Charles, I merged your post with the existing topic to keep everything in one place.
Not to dismiss or diminish the comments of those in the thread, but I only see a single person in the US who actually owns the saw and says there is a problem, Julian Tracy, unless I've missed others. Aside from that, I see a lot of speculation and concern from people considering the purchase of the saw. To that I suggest buying the saw and using it first hand. We have a 30 day return policy and a 3 year warranty that covers any issues if you decide it doesn't meet your expectations.
I have commented in the thread a few times once already but let me address this again.
The TS 55 REQ, to the best of my knowledge for those units sold in the US/Canada, does not have a problem. I spoke with our service department about this to confirm that there weren't complaints or issues from customers being reported.
The bevel gauge can be adjusted, but when you move it, it will move the whole scale. In other words, you can't adjust the upper end of the scale without it effecting the lower end.
The REQ, unlike the TS 55 EQ, has positive detents only on the rear of the saw. The EQ had them in the front and rear. The reason, I suspect since I'm not part of our engineering team, is due to the addition of the detent override that allows you to go -1 and up to 47 degrees. Since there's not a positive detent in the front of the saw where the scale is, I assume that something like the weight of the motor could cause the base to flex and pull the saw slightly past 45 when it hits the detent in the rear. My recommendation if you experience this would be to hit the detent in the rear of the saw, lock the rear knob, align the pointer in the front of the saw to 45 and then lock the front knob to ensure the most accurate angle setting possible.
Shane