You certainly have the right idea. Hard to believe why they rigged such a rinky-dink mechanism on a very usable saw. Bought a refurbished slightly smaller and apparently older Poulan model for $90 and have run the heck out of it. It has the tool adjust and it is simple and works great. Apparently they think this new wizardry/feature will attract more casual users/buyers, but how many are really interested in a 20 inch saw? More likely most are interested in a 14-16 inch and perhaps an 18 inch saw. Probably marketing did a survey which lauded the tool-less adjustment benefit; would attract more buyers and therefore it was required in any new/updated designs. But the engineers weren't allowed enough money to design it correctly. Would agree tool-less is a desirable feature if it worked. This design doesn't work.
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