I’m in the camp that think cars headlights should basically work like motorcycle headlights. If the car is running, the lights are on. There’s basically no reason to have them off in general use, it only makes you more visible, even in nice weather.
Yeah I think that’s a fair concern. But if you’re just doing some sizing on it with soft woods and softer hardwoods, it should be fine. Personally I’d try to go with the DeWalt anyway if budget allows. It’s a solid saw, and gives you some room to grow, and had a track record of being reliable
Probably late, but it greatly depends on how much you’ll use it, and what you’ll use it for. If you’ll use it for some simple crosscuts a few times a year, sure it’ll be fine. All the time for nice joinery? Id try to get a more well known and tried one
If they’re fairly short, you could make a v block jig and drive it with a drill, and use a chisel on the side you want to round over. There’s a vid/gif I saw recently of a gentleman doing it to make the dowels themselves after knocking the corners down with a hand plane
They definitely don’t in the US. Most have automatic lights, sure. Maybe in the coming years we’ll catch up to other countries in that regard