I originally had one of these that I purchased from Sears under the Craftsman label. When the cam follower shook apart and stripped the mounting holes in the rear of the upper arm, I found that I would have to purchase a complete upper arm assembly to repair it. Through Sears, that would have added up to just over $120.00 with shipping for the part. I purchase this saw under the Palmgren name from Amazon for $89.00 about two months ago. It does OK for a beginner, but only accepts "pinned" blades. This limits what you can do with it and also limits your blade suppliers.There are better saws out there. I only purchased this one because it was cheap and I don't use it much. I would wait for the price to drop again before I purchased it here. However, Palmgren is selling this same saw on eBay for $169.00 plus shipping, so the price is better here if you need this right now.