Originally posted by Tom Cundiff
I find that the narow base is less affected by rough or irregular surfaces than a wide/ less flexable base. Tom[/QB]
Tom,
I have yet to come across a saw with a base that minds rough surfaces. Any saw I have ever worked with was sliding just fine no matter what size base it had. The blades are making the difference.
As for the irregular surfaces. The beam would have to be extremly uneven ( curved, stepped up or down) for the small base to be of advantage.
I find the wider the base the more stable the saw therefore the more accurate the cut. With a small base one is more likely to tilt the saw slightly during the cut thus ending up with an out of square cut. Just my opinion.
