I'll take and post some photos in a bit.
I've been using a plastic bag to determine where the sawframe is hitting the base.? Definitely around the switch.? Using that information, I ground off a bit of the metal "ears" on either side of the switch and got enough of a drop that the saw now completely (but barely) cuts through stuff -- but it still hangs up before going all the way down.? Now the blade cover on the side of the sawframe hits the base, still right next to the switch.? I actually removed the blade cover to see if that improved things, and it did -- but only a little.
Mark