Circular Saw Question
Dec 6, 2014 08:16:31 #
Be very careful. Very careful indeed. This maybe some diabolical political ploy. One they have hooked on a saw, who knows where it can end up.
Dec 6, 2014 08:22:03 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm not shopping for a saw, but I noticed somethin... (show quote)
the left sided saw is made for the British market, because they drive on the wrong side of the road anyway, and the are used to doing things that way, or perhaps they are made for the Australian market because toilets flush the other way.
Dec 6, 2014 08:25:54 #
Our local Habitat organization got a number of Bosch saws with the blade on the left. I regard this as a left-hand saw. For a right-hander, the sight line may be better, but the sawdust discharge blows the sawdust directly at you, not away from you as with the more conventional arrangement.
Dec 6, 2014 08:50:30 #
jerryc41 wrote:
Funny you should mention that. I bought a Rockwel... (show quote)
The right tool makes things easier,
Obligatory Photo Reference
the right special purpose program makes editing easier'
VBG, Bob.
Dec 6, 2014 08:58:41 #
I have always used saws like Porter Cable or Skil with the blade on the right side, I think for a right hander with the blade on the left you would be getting covered in sawdust.
One IMPORTANT note. NEVER and I mean NEVER use anything to hold the blade guard back. I know a professional carpenter who did this all the time for notching rafters. I advised him against this practice, he just told me to stick to my own trade. Not too long after that he had an accident and is lucky to still have his left hand. He can barely hold anything in it but at least he lived as the spinning blade landed on his wrist severing nerves and blood vessels.
One IMPORTANT note. NEVER and I mean NEVER use anything to hold the blade guard back. I know a professional carpenter who did this all the time for notching rafters. I advised him against this practice, he just told me to stick to my own trade. Not too long after that he had an accident and is lucky to still have his left hand. He can barely hold anything in it but at least he lived as the spinning blade landed on his wrist severing nerves and blood vessels.
Dec 6, 2014 09:20:34 #
eddiew0924
Loc: MA
While not necessarily advertised as for left handled people, they are preferred by them because the sawdust is ejected away from them when cutting. Most worm gear saws have the handle on the right.
Dec 6, 2014 09:42:14 #
Everyone is born right-handed....only the best can overcome it.... when will someone make a left-handed screwdriver, hmmmm???
Dec 6, 2014 09:56:19 #
goofybruce wrote:
.... when will someone make a left-handed screwdriver, hmmmm???
They have them, but they're metric only.
Dec 6, 2014 10:08:51 #
f8bengal
Loc: West Nawth Carolinah
MT Shooter wrote:
Worm drive and hypoid drive saws have always had the blade on the left for the best visibility by predominantly right handed carpenters. Porter Cable has always made their direct drive saws in both left and right blade configurations. Even Deltas very first direct drive pro saw had the blade on the left. The cheaper, consumer level saws always had the blade on the right because they cost less to make that way.
Glad somebody finally got it right! :thumbup:
Dec 6, 2014 10:09:43 #
jerryc41 wrote:
They have them, but they're metric only.
Does that mean they also only turn counterclockwise in this country since we're not metric?
Dec 6, 2014 10:25:27 #
goofybruce wrote:
Does that mean they also only turn counterclockwise in this country since we're not metric?
I've been looking for one that's reversible, like drills, but I haven't found one. It would be perfect when traveling to foreign countries where the electricity flows the other way.
Dec 6, 2014 10:26:18 #
They are in fact for right or left handed users. A left handed user with a right handed saw has to lean over the saw to see the line. It is awkward.
Dec 6, 2014 10:34:34 #
peterg
Loc: Santa Rosa, CA
The opposite configuration saws are for the Australian market. The blades also spin in the opposite direction. Please refer to the Chapstick section for more info. :)
Dec 6, 2014 11:05:17 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I'm not shopping for a saw, but I noticed somethin... (show quote)
There is nothing wrong with the left blade saws. I have an old Porter Cable left blade that is about wore out and can't find it being made anymore. IMO most saws are configured wrong! Thanks for the amazon link to this Bosch. I think I'm going to get one!
Dec 6, 2014 11:06:39 #
peterg wrote:
Please refer to the Chapstick section for more info. :)
my solution there actually is the answer to another question.... Replace the Chapstick in the tube with Preparation H, put the tube in your back pocket....
how to apply?... solved!!!
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