On Wed, 1 Feb 2017 19:18:32 -0800 (PST)
DerbyDad03 wrote:

Have you considered the possibility that the particular saw I
received is simply defective?

anything is possible but that is always the case

my curiosity is toward manufacturing defects

with the advent of cad and cam it is more interesting as the processes
have much better visibility

possible that the unit had rough handling after assembly

maybe during packing

although knew a guy that worked at a bosch plant

he avoided buying bosch products after that experience

so stuff happens but perceptions are carefully managed and prices
are priced accordingly