I recently bought a 9” (blog here, sorry pics offline at the moment). Proper blade setup and buying a proper blade for heavy duty work (such as when resawing) is essential with these little saws.
I have resawn 3-1/2 thick hard maple (the max thickness the tool will handle), with excellent results. I think the problem is most people expect things to work out of the box. With budget tools you may need to spend some time calibrating them to perform as the “big boys”.
Oh, and don’t feed the wood too fast… For thicker stock, get an agressive blade (3-4 teeth per inch), and only push lightly… The more force you apply, the greater the tendancy for the blade to deflect.
-- Dekker - http://www.WoodworkDetails.com/
