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On 10/5/2024 at 1:39 PM, kmmcrafts said:

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Do you happen to have any stores around that carry the Rikon brands.. I'm pretty certain that the Rikon is the same exact saw in blue instead of red,.. I was at my local lumber supply shop and they had the Rikon on display.. Looked like a decent starter / entry level saw. I don't think I would like the "locking mechanism" but if just starting back in the day I loved the DeWalt and my biggest complaint on it was having to hold the arm up so unless you get a arm lifter for the DW this is a nice feature with this saw.. just not sure I'd like having to reach back to unlock the arm each time. 

I have looked at both saws up close. From what I can tell, they are identical except the Rikon has dust collection.

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I retired as Vice President of a manufacturing company.  I outsourced a number of our products to offshore manufacturing.  There were 3 choices:

1. Chinese Manufacturing,  2. Taiwan Manufacturing,  3. Taiwan managed Chinese manufacturing.

The 3rd option was the best blend of quality and low cost manufacturing.  Without the Taiwanese oversight, inferior parts were inserted into the assembly and shortcuts occurred.  Without constant vigilance, the product you got yesterday was not necessarily the product you'll get tomorrow.

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