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General Category => General Scroll Saw Talk => Topic started by: Woodmangler on January 11, 2013, 09:18:55 pm

Title: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: Woodmangler on January 11, 2013, 09:18:55 pm: Hi Guys

Using the suggestions to here, I went to a machinist friend (ya, they can sure be handy! ;D ) and brought him the stock rear table bracket and he made me this one. I installed it and tweaked the table until the blade was very close to 90 degrees front to back, and it really made a difference. Now it doesn't self feed, but instead lets me feed, and the cornering is a lot better.

Thanks to all for the suggestions and pictures. I will be playing all weekend now! :o
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket - more pics
Post by: Woodmangler on January 11, 2013, 09:20:04 pm: Wouldn't let me post all 3 pics on the original post...
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: dgman on January 11, 2013, 10:06:29 pm: Very cool! You need to paint it DeWalt yellow. Then nobody will ever notice it.
See if he is willing to make more for sale.
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: Keefie on January 12, 2013, 06:03:15 am: You beat me to it DG, was going to suggest he made loads more for woodmangler to sell, especially if the problem is widespread on the saws.
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: sea157 on January 12, 2013, 08:27:58 am: I also would be interested in buying one of these.
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: yyyyyguy on January 12, 2013, 09:01:39 am: please 'splain to me just what it does? I'm lost and confused.
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: Woodmangler on January 12, 2013, 09:37:48 am: Quote from: yyyyyguy on January 12, 2013, 09:01:39 am
please 'splain to me just what it does? I'm lost and confused.

The blade was not 90 degrees front to back. The stock rear table bracket is not adjustable, so you cannot adjust the table angle front to back. The new bracket allowed me to adjust the table angle so that the saw blade to table angle is now very close to 90 degrees.
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: yyyyyguy on January 12, 2013, 04:32:11 pm: Quote from: Woodmangler on January 12, 2013, 09:37:48 am
Quote from: yyyyyguy on January 12, 2013, 09:01:39 am
please 'splain to me just what it does? I'm lost and confused.

The blade was not 90 degrees front to back. The stock rear table bracket is not adjustable, so you cannot adjust the table angle front to back. The new bracket allowed me to adjust the table angle so that the saw blade to table angle is now very close to 90 degrees.

I WANT ONE!! :'(
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: GrayBeard on January 12, 2013, 04:41:48 pm: I want one too!

~~~GB~~~
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: bettyswood on January 12, 2013, 06:40:26 pm: I want one too
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: Woodmangler on January 12, 2013, 07:48:56 pm: I will talk to the machinist... see what he says. I will get back to y'all.. promise ;D
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: me5269 on January 13, 2013, 08:26:23 am: I would be interested in one also
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: grampa sawdust on January 13, 2013, 04:33:22 pm: thanks I am interested also. They may explain the difficulty I see in my dawalt
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: Woodmangler on January 15, 2013, 06:58:39 pm: The guy said they would be around $30 apiece... I didn't really pay for mine, traded him a desk name plate... you guys think that is reasonable or no?
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: yyyyyguy on January 15, 2013, 08:54:39 pm: just let me know the specifics like where to send order and money if you want to just pm me.

Pete
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: Woodmangler on January 15, 2013, 10:13:32 pm: He said he needs "a few" orders so he can set up to do a sorta-kinda production run... he said "8 or 10" in order to make it worth his while...

you guys let me know... I will do the mailing and stuff...
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: GrayBeard on January 15, 2013, 11:10:02 pm: I'm in! How Much you need?

~~~GB~~~
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: geneVG on January 15, 2013, 11:19:59 pm: It sure seems like that Dewalt 788 is haveing a lot of trouble, one thing after another. My Delta 40-690 has had nothing go wrong with it yet except broken blade once in a while. To those of you that don't know it the 788 is the same thing as the 40-690.

gene
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: golfman on January 16, 2013, 04:42:30 am: I would buy one
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: yyyyyguy on January 16, 2013, 09:28:54 am: Quote from: geneVG on January 15, 2013, 11:19:59 pm
It sure seems like that Dewalt 788 is haveing a lot of trouble, one thing after another. My Delta 40-690 has had nothing go wrong with it yet except broken blade once in a while. To those of you that don't know it the 788 is the same thing as the 40-690.

gene

I don't have a problem with mine but I like the idea of having an opportunity for an adjustment if I need it sometime in the future.
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: spiderman on January 16, 2013, 12:29:34 pm: I think dewalt should update the scroll saw so that table bracket can be adjustment and give free replacments to the people that all ready got the saw.
Title: Re: DW788 rear table bracket
Post by: golfman on January 17, 2013, 04:43:29 am: Cyberghost you are right. I took my saw to a nearby Dewalt repair center a week after it was deliverd and was told thats the way they all are nothing they can do.