No, they did not have it in the store and quite honestly I was impressed enough with the Ridgid I wanted to go with it. I mean hey the life time warranty against defects doesn't hurt either. I have not heard of anyone who didn't have Ridgid stand behind their tools. The only real thing is I would have put the fence in a different location since it's a little hard to get through a door. I used it a great deal yesterday and it really does a very nice job and it stands at a good height. Man I'm so fried and still not quite done my living room floor. All those damned staples slowed me way down. On Jun 27, 2008, at 7:12 AM, John Schwery wrote:
> Scott, when you looked at the Rigid, did you also look at the Makita > portable saw? I noticed the Makita's on the Home Depot site, also. > > earlier, Scott Howell, wrote: > > >Michael, I ended up returning the Dewalt. I did not like a couple of > >things, but the real issue was a problem in the mechanism that raised > >and lowered the blade. It seemed to slip a little and made some > >growning noises. I ended up getting the Ridgid saw after reading the > >reviews and info. It was one hell of a box to drag into the house, I > >really like that all the goodies can be stored onboard, and it seems > >like a very stable saw. THe only thing I didn't like is the little > >plastic key for the switch to turn it on. It seems a little to > >flexible and I think loosing it would be a pain in the butt. > >I'm also a little baffled by the rip fence. Apparently there is a > >micro adjustment, but I don't know how that works. On the Dewalt, you > >unlocked a handle on the underside which allowed you to use a knob to > >move the fence a little at a time. I understand the Ridgid has this, > >but haven't figured it out. Of course I haven't read the manual > either > >and I managed to put the accessories where they belong, change the > >blade, and setup the unit from the folded to unfolded position. I > >can't say that I'm unfolding it properly, but well I guess I got it > >figured out. > > > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. > >Checked by AVG. > >Version: 8.0.101 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1521 - Release Date: > >6/26/2008 11:20 AM > > John > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
