Well, I ended up going with "plan B". Went to buy one and saw the store had an Excalibur. I knew one of the Sales Assoc. so I asked about it. It was a floor model they had for two months, turned on maybe twice at most to see "how quiet" it was and check vibration. They had everything for it, including box, manual, allen wrench, blade assortment, rubber feet, etc. It was the only one in stock at the time so they even went 15% off. Now at that price I had to get it. So my first saw is an Excalibur! I'm pretty happy to say that. Greg |