Maybe it is self destructing. I looked into shavin' my 14 for a while and just never got around to it. Andy and I figure you could easily shave enough off to have the same clearance as a smooth 60 ( about 7/8" on mine.
PLasma won't be here for a few more days, but I don't think it would do it too well, that rib is about 1" thick. Saw zaw would work, but I hate buying new blades for them, the 4 inch discs are 1.98 at Lowes.
Okay, I just went out into the garage, pulled on the coveralls, and ran back inside. It's too Fawkin' cold out there! Back to the "self clearance" method.
That's why I went with the sx's, I saw a 5" diameter branch go through a sidewall of a ssr like it was butter. I love my SX's, I just wish they were bigger.