I am a long-time member of this forum although I have never posted until now. I thought some might like to see a major modification I made to my saw. I converted it to cut permanently in the vertical position and made many improvements along the way:

1. I made a rock solid table (see the picture) and made the table height much more ergonomic.
2. I added a chip collection feature that uses a shop vac hidden in the saw base to vacuum the chips. It works great.
3. I also added a magnetic on/off switch mounted at eye level (see the picture).

This conversion is currently featured on the cover of Home Shop Machinist magazine in the March/April 2021 edition. I went into a lot of detail on how I did the entire conversion if you are interested in doing something similar.

This modification is clearly not for everybody. But for me, at this stage in my life, it was exactly what I needed. It is so nice now to cut in the vertical position and not have to straddle the saw base. I feel like my 40-year-old saw is brand new again. I couldn’t be happier with the conversion.