I have a 7 1/4" sliding miter saw. It has the Diablo 60T blade.

Cross-cutting, I found out that it cuts "easier" when sliding the blade through the wood (like a handheld circular saw), than plunging/dropping the blade onto the wood (like in a non-sliding miter saw).

My question is, is this all in my head? Shouldn't it cut the same, since the blade is a circle and the same at any angle?

I have a 7-1/4" sliding miter saw. It has the Diablo 60T blade.

Cross-cutting, I found out that it cuts easier when sliding the blade through the wood (like a handheld circular saw), than plunging/dropping the blade onto the wood (like in a non-sliding miter saw).

My question is, is this all in my head? Shouldn't it cut the same, since the blade is a circle and the same at any angle?