Old or new?

The two are in completely different classes. The Detla is twice (or more) the machine the Grizzly is.

Delta:

225 pounds, 2.5” 3 knife cutter head (6-1/8” cutting width), 46” cast iron table w/rabbeting ledge
Belt driven induction motor

Grizzly:

56 pounds, 1.875” cutter head (6” cutting width), non-adjustable outfeed table
30” table with “baked on non-stick coating”(???) – no rabbeting capability, short aluminum fence
Plastic housed universal screamer motor

I know which one I’d pick.

Cheers,
Brad

-- Brad in FL - In Dog I trust... everything else is questionable

Thanks Brad! My thinking was that the new one has a better cutter head but the older one has better”everything else” – just wasn’t sure how significant that is

I agree with Brad

You can always replace the head in the Delta later with a Byrd. Go with the better machine.

-- John

Good point about replacing the head – I hadn’t considered that. Thanks!

So, I picked up the Delta today – it was supposedly in a basement workshop, & the table looks like it had never been used. The seller (used tool/consignment shop) gave me the price of $350 over the phone but when I got there it was actually priced at $400, so they didn’t come down any more. It did include a mobile base, though.

I look forward to going through it & setting it up tomorrow. Thanks for all of the advice!