The argument was never about best or worst, good or bad. It was about understanding how to get the best from a saw or any machine come to that no matter how much it cost or what make it was. By that I don't mean 'just changing the blade, resetting a stop or altering the tension'. I mean 'tuning' a setting to the nearest 0.01mm or 10 seconds of a minute of a degree and it goes without saying, guaranteed repeatability.
"Quantity" only provides a relatively narrow experience with often a jaundiced opinion when it comes to usage, and generally speaking resulting in quite superficial conclusions i.e. convenience of use, ease of use, smoothness of operation, possibly influenced by digital read outs, safety locks outs, quiet running, good dust extraction and of course lots of lights and shiny bits ! Oh and not forgetting manufacturers 'after care '. I bought three Wadkin machines that had supposedly been looked after by 'Wadkin Care ' or whatever it's called. It took me a day per machine to set them up properly, to get them to do what I bought them to do. I came to the conclusion that the ' technicians' employed by Wadkin Care were doing a job because it paid their bills ! NOT because they enjoyed what they did and certainly not because of any job satisfaction through leaving a happy customer - they had NO PASSION for machinery, and that's what this is all about as far as I'm concerned. PASSION and getting outstanding results from a ' rubbish ' piece of machinery is what I get a real buzz from.
Amen.
Thanks for all the opinions guys. There's nothing wrong with healthy debate
