Rob Stokes thus spake:

Thanks for the comprehensive review Greg. I guess I'll stay in the left lane
for this exit sand keep on going.

'preciate the time you took to evaluate and write.

Hope I didn't rain on anyone's parade. I'm sure there are thousands
of these things under American Christmas Trees this year - but I was a
bit disappointed in this one - especially considering the favorable
pre$$ and marketing hype that went into it's release.

This was, of course, an initial review, and only time will tell how
well they hold up under daily use. Crooked labels that fall off and
such are not terminal, but generally ARE an outward display of
workmanship - or lack thereof. I really hate being the Beta tester
for a new model, on my dime, and should have waited till more
real-world usage reports were in before plunking down the bucks.

I'm pretty accurate at picking apart products and pointing out what
will fail and what won't - comes from a lifetime of electronics design
and repair work and from my youthful days as an automobile mechanic.
I like to buy things that last 20 years - I HATE changes & shopping!

I am in the market for a 14" bandsaw and a better tablesaw this year,
and this experience will factor in to what brands I will consider. If
I'm getting Chinese crap anyway, I'm cutting out the bloated marketing
departments of several big companies. Grizzly and General are far
higher up on the scale of probability that they were last week.

Greg G.