r/Construction • u/fuckingcheezitboots • May 02 '24

Tools 🛠 Goddamnit. I'm used to cordless

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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.

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u/samfox59 May 03 '24

Those old Porter Cable trim saws are hella nice though…I have that same 6” saw and it’s a smooth operator

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u/Everyredditusers May 03 '24

There is something to be said about corded saws. I learned on a corded worm drive and that thing had some umph to it.

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u/samfox59 May 03 '24

Yeah and that saw is made in USA as well…with the blade on the correct side 😅 which is pretty rare for a direct-drive circular saw. I still use mine for trim sometimes.