Jerry I tend to agree that we sometimes try to substitute better tools for lack of experience and skills. The only way to improve on skills is to practice and get experience. I can bend a nail just as well with a 3 dollar harbor freight hammer as I can with a 40 dollar eastwing. I can overhaul an engine as well with my Stanley sockets and ratchets as I can with snap on tools. I agree that they wont last as long with constant daily use but they serve my needs just fine. Sometimes I think we are better off to start out with cheap tools and have some problems. Solving problems is the way that we learn. My first and only scroll saw is a Delta 40-540 and I have made some very nice projects with it. I agree that the blade changes and tensioning are a pain on some saws but they all do the same thing move a blade up and down.