You and me both started on inferior machines! When i finally upgraded to a dewalt,i was amazed that i couldn't even hear the motor running with it on .Not only that but what happened to all the vibration?!Start with a few piece intarsia ,Just to get acclimated to all the goings on of intarsia.Many steps involve so a small quick few piece one will keep your interest much more.I hated trading my intarsias but they were just practice pieces that really made a wall come alive. Welcome friend!Keep coming back!