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Wash. state Desk Jet

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6. A good side winder is all you need .
Tue Feb 14, 2012, 01:56 PM
Feb 2012

Actually a worm drive is a saw you really need to have experience using . You are moving up from hand tools to power tools- stay with the basic side winder skill saw for now.

Read the amperage draw on the saws specs., 11.5 ,12,13 or 15 amps. that determines the power of the motar. 12 or 13 amp. draw is fine for what you want to do or will want to do. Of course a 15 amp saw is best fer the power.

You can buy a $35.oo saw everyday in most stores that sell tools such as home depot or other such places- you come up to the fifty dollar range there abouts in name brands and you will do better.Pro grades run about $100.00 to $150.00 .

The key to a long life of a saw is sharp blades. Forcing the cut using dull blades will burn out the motar sooner rather than later.Good blades run about ten bucks.

Tis true about Harbor Freight tools-better to stear clear of those on that particular tool.

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If you are cutting boards- digonswine Feb 2012 #1
A table saw is too much quakerboy Feb 2012 #2
A skill saw hua ! Wash. state Desk Jet Feb 2012 #3
Harbor Freight is not a good place to buy tools jeff47 Feb 2012 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #7
Actually, the helical/spur ones are new jeff47 Feb 2012 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Feb 2012 #5
A good side winder is all you need . Wash. state Desk Jet Feb 2012 #6
The Black and Decker Store at the "outlet mall" has great prices Kolesar Feb 2012 #10
Makita 5007FAK jsr Aug 2012 #11
Well, you know what they say... ret5hd Aug 2012 #12
I have an inexpensive Black and Decker Mosby Aug 2012 #13
Yup. The blade can make an inexpensive saw perform much better. Adsos Letter Aug 2012 #14
Go to a pawn shop jmowreader Aug 2012 #15
makita! n/t wildbilln864 Nov 2013 #16
corded B&D UncleYoder Mar 2014 #17
The perfect saw is one of the festool models at around $500 a pop. Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #18
I really want one of those. And WILL get one. Hassin Bin Sober Mar 2014 #19
They work really well with the track system. Jesus Malverde Mar 2014 #20
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