With the craftsman saw when doing fretwork say a project with 250 holes you spend 1/2 or better seating the tension , I owned a craftsman for a long time then I bought a DW 788it was like I was in heaven a well spent $500 + tax. i now have 2 788's. I bought the second one for $150 My advice is buy a DW 788 new or used and find someone to buy the craftsman, there is no comparison between the 2