Could you comment more on the saw - what makes it safer/better for small items? I'm guessing the blade kerf? Very interesting tool.
On the 10 inch saw the blade is part of the problem. The teeth of the saw are wider apart than the item being cut or only one tooth hits the wood at a time, therefore more unstable. The larger diameter blade has more exposed through the insert than a 3 1/2" blade. The fence is high and having the cut being only 1/8" inch wide or so makes control harder. The kerf on the 10" saw is so wide it tends to pull the small piece or push them into even a zero insert. The kerf on the Micro is 070 thousands. The smaller size tends to be more precise. The zero insert is more zero on the small saw than the larger one. Hope that helps. Just my impressions.
