Thanks for responding fellahs.
Mark - Yes the deft takes a full dado, I know this has been a topic of much debate in the past but personally I cannot see why if an individual should want the the facility it should be denied them by EU legislation. I am a big fan of the dado. I have a couple of sets shipped from the US. I find them very usefull
I must say having had the saw for about a year or a tad less I have been very impressed with it so far. It is a very substantial machine all round, well made and put together. The guy that sells them seems to come and go, selling them on Ebay for a time then disappears. I actually bought one from him about 3/4 years ago and asked that he hold it for me until I had my shop built. When I got around to collecting the saw he had gone out of business. When I caught up with him he told me that people were just not buying them, and so he went under, despite the prices he was selling them for. Luckily I paid by credit card and the money was refunded. When I bought the one I have now I made sureI had it delivered right away. The only problem I could envisage is, the after sales service, which to be honest would be minimal or non existent. If parts were needed I think they would have to come from Laguna.
It may be a year or two before I sell the one I have Mark. I am after the PM 2000 but this will be dependant on the cost of shipping such a large item as a table saw from the US of course. If I sell the DEFT then I'll offer it up on the UKWS forum.
Harbo - Just as a matter of interest, do you have the table with the normal grey cast iron top or with the "titanium" gold coloured coating? Also I believe some of the earlier models have right tilting blades. Is that the case with yours?