John McCoy wrote:
To Meanie's point about the motor sticking out the back of
a contractor style saw - this is the one time you have to
worry about it. With the saw on a mobile base it's easy
to mis-judge how far back the motor is, and bang it into
things while moving the saw.

Yeah, maybe, but that's not really a big issue to overcome. That seems
like a reach to justify worrying about the motor hanging off the back. I
have found that I can certainly deal with that issue.

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-Mike-