OK, OK, I'll spend more money and get a 14"!

It will be useful to have the extra room for the curves.

Interestingly, the Craftsman 14" has a resaw height of 8", but the Rikon only has 6" and is $50 more: http://www.woodcraft.com/family.aspx?FamilyID=5217 I'll have to measure the C-man in person now.

Frank, I'm pretty skeptical of Craftsman too, but it looks like these saws are breaking out of the bad rep. with a different manufacturer. I'll remain skeptical though. I returned a C-man drill press a few years ago and bought a Delta instead.