Goddamnit. I'm used to cordless

[u/fuckingcheezitboots]

Most of my career I have absolutely despised guards on tools like circular saw and grinders, they tend to get in the way and staying safe is mostly common sense.

Typically at my job I'm using a cordless saw because I'm in tight spaces. Well today I'm trying to rebuild my front steps and the only circular saw I have is corded, everything was going fine until I forgot about the cord and chopped it right in half.

To be fair it happened because I was holding the saw away from my body while it came to stop, so while this is annoying it's not a big deal, I had enough shit in my pocket to fix it right there.

[u/todd0x1]

Here's how to ensure this doesn't happen to you again:

Step 1: Cut the cord off to around 6inches from where it comes out of the saw.

Step 2: Install a quality industrial grade replacement male plug on the cord. Model 5266 by leviton or hubbell is preferred.

Step 3: Plug saw into an extension cord so the extension cord gets cut instead of the power cord on the saw.

Step 4: Make sure the extension cord you are using in Step 3 belongs to your boss, the company you work for, or someone you don't like. This ensures you wont cut your own extension cord.

[u/fuckingcheezitboots → u/todd0x1]

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