Ed welcome to our little family of saw dust junkies. I started ss back in Jan. with a 16" Ridgid ss. Since then I found a 20" DeWalt 788 on craigs list for $175. a diffrance of night and day. Most of the guys and gals that live around me it is the saw of choice. Not to mention about half the price of the Excalibur. I like using FD R Spiral blades # 1 and 2/0 mostly. If no one hasn't told you yet that we like pictures almost as much as saw dust, we do.
Happy Sawing,
John