I am glad your getting a new scroll saw but I really don't understand why your old saw couldn't be fixed. There just isn't to awful much to go wrong with a scroll saw. They should easily be able to fix anything that is wrong with a SS. Maybe this is the reason they have such a bad reputation for fixing their products. Now you might have to deal with whats wrong with your new saw. I hope you have good luck with it. Here is a four part video on how to fix a DW788 saw. Even if you don't want to work on your saw this video will educate you on how it works and how simple it is to work on.