John and Max,
That was always my feeling(have had a Craftsman 12 in. for 25 years and
never worried about the tension) I guess the articles about bad things
happening by leaving the tension on may not apply to me as the bs still
has the same "tires"and still works well, although they are a bit
frayed. I recently bought a used Laguna 16 and didn't want to harm my
new $35 blade or the machine. Is $600.00 a good buy?