"I'd just tape the guard back, get it up to speed and zip! Doesn't sound all that difficult, definitely insane, but not difficult."
So what kind of blade would you use? Would a ripping blade work, or should you go with an all purpose?
Actually it reminds me off a friend who saw me holding the guard back to make a cut once. He said "You shouldn't do that" And I commented something like, "It's not like I'm going to cut my arm off"