The DeWalt, General, Jet, and Woodtek saws have the most user-friendly power switches.

Most of us raise and lower the blade often, so a blade-elevation crank that’s difficult to turn is an annoyance that’s hard to ignore. The General, Grizzly, Shop Fox, Jet, and Woodtek saws got good marks here. All of them had a good-size handle with smooth-turning gears inside

Most of the inserts were less than flat, making it about impossible to get them level with the table. And because they are relatively thin, all tended to deflect under moderate downward pressure. Craftsman, Delta, DeWalt, Jet, and Steel City made an effort to add stiffness by including ribs on the underside of the inserts. They helped, but not enough to eliminate the problem.
Includes blade lock for one-wrench blade changing; blade-elevation crank among easiest to turn; fair parallelism (needed simple trunnion adjustment, covered in manual).

On the other eight hybrids, the trunnions are attached to the underside of the table, where they are much harder to access. The good news is that any adjustment should be a once-in-a-lifetime event.

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