinate the delivery date as i was supposed to be here to receive it. They did not call - they simply left it on my concrete pad outside my shop. No signatures were required. It was almost a $3,000 machine - that they just left outside my shop. This is the second issue i have had with Pilot delivering for Amazon. Although the main saw was packaged well - the other 2 boxes were not. They were cardboard boxes - with an insufficient amount of foam inside. The boxes would not hold up to normal handling considering the weight of the items inside. The plywood laminate on the fence was busted up on the corner and rolled over. The fence rails were scratched up. The el-cheapo table extension suffered the most damage as the corners were busted and mushroomed up. After some calls with Amazon - they made it right. The cast iron top had numerous sharp corners - so sharp that i sliced my hand open trying to assemble one of the cast iron wings. The method of leveling the cast iron wings is very finicky. they simply use 2 set screws on each wing to get it level. But as you tighten the wings with the 3 bolts - it draws the wings down. It also means the middle bolt (that doesnt have a set screw) bows the extension when tightened up. So its hit or miss trying to level them. By far this is the most time consuming part of assembly. So far - ive been unable to adjust the rip fence so that it slides left/right easily without compromising its ability to stay in position when clamped. If i get it to slide easily when unclamped - the fence moves with very minimal pressure when clamped. When i get it to hold position properly when clamped - its very difficult to slide it into position when its unclamped. The dust collection has a shroud around the bottom half of the blade - and at first looks very promising. But it hasnt been terribly effective at collecting all the dust. every couple weeks i have had to clean out the cabinet that the dust collection didnt remove. As many folks mentioned in their reviews - the legs on the el-cheapo extension arent long enough. So i had to get longer bolts to get it level. Finally - the el-cheapo table extension......yuck......worthless.....very cheaply made. Not sure why Delta even bothered making it. Once i get caught up in my shop - i will certainly be making a replacement.For the price - i am very happy. There are some minor issues that Delta needs to address to make this an excellent saw.