EdCaffreyMS
"The Montana Bladesmith"
I didn't see it mentioned, so I'll throw it out. It's not uncommon for me to go through one chopsaw a year in my shop (along with several CASES of blades). Last time I decided to give the Rigid brand chopsaw a go.....mainly because Rigid offers a lifetime warranty. Supposedly, once you've registered the saw with Rigid, if it fails, you simply take it to a local repair center, and if it cannot be repaired, you get a new saw. So far I've not had to test it, but considering that this saw has been in the shop for over two years now....which is about 2x the time that any other brand has survived in my shop, it's already a winner in my book.