Sorry but that is not necessarily correct. There are now a number of circular saws available with left or right side blades. The reason is preferred line-of-sight, not left or right hand use.
With the more traditional right side blade it is necessary to lean out over the saw to view the cut line and sight notch in the shoe plate because the body of the saw and the blade guard are in the way. On the other hand, with the weight of the motor and bulk of the shoe plate on the left it is better supported when cross cutting dimensional lumber like cutting off studs and so on by right handed persons. I suppose now that power miter saws are so much more common in use that circular saws now are mostly being used for cutting sheet goods and therefore the convenience of a left sided blade is more apparent. There are saws intended for left handed use but not many. They differ in their placement of the trigger lock and things like the orientation of the scales for depth adjustment and bevel angle. It is true too that until recently they were about the only saws with the blade on the left but that is no longer true. I have been looking into buying a new circular saw myself which is why I discovered this. I have been considering a battery version but I don't use it often enough these days to be bothered with looking after the batteries and with that additional weight I am thinking I might as well fiddle about with the cord. For some reason those saws seem to have to be pretty heavy. It seems to me that blades on the left have appeared nearly over night. Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mickey Fixsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 2:22 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Circ saw cutting techniques > It certainly sounds like you have a left hand saw. It is designed for > someone who is left handed and you would hold the main handle and trigger > with the left hand and use your right hand on the auxillary handle to help > guide the saw. > > If you are right handed, I would suggest that you return the saw and get > the appropriate right hand saw. It will have the blade to the right of > the motor assembly and make it easier for you to properly use it with your > dominant hand. It is a serious safety concern! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: William Stephan > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 10, 2006 11:38 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Circ saw cutting techniques > > > The circ saw I mentioned earlier has the blade mounted on the left side > of the unit, and the wide base to the right. I've been using it holding > the trigger with my right hand and the control handle with my left. I > thought about this, and I think it's meant to be used with the left hand > holding the trigger and the right on the control handle. > > This would keep the saw between the operator and the work, and there'd be > less chance of being hit by falling wood after the cut. > > Any thoughts on this from you folks who use circ saws? > > Bill Stephan > Kansas City, MO > (816)803-2469 > William Stephan > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/466 - Release Date: 10/7/2006 > > ---------- > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.13.1/466 - Release Date: 10/7/2006 > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://acbradio.org/handyman.html > or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. > http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml > > Visit The New Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From > Various List Members At The Following Address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ > Visit the new archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Yahoo! 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