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I also painted the bottom with a Krylon grey color that matched the old Delta grey nearly perfectly. I did contact Dewalt and they said it would have to be modified to fit Delta and they did not recommend it which is interesting because I believe they have the same parent company. Anyway, it did require enlarging the three holes 1/16"-1/8" to line up with the top of the saw which I cannot recommend either, but it worked great for me. I actually put this extension on an older Unisaw. Bottom line: it is a nicely cast and machined piece regardless of where it is used. After seeing both items in person I would agree that the casting is much better on the Dewalt and the outside corners were rounded. Delta has a similar extension, but the reviews on Amazon were not favorable. Also about $20 cheaper.
Personally I think these wings should be standard on the saw but I know when you are trying to hit a price point, you need to make trade-offs. It's heavy, it's flat, it's level.what a piece of iron should be. If anyone is buying the 746 table saw, factor in the wings to get what you are really looking for: A quality affordable, stable, accurate saw with low vibration that puts you above the contactor/portable grade without the $$ of a cabinet saw. That being said the wings were the right place to do it. I bought this wing basically because I had a hard time buying the a saw to upgrade my portable Craftsman only to find similar parts (i.e. stamped steel wings).
They add quite a bit of weight to the saw which is good even for an already great and smooth running saw.One word of warning to anyone who wants to upgrade to the 52" fence is that the 52" fence kit comes with an extension table that mounts to the saw table itself so you have to remove the wing on the right side. The wings are perfectly flat and fit the main saw top very nicely and perfectly level. I bought two wings at the same time as the 52" fence kit and now I have an extra wing hanging around. I have been wanting to get these cast iron wings for my saw since the first day I bought it but there have been other priorities so I waited. Now that I got them, I am sorry that I did not do so much earlier.
I clean them with a med grit sanding sponge, wipe em with denatured alcohol and apply a coat of Top Cote a couple times a year. Recommend two sets of hands for this job. I check my wings periodically, usually when I do my regular maintenance to the saw, for level and flush to the table, and they have never moved since installation. I've had my DW746 a couple of years now and mounted the cast iron wings as soon as I could get them after the initial purchase. This is a great addition to an already great saw.Highly recommend. Besides assuring you a flat, level playing field, the wings provide the extra weight that makes the saw more stable, and even further dampens the little vibration this saw creates. The purchase price does seem a little high, but you will not regret the expenditure. The fit and finish are very nice, and install is pretty simple and straight forward.
No cast iron is "perfectly" flat", and neither the DeWalt saw table or this wing are either, but they are within a few thousandths.Basically what I am saying is that this wing is worth buying. Leveling it was not hard - in fact I was able to mount it by myself. The surface is blemish free and flat (within acceptable tolerances). I have had the DeWalt 746 for a few months now, and I have been slowly adding accessories as I needed/could afford them. If you are like me and you are buying it after the fact, it will be hard to justufy spending the money when you could just get by with the steel wing, but then who wants to "just get by".Buy it, you won't regret it ever. The wing shipped in good time and arrived undamaged. With a router table wing mounted on the left side, I chose to go ahead and put this wing on the right. I was able to unpack and install it properly in about 25 minutes.
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