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Originally posted by trekkor
On the bridge saws... Unless you are planning on 24" tiles or bigger, I don't know why you would need this saw.
Randy, the harbor freight saw might be a good bargin for this one job.
I would NEVER use anything from them for day-in, day-out use.
I'm a fan of MK.
I have the 770, 101 and 1070 as well as a handheld circular saw.
Diamond blade on a grinder has it's place. Very messy.
Wear ear plugs, fellas. 
KT
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Mainly what I'm looking at (at this point) is price and diagonal cut capacity...not necessarily in that order.
I've looked at a few Felkers (The Felker F-75 is mentioned a lot of places as a great saw) but the ones I find are either too "underpowered" (comparatively), or they aren't able to cut a 16" tile diagonally. The saws that seem to have that capacity are up closer to the $1000.00 range. I was hoping to get by with maybe $500.00...certainly no more than $600.
The MK 770 is too small, though priced in my range. Of the three MK-101 models I found, only the MK-101Pro 24 will cut a 16" tile diagonally...at $1299, it's definitely out of my range. The MK 1070 certainly seems up to the task, with cutting capacity and it's 2 HP motor, it seems it would make short work of all my cutting needs, but again, at $1300, it's out of my range.
I just figured with the Chicago saw above, at the price, if I happened to wear it out, I could still get a totally new unit and still be withing the $500 range...even a third would be right at $600. Disposable saws? What a concept?
It also has a 1.5 HP motor.
Keep the info coming though. I really am paying close attention to what everyone is saying.
Regards,
Randy