Reply by TheDane

I had one of those little Delta saws … hated it. Good luck finding our making a zero-clearance insert.

To your question: A better blade will improve performance, but cannot offset any failings of the tool itself. I finally dumped mine and bought a Jet Workshop 708100, which I am very happy with. if you peruse the postings on this form, you’ll find a lot of info on both the Ridgid and Grizzly offerings.

-- Gerry -- "I don't plan to ever really grow up ... I'm just going to learn how to act in public!"