Brian,

I assure you that you bought the better saw. I have sold and used
Delta for years and I believe that the Delta contractor saw ,in a home
workshop ,can not be beat. Great saw and with a precsion fence...it is
tops. I had thousands of dealings with Delta over the year and they
always gave me the power to take good care of my customers. George Max
said it best that he always buys big iron local.....words to live by!!
Good luck,
Mike