Delta TS splitter

[dougj1715]

Where can I find a splitter for my Delta 36-444 TS? I don't like the guard/splitter that came with the saw and I saw something a while back that you can purchase just the splitter. Thanks for the info in advance.

[Jim DeLaney]

It's Delta P/n 1349941, and the price is (was) $29.85.

You buy it direct from Delta at 1-800-223-PART.

It comew with all the necessary mounting hardware for both the Unisaw and the contractors' saw. I've also successfully installed it on both the Jet and the (older) Powermatic 63 contractors saws. Initial installation will take maybe 45 minutes.

Not as slick and fancy as the Biesemeyer, but only one-fourth the price. It uses a knurled wheel nut for removal/installation, and takes about 30 seconds to change out.

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[Halsey MCCombs]

You can get one frome Delta for about $30. easy to put in and use. Halsey

[Jay Goddard]

Does anyone know if this Delta splitter works with the Grizzly 1023 left tilt cabinet saw?

[Jim Becker]

Originally posted by Jay Goddard
Does anyone know if this Delta splitter works with the Grizzly 1023 left tilt cabinet saw?

No. The Delta removable splitter designed only for a right-tilt saw. You'll need to build one, modify your OEM splitter or buy the Biesemeyer, unfortunately.

[JayStPeter]

but Jim is wrong in this case. The Delta splitter part number mentioned above is currently installed on my LT Unisaw. It seems that I read of some LT Grizzly owners saying that the Bies splitter could fit. I would assume that the mounting is similar, so it's worth a try. If it doesn't fit, you should be able to find someone on one of these boards to sell it to without too much of a loss. Plus, then you'll be able to answer everyone else who has this question

[Jim Becker]

Originally posted by JayStPeter
but Jim is wrong in this case. The Delta splitter part number mentioned above is currently installed on my LT Unisaw.

I based my comment on personal experience, as well as other folks' comments and the review in FW awhile back. When I first bought my Jet LT Xacta saw, I picked up a used UniGuard that also included the Delta splitter. I could not find any way to modify the holder to accommodate the left tilt mechanism's bolt pattern...it just wouldn't line up. I finally gave the Delta splitter to a friend down in VA for his RT UniSaw in exchange for some 200 year old oak barn boards. (It was a great trade for both of us!) Subsequently, I picked up the Biesemeyer splitter and couldn't be happier.

One of the LT versions of the Biesemeyer does work on the Grizzly 1023SL, according to posts I've seen. The reason is that the bolt holes, etc., are in the identical position and threading as they are on the machine it emulates. But if you could post some detail pictures of how you adapted the Delta splitter to your LT saw, that would be of great help to folks who are interested in making it work...after all, the price is right! I sure would like to see how you got it to work for future reference.

[Mark Duksta]

The Delta splitter does fit the Grizzly 1023S. I've got one on mine. You have to remove a bolted on flange then the splitter bolts right on. Use the machine screws provided with the kit to attach the splitter.

FYI

Mark D.

[Jim Becker]

Originally posted by Mark Duksta
The Delta splitter does fit the Grizzly 1023S.

That makes sense as it's "very similar" to the Delta saw where the splitter needs to mount. The question above was if it could be made to work with the 1023SL, which is the left-tilt version. Jay said he was able to get it to work with his left-tilt UniSaw. I'm hoping he can post some additional information about that...it would be useful to a lot of folks and help save them money, too.

[Ron Taylor]

I'm not familiar with that splitter, but I do have a 1023Z, which presumably has the same left tilt mechanism as the SL.

A straight bar with a slot in the bottom would make a fine splitter for the Z. The bolt is just behind the blade and moves with the tilt mechanism, so it would tilt with the blade.

The OEM splitter/guard is mounted with two bolts, one directly on the tilt, then one on a bracket behind the saw. The bracket is mounted to a round bar that goes through the saw housing into the tilt.

Looking at the pic that Bob Lasley posted yesterday, I believe the splitter he shows will work on the Z. The only caveat would be that the slot in the bottom would have to be far enough forward on the bar that the leading edge of the splitter would clear the blade at full height.

I'll attempt to get a pic of mine.

I don't see why any splitter that mounts with a slotted bar to the tilt wouldn't work on the 1023Z.

YMMV

[Jim Becker]

Originally posted by Ron Taylor
I'm not familiar with that splitter, but I do have a 1023Z, which presumably has the same left tilt mechanism as the SL.

The 1023Z is a right-tilt saw so there is a good chance the Delta splitter will work with it.

[Ron Taylor]

Jim,

You, of course, are exactly right.

If someone would loan me a crowbar, I'll attempt to extricate my head.

[JayStPeter]

but I don't remember all the details. I remember it being a little confusing to figure out since there were absolutely no instructions anywhere. I think there was one press fit stud that you had to hammer out and insert into the other side. It was a trial and error process for me and took a little while longer than it should have.
Here it is:

[Mark Mazzo]

Originally posted by JayStPeter
...I remember it being a little confusing to figure out since there were absolutely no instructions anywhere. I think there was one press fit stud that you had to hammer out and insert into the other side.

Jay,

You are (obviously) correct. I put one of these on my right tilt Delta CS a short while ago and it is designed to work on either left or right tilt saws. The stud that you press into the mounting bracket is what the knurled nut threads on to. You press it into one side or the other depending on which version (LT or RT) saw you have. The mounting bracket has holes on each side of the vertical portion that holds the splitter to allow it to mount to the saw on either side with machine screws.

Sorry, Jim

-- Mark

[Jim Becker]

Originally posted by Mark Mazzo
Sorry, Jim

Nothing to be sorry about! This is what makes these online forums so valuable...especially when they contradict what's often been in print with information that not only promotes safety, but saves folks money. A $30 splitter is much more attractive to many folks than the $130 one I have! When it's attractive...it gets used...what's not to like?