did you know

[jimbo]

That the first De Walt scroll saw was made in 1996 and was made by Sommerville Design, and this is the company that also manufactured the Excalibur scroll saw
Jimbo

[Bill P]

Increases the strain on the motor?  Does this mean I could be trading down?

Bill

[julief]

There is no belt on my excalibur

[Russ C]

Yep I knew that. Sorry in my earlier post, it should have said the original Excalibur by Sommerville Design EX-19vs, EX-30vs are belt driven, witch helped to increase the power but added strain on the motor.  

[dgman]

Hey Jimbo, Yes I new that. In fact I still own a DeWalt "type 1" saw made in Canada. It needs to be repaired but I still have it. My newer DeWalt was made in China.

[termite]

i've been told CANADA saws  were better than CHINA saws. dgman since you have had both, what is your opinion

[jimbo]

Excalibur is made in China as well they must be OK as they are expense to buy
Jimbo

[dgman]

Two differences, the blade clamp Assemblies are shaped differently. On the type 1 they are more triangle shaped. The blades protrude from the clamps more than on the type 2. No advantage either way.
The second difference is on the type 1 the cast iron table was machined with a smooth surface. On the type 2 it is very rough. A little 220 grit sand paper with WD40 and some elbow grease will fix that.
As far a quality, other than the table machining, no differences.