At the bottom of Steve G web page try the Stencil printer 1.7 .... has the font you want and capabilities to smoosh the letters together as close as you choose. Have fun.
I have the same saw (love it). Mine is secure and aok. I am thinking you are trying to push the hose over a ball? Do you have a heat gun or hair dryer....this may soften the socket enough to force the ball into place. I have used my heat gun to soften pvc piping for better fit on my shop vac hoses to tools, works great...REMEMBER the heated piece will be HOT!!!!
My printer finally took a dump. I went to hp.com and found a basic color printer for cheap + ink won't take me to the poor house. Windows 7 compat. Can't wait to print out patterns again.