Wow - I think I'm starting to wig out a little bit. Last night I had an extremely vivid dream that I had just purchased a Unisaw for $1300. I was making some test cuts on it - specifically to see if the fence tape was accurate, and had just finished making some sawdust when I happened to look down at the base. What's this - rust? Egads! Some further investigation revealed that my "brand new $1300 Unisaw with 50 inch Biesemeyer" had mysteriously morphed into a gigantic rusted out hulk of a saw that was made in 1971, (per the newly discovered writing on the side of it.) It didn't even resemble a Unisaw at that point, and man was I bummed that I had somehow purchased a 32yo saw at just a few hundred less than I could have purchased a brand new one!
But, the fact remained ("fact" - har!) that the saw cut *perfectly*, in spite of the rust. Is there a lesson buried here? Do I really just want a new saw b/c it looks good? Is $1300 really too much to spend on used Unisaw? Should I start drinking before I go to bed? Strange....and just *a little* disturbing - albeit entertaining to a degree.
Maybe I should just go buy a new one instead of killing myself trying to find a deal.
JP
************************* Gotta love that REM.