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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
For Sale: Corded Saw..., June 23, 2001
By A Customer
This was a bit of an impulse buy for me so I was pleasantly surprised at how powerful and effective it is. There were two projects it really shone on. The first was cross-bracing an attic for hurricane code. As I started to notice, there are a lot of places you want to saw where there is no readily available power or the cords get tangled in the work. An attic is just such a place. Even though I had a light in the attic which I could have plugged the power saw into, (I have a 7.5" Dewalt corded saw.) threading the cord around all of the roof joists is just a nightmare, and if you trip over the cord/s you fall through the ceiling. (I learned the hard way...'nuff said..LOL) The 2nd project was cutting 2x6 deck joists and 5/4 preassure treated deck planking for a deck. 16 foot deck boards and power cords just don't mix, it becomes a tangled mess and since you are walking on the deck joists, once again tripping is a constant threat, especially when working with a team. Using a framing square for a cutting guide I could place the board, elevate the end I wanted to cut with scrap, cut the board within a 1/16th of an inch, pull out the scap and the deck board would fall right into place. My DeWalt cordless drill made quick work of the 3" deck screws and I was on to the next board. Two knowlegable do-it-yourselfers planked a 16x30 foot deck in 3 hours with two saws and drills. You must buy and extra battery for the saw if you are working in a team because of the volume of cutting you will be doing. If the drills and saws share the power packs, stagger the work and use all of the batteries for the saws, then the drills afterwords. Partly because of the ease of use (not dragging cords, etc.) you will be spending more time cutting and a lot less setting up the cut, so the battery gets drained in half an hour or so. For long angled rip cuts I still needed a corded saw and rip fence, but those cuts were very few. Great product! Enjoy! PS: Use Robinson, square headed screws and bits and buy the DeWalt bits. They are bevel cut on the bottom and are much more resistant to popping out. Phillips heads require too much downforce and will blister you thumbs and tire your arms long before the job is done. Screws are about 5 times as strong as nails and won't split the wood. Spend the extra money and get the Osmose screws. The square head is more precise and the bits will 'hook up' much better.
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