Darksiders: Any regrets?

[ragswl4]

I really enjoyed my BT3100. I learned a lot and it led me to this great site when I learned even more. Paid $300 for it, sold it for $200 after 2 years and purchased a C_man 22114. No comparison between the two and rightly so, they are just too different to compare. I never regretted buying the BT but sometimes I regret selling it.

[drumpriest]

I liked my bt3100, worked great, hated the SMT. Too much fussing around with it for the pay off. I have no regrets at all with my pm2000 purchase. RK on it, which was imperative to me, 3hp, 50" rip, and I built a router table into the extension, so what's to miss, really. I liked that the bt was light and portable, that's the only advantage, but I bought a bt for my dad, and can borrow his if I need it.

The slide miter table is on sale for 400$ at rockler, and I've been tempted, not sure that I need it though, as my cross cut sled works great every time.

[dewi1219]

I guess I'm in the minority here since I actually like the SMT. Once I got mine dialed in I never had any problems with it, and it cuts great repeatable crosscuts every time. What I like about the SMT as opposed to crosscut sleds is that it can be spaced further away from the blade which allows me to crosscut very long panels without them becoming too unwieldy. But it seems unanimous that darksiders don't look back. It's hard to argue with that.