For all those who questioned the new Craftsman table saws, I just got back from Clearwater, where I attended the press conference, ran a bit of plywood through the saw, and was somewhat surprised at the overall quality of the top of the line model.
Basically, this new saw has cast iron trunnions that are hung from the cabinet and connected by steel rods. The trunnions are smaller than those on the Unisaw, but are far more massive than ANY other contractor's saw trunnions.
The top of the line model does have the 30" Biesemeyer commercial fence. I forgot my tape measure, but it was identical to the one I used to have on a Unisaw, and that was the commercial model.
Two cast iron wings. T slot. Small MDF/melamine right side table. Sheet metal back support. Much better fence--set once, after that, it takes one screw (with built on handle) to remove and reinstall--it reinstalls without further need for set-up.
Enjoy. Two things: adjustment handles are still small, though number of turns from bottom to top of blade height is reduced (I forget the exact number); the Leitz "variable pitch" blade actually has 4 different sized gullets that help to reduce blade whine (considerably).
The one I used couldn't pass the nickel test, but that was because it was mounted on a mobile stand which rested on a carpeted floor, so there was virtually no chance.
Charlie Self "The test and the use of man's education is that he finds pleasure in the exercise of his mind." Jacques Barzun