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Thanks. Yes, I see what you mean now.

Thanks everyone for the very helpful responses. I'm 90% sure I'll be keeping the saw. As mentioned before as soon as I loosened the bevel adjustment screws any warp/twist immediately disappeared. I'm guessing each bevel adjustment (one at the front and one at the back) must have been set...

Thanks all for the input. A quick update: Interestingly, as soon as I slackened off the two bevel adjustment screws the sole plate flattened out nicely and now shows no sign of twist whatsoever. It's now sitting on a flat surface without any of the previous rock. This seems consistent with many...

Hi everyone. After a couple of years of making do with an 18v circular saw and a few homemade tracks I have finally taken the plunge (no pun intended) and bought a Makita SP6000 track saw kit which arrived this morning. However it seems that the sole plate of the saw isn't completely flat...

I'd also like to echo the sentiments of SimonB13 and Bodone. These kinds of posts are so inspiring for a novice hobbyist such as myself. They give a real insight into the craftsmanship, skill and technique that goes into such a bespoke piece of work. Thanks for taking the time to share with us.

That’s a good tip thanks. Checked all my saws and unsurprisingly they all have hardened teeth!

Thanks for the clarification. I will have to check my saws later although I'm fairly sure they'll have the hardened teeth as they are all pretty cheap. Good to know what to look out for though in any future car boot sales etc.

This has been a really interesting and informative thread! I have a question... What is the difference between the teeth on a cheap "disposable" saw as mentioned in some post above and a more expensive saw that is able to be sharpened? I suppose another way to ask the question would be: how do...