Thank you for the suggestion, Ozi.
The saw does not exist on the Scheppach website, or at least not with the same Article Number as printed on the box and manual. The MBS1200 appears on their website, possibly as an old model, but it is different from the MBS1200xts that Aldi are peddling...
I bought one and it was delivered this morning. Not impressed.
It is supposed to be capable of cutting pieces 127x127 but I cannot for the life of me get the saw to open up enough to get anything more than 75mm thick under the blade if I am to use the supplied vice. Yes, the throat and exposed...