Right Handed Circular Saw

I ve always had a skilsaw and i m left handed so it s always been a pita and at least one in 10 carpenters is left handed.

Right handed circular saw. This one however is a right hand worm drive circular saw. Whether you re a lefty or righty there s a lot of back and forth over whether left blade or right blade saws are better. Now here s why there are differences between the two. This means the saw eventually cuts off its own support.

If you must cut the board face up or if both sides will show score the cut line with a utility knife before cutting. A right handed circular saw is designed in reverse with the blade on the right and the motor on the left. Most users have no trouble holding the saw. Circular saws are hobby saws.

Blade right for the right handed user presents a bit of a challenge as you have to look past your right shoulder to see the sight cut line window regardless of one or two handed operation. The blade is also on the right hand side of the tool so your arms do not need to cross over each other at any point. Right hand dominant users benefit the most from this circular saw. It s kind of hard to imagine that a powerful beastlike saw like this can run continuously on batteries.

And for right handed circular saws the blades turn counterclockwise so the bolt will tighten by clockwise motion. If appearances are important put the good side down when cutting. Using the saw this way will place the motor weight over the waste edge when you cut from the end side of a board or sheet. Anything else has to be replaced every six months.

If you want a right handed saw buy a skilsaw. Which means the line of sight problem is solved for right hand users. A right hand side circular saw allows you to hold the main handle with your right hand and the auxiliary handle with your left. More or less all corded sidewinder saws operated with a blade right configuration.

Apart from that another reason why the dewalt dcs577b is different from the above worm drive saws i ve mentioned before is that it s a cordless circular saw. Nobody in the trades that i ve ever met would use anything but a worm drive saw. The other aspect worth noting is that the art of suing circular saw demands one opt to be careful and avoid unnecessary accidents. The base sits over your work piece on the left side and all your material s cut offs will fall to the right hand side.

Whether you prefer left blade circu. Left handed circular saw.