Thanks for the feedback. Yes- I agree the CFM ratings are all kind of like those “peak hp” ratings for vacuums. My Harvey G700 pulls way more air than this 2hp Grizzly, but I seem to remember the Harvey was rated even less than the Grizzly. That said, I did a test with (a) sticking my hand at the dust port in the saw to see how much pull it had there, and (b) actually pouring some sawdust into the port at the saw to see how well it was pulling. I do agree that 2tpi versus 1.3 is the probable cause, and admittedly we were feeding fairly fast because we had so many veneers to make and if I were real honest I’d say maybe we fed a wee bit too fast sometimes!!! I wish I had gotten the 1.3 tpi, but we do a lot of smaller veneers and I thought this would have a smoother cut. Good to know the 1.3 does well- I may have to get one for wider veneers. We still have the Ridgid that I can keep a finer toothed blade on.