Thanks for the great build! On the sliding miter it helps to make a score pass on the top, and then cut again full depth. As far as the kick back it looks like you have a regular 10" blade in the saw. There are blades designed for sliding miters that have a negative rake angle, that goes a long way in minimizing the saw wanting to run at you.
Thanks! Just bought the same but the Pro. I need to build a 6x6 table and was looking at different ideas. Thanks so much for posting this. Stay blessed 🙌
Nice addition to your shop. I did the samething with mine and a few things I regret. 1) Not having a solid torsion box on a rolling stand. My floor is not even and each time I move it the top was not perfectly flat. This creates crash most of the time. 2) Not making an enclosure for either the CNC or the laptop. Dust in a laptop is a nightmare. Drawers front, there is plenty of youtube video about techniques to affix them. Here my fav ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-keOixrPaWnA.html
Awesome stuff Marcus. Thanks for the great info. You’ve definitely given me some things to think about with having my laptop enclosed in something, great comment! 👍🏻