Not really relevant,, but wanted to share,, I just bought a new
8 1/4 mag makita. Great saw, but has two faults. One is that the motor housing drops below the plate a full depth cutting (3")
The other is that on less than full depth cutting, the saw is pretty flexible on the plate. Caused kickback a couple of times on me, untill I understood fully what was happening at the end of the cut. Thought I'd share!