the 28" I have
>> now is fine.

  Oh pick pick, I was talking ballpark. :) heehehhe
The full sized saw is what I meant.

>>
> FWIW. I do have short arms... And I'm mostly interested in furniture &
> other smaller scale stuff.

  It not the overall size of the miterbox you care about.
Its the weight and stability of the hardware/linkages.
The big ones have big stable parts, even if your work is small.
>
  Are there any component parts particularly prone to damage or loss,
> and impossibly difficult to replace?
> Anything for which to watch out? ;-)

  This is a good question. You want all the parts present and 
functional. Or at least able to be made functional (what's perfect, I 
ask you??) Little cleaning/tweaking and lube?? Wax??

  Who has a Stanley or other big box exploded drawing??
   yours Scott

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