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I wouldn’t consider a Baldor motor and a steel extension table a gimmick, but who cares about the color and knobs? And personalized? Whose shop is it in?

-- Robert from Raymond, MS. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not a practice, but a habit." - Aristotle

Yeahm gimmick isn’t quite the right word for some of the options. Color, nameplate, . . . like you said, who cares! If someone comes to my garage workshop and needs a nameplate to know it’s mine, there are bigger problems at hand!

-- Jeff, South Carolina

I like the saw, but I can get along without the frills.

-- Maplewood, MN

saws are about function… I take my equipment based on performance not color and style. If customizing makes it work better.. I am all for it. I do have to admit though that I may have a hard time buying a saw that is painted pink with yellow polka dots….. I also can’t see me getting a red saw since it would mask the blood loss from when I cut myself… just kidding.

-- making sawdust....

Bling Baby! I love it!

-- Eric, www.themorningwoodshow.com

interesting… If a little self indulgent.

-- Chris

I was in Columbus and stopped in to see these saws for the heck of it. The store is a woodworkers dream. More cool woodworking stuff than you can shake a stick at, but I repeat what I said about having a custom painted saw. If you are that concerned that your saw is that pretty, chances are you are more interested in appearances than woodworking. Sure is a lot of money for a piece of equipment… They had a green one, a red one, and even one with a flames painted on it. Whatever floats your boat.

-- making sawdust....

That is such a cool app! Way too expensive for me, but very cool!
I wonder… If I make it Grizzly Green, will the price come down? :-)

-- JC - Central PA - www.affyx.com