[kenadian]

I'm in Canada, and have looked at Canadian Tire, Sears since both have table saws on sale. But looking at them, they both appear "flimsy". Lots of plastic, and lots of play in the fences. I've seen King brand for sale online, as well as Craftex(sp) from Busy Bee, but don't know if the quality is any better.

I currently have a Shopsmith (500 model) so using it as a table saw has it's limitations. And to upgrade to the 520.... well I could probably get a decent stand alone table saw (and cheap bandsaw ) for the price of the upgrade....

 

[kenadian]

That's where the problem lies; I've bought tons of smaller items from the US (ebay, companies etc..) and on a few occasions I got dinged for customs/import fees, because some items came either UPS or fedex etc.. And they add their "fees" in there as well (calling it a "brokerage fee"). So now, I ask 1st their method of shipping, I rather have stuff sent USPS; even if they declare the total amount on the customs label (some mark it as a "gift", with a lower $$ value) but many times shipping this way doesn't include insurance.

This is why I was looking for a dealer/company in Canada. I might be heading to the US in October, for a couple hockey games (Sudbury Wolves OHL) as we went to both Saginaw and Plymouth last year. We are looking at going there again, (wife likes the shopping in Saginaw) and tool outlets/dealers in those areas?
If she can do some shopping so can I......
Thanks, Ken