"******" wrote in message news:MBcSc.2394$73.180@lakeread04...
It seems the specs on these are rather "loose".

What brands have tighter tolerances for these two products.

Cripes! Loose?.....

Anyways, my choice a while ago was the old B&D Sawcat.
It's now sold as a DeWalt model. Excellent saw for the $$$.
If I had to do it again, I'd go for either a Hitachi C9,
a Makita 5901B/5902B or the new Australian Triton 9" saw.
All are absolutely superb.