That's a rough one, but weld shrinkage gets everybody at least once.

Hold up, 60-foot oak removal on a first try with a rope wrench? That's insane. Did your friend @victorb17 at least film it? I'd pay to see that learning curve in real time.

Man you ever think about how your sanding block or pad pressure changes as you move? I noticed I was leaning harder on the edges of the pad without realizing it, digging in little trenches on the edges of my repair. Once I started using a light touch and letting the weight of the tool do the work, the feathering got way more consistent. Also switched to a flexible sanding sponge for the final pass and that helped knock down any leftover ridges the orbital couldn't reach.

Did you check if the blade is square to the table? I spent two hours once fighting a saw that was actually fine, the cheap blade just had too much wobble at full extension. Sometimes swapping to a Diablo blade fixes half the issues before you even touch the saw's stops.

Nah man, four thighs in a 6-quart? That seems low to me. I was doing like 6 or 7 wings in mine and wondering why they came out sad. Mike would probably lose his mind if he saw my old method of stacking them like a Jenga tower. Guess I gotta go buy more chicken just to test this out.