- Brand: Delta
- Model: 40-540
- Manufacturer: Delta Power Equipment Corp.
- Light Standard: No
- Foot Switch Standard: No
- Dust Blower: Yes
- Dust Collection: No
- Blade Type Accepted (Pinless/Pinned): Pinless
- Blade Changeing (Toolless/Tools Required): Tools Required
- Blade Feeding Method (Top Feed/Bottom Feed): Bottom Feed
- Blade Tensioning (Front or Back): Front
- Table Size: 11.75' Diameter
- Throat Depth: 16'
- Table Tilting (Left, Right, or Both): Left
- Variable Speed: Yes
- Motor Size: Unknown
- Belt or Direct Drive: Direct Drive
- Country of Manufacture: China
- Warranty: 2 Years
- Manuals:
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Yesterday, while attempting to troubleshoot and repair my antique Delta 40-440 scroll saw, I ran out of the motor oil the machine uses and had to make a trip to Walmart to get more. I haven't actually been inside a Walmart in probably four or five years. I've been doing my grocery shopping at either Meijer or Strack & Van Til (an Indiana grocery chain). Because I'm 6′-6″ (about 2 meters or a little less than one Wookie) tall, shopping for garments in Walmart isn't really efficient. The random stuff I would normally get from Walmart I've been getting from Amazon, thanks to 'free' two-day shipping with my Amazon Prime subscription. And while I could have ordered this motor oil from Amazon, I didn't want to wait two days before testing the scroll saw.
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Now, I realize that this comparison is entirely subjective and based only on my experience at one Walmart (in Portage, IN) and on one day (October 29, 2020) and at one time (12pm to 12:30pm). Maybe my experience isn't the same experience you're used to at your Walmart, but it is nevertheless my experience.
One thing that really surprised me was that the parking lot was packed as though it was a week before Christmas. Due to this whole Coronavirus thing, I almost turned around and went to Amazon. I'm sure you're familiar with the People of Walmart memes. I didn't really want to deal with this many 'People of Walmart' during a pandemic. Figuring most of them were there for groceries and the automotive stuff would be kept on the opposite end of the store, I decided to risk it. Thankfully, nobody had underwear masks on, but about a quarter of the people there were wearing their masks incorrectly. They were easy enough to avoid. In fact, most of the people there were eager to avoid coming within 6 feet of each other on this side of the store.
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The first thing that struck me as I walked in was that nothing had changed. I think they may have painted the department names on the walls around the store in contrasting black and white paint, but Walmart smelled the same, looked the same, and even seemed organized the same. Admittedly, this last part was convenient because I remembered exactly where the motor oil was from the last time I bought it from this Walmart. Walking back to the front of the store, I picked up some candy for Trick-or-Treaters on Saturday (Halloween is right around the corner) and made my way to checkout.
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After recording this video where I explain my hatred of self-checkout lanes at stores, I swore I wouldn't use a self-checkout lane again. However, despite all of the cars in the parking lot, I could see only one lane with a clerk and an enormous line that turned into the most crowded parts of the store. I decided to use self-checkout for my health and to avoid the people who don't know how to wear a mask.
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I got in line behind a woman who was 90% finished checking out with a small order… and waited 10 minutes for her to figure out how she was going to pay for her goods. She was polite about it and did apologize.
I only had four items and scanned my items in about a minute. Then it came time to pay. Now, for my health and safety, I don't like to touch payment devices because literally everyone who enters the lane touches it and I don't want to be exposed to all those germs. So, the Coronavirus pandemic has caused me to learn to love Google Pay (I have a Google Pixel 3a XL). It's usually a no-contact payment method for in-person purchases. So, I bust out my phone, open Google Pay, and put it up by the card reader… nothing happens. I close the app and re-open it to make sure it knows to look… but nothing. It wasn't on my end. I was shocked to find out that Walmart, one of the leading retailers in the world, hasn't installed Near-Field Communication (NFC) equipment at their registers. So, I ended up paying using a physical credit card and touching the oily, greasy card reader like a savage.
Finally, before I could leave the store, I had to wait in line while the 'greeter' checked everyone's receipt.
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I eventually got back to my car, cleansed my hands with the most foul smelling hand sanitizer that has ever existed, and went home thinking about the experience.
Granted, most of the anxiety here came from the Coronavirus and the fact that not everyone was taking it seriously by wearing masks correctly. (Hint: it's more important that a mask covers your nose than hides your double chin)
But more than that, in the past 5 years, nothing has really changed. Self-Checkout lanes don't make the customer experience better, and aside from them, nothing has really changed at Walmart in the last 15 years. It looks the same, smells the same, is organized the same, is using the same shelves, I think they give their employees the same uniforms, it's just stagnant. I think Walmart has put forth an incredible effort and an incredible amount of capital to compete with Amazon online. However, this seems to have come at the cost of keeping their physical stores modern and up-to-date with the latest technology.
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It's pretty easy to point to the online marketplace and blame that for K-Mart's fall, but K-Mart was in trouble long before the internet. If you don't follow The Company Man on YouTube, you should. He did a video a while ago about the decline and destruction of K-Mart and he brings up a very interesting point. When K-Mart was raking in enormous profits through the late 1980s and 1990s, they never invested any of that money back into their stores. As a result, going to K-Mart in 2005 felt a lot like going to K-Mart in 1990. Whereas Walmart at the time felt new and modern, K-Mart was old and gross.
I eventually got back to my car, cleansed my hands with the most foul smelling hand sanitizer that has ever existed, and went home thinking about the experience.
Granted, most of the anxiety here came from the Coronavirus and the fact that not everyone was taking it seriously by wearing masks correctly. (Hint: it's more important that a mask covers your nose than hides your double chin)
But more than that, in the past 5 years, nothing has really changed. Self-Checkout lanes don't make the customer experience better, and aside from them, nothing has really changed at Walmart in the last 15 years. It looks the same, smells the same, is organized the same, is using the same shelves, I think they give their employees the same uniforms, it's just stagnant. I think Walmart has put forth an incredible effort and an incredible amount of capital to compete with Amazon online. However, this seems to have come at the cost of keeping their physical stores modern and up-to-date with the latest technology.
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It's pretty easy to point to the online marketplace and blame that for K-Mart's fall, but K-Mart was in trouble long before the internet. If you don't follow The Company Man on YouTube, you should. He did a video a while ago about the decline and destruction of K-Mart and he brings up a very interesting point. When K-Mart was raking in enormous profits through the late 1980s and 1990s, they never invested any of that money back into their stores. As a result, going to K-Mart in 2005 felt a lot like going to K-Mart in 1990. Whereas Walmart at the time felt new and modern, K-Mart was old and gross.
That's kind of what's happening to Walmart. With the exception of a woman with a screaming, maskless child; at 36 years old, I was the youngest customer there (who I saw at least). The median age was probably 60 years old. Granted, it was in the middle of the day when younger people are more likely to be working, but the parking lot was packed. There should have been more than two people under the age of 45 in the non-grocery section of the store.
Now, the parking lot was packed and I'm guessing most of that was for the grocery section, so I'm sure Walmart is still turning a healthy profit. By the time K-Mart started doing (limited) groceries as a way to compete with Walmart, most of the damage was already done. Perhaps groceries will keep Walmart from suffering a similar decline as K-Mart. However, K-Mart was still making enormous profits when they were failing to modernize their stores. Walmart's problem is going to be 10 years from now when fewer of the 60-75 year old customers will still be shopping for themselves. My parents are in this age bracket, and while they don't shop at Walmart, if the time comes 10 or 15 years from now where they ask me to run to the store and buy something for them, I'm not going to go to choose Walmart to get whatever it is.
I think the writing is on the subway wall for Walmart.
Of my local options for groceries, I'm going to go to Meijer or Strack & Van Til before Walmart, even though Walmart is maybe 5% cheaper. Strack & Van Til recently updated all of their stores and they're just pleasant to shop in. Meijer is corporate and gross (but not nearly as gross as Walmart), but they have an awesome rewards program, digital coupons, and they've implemented 'scan as you shop' using your phone to make checkout faster. Plus, at Meijer and Stack and Van Til, I'm not having to avoid the People of Walmart walking around without masks being worn properly.
If you're curious, the Delta 40-440 scroll saw is still not working right. Something is causing the camshaft to jam. I had hoped taking everything apart, cleaning it, and rebuilding it from scratch would help, but it did not. I'm getting some professional help next.
