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Posted by HeyBub on October 16, 2009, 8:30 pm
Higgs Boson wrote:
> Hand-held. Guess I'll look for one on sale, or good used.
> Do you have any not- too- expensive brand recommendations for casual
> home user..mainly rough cuts?
Is $40.00 too much?
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94245
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Posted by Nate Nagel on October 16, 2009, 9:26 pm
HeyBub wrote:
> Higgs Boson wrote:
>> Hand-held. Guess I'll look for one on sale, or good used.
>> Do you have any not- too- expensive brand recommendations for casual
>> home user..mainly rough cuts?
>
> Is $40.00 too much?
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94245
>
I'd actually go to a pawn shop and see if I could find a contractor
grade one for cheap. probably last a lifetime.
nate
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Posted by Ashton Crusher on October 17, 2009, 1:42 am
wrote:
>HeyBub wrote:
>> Higgs Boson wrote:
>>> Hand-held. Guess I'll look for one on sale, or good used.
>>> Do you have any not- too- expensive brand recommendations for casual
>>> home user..mainly rough cuts?
>>
>> Is $40.00 too much?
>>
>> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94245
>>
>I'd actually go to a pawn shop and see if I could find a contractor
>grade one for cheap. probably last a lifetime.
>nate
My dad worked construction all his life. For a while he bought
"contractor grade" saws. Instead of them going bad they would just
need "work", like new bearings, brushes, etc. Which was more trouble
then just buying new. About halfway thru his career he switched to
just buying a cheap skill saw and throwing it out at the end of a job.
Also, the "good stuff" was usually a lot heavier which make them more
tiresome to use. That may not be as true today since so much stuff,
even good stuff, is made of plastic.
My experience as a non-pro for stuff like this is that what works well
is not necessarily the absolute cheapest. I get inexpensive stuff
with a warranty good enough to make it thru the early failure period.
They last a long time for occasional use.
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Posted by RicodJour on October 17, 2009, 1:05 am
> Higgs Boson wrote:
> > Hand-held. =A0Guess I'll look for one on sale, or good used.
> > Do you have any not- too- expensive brand recommendations for casual
> > home user..mainly =A0rough cuts?
> Is $40.00 too much?
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=3D94245
For that saw - yes. Better to get a good quality saw used.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Hitachi-C7SB2-Circular-Saw-with-Edge-Guide_W0QQitemZ140=
347881026
or any of the other thousands for sale out there.
eBay, Craigslist, pawn shop.
R
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Posted by Jim Elbrecht on October 17, 2009, 8:10 am
On Fri, 16 Oct 2009 22:05:16 -0700 (PDT), RicodJour
>> Higgs Boson wrote:
>> > Hand-held. Guess I'll look for one on sale, or good used.
>> > Do you have any not- too- expensive brand recommendations for casual
>> > home user..mainly rough cuts?
>> Is $40.00 too much?
>> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=94245
>For that saw - yes. Better to get a good quality saw used.
>http://cgi.ebay.com/Hitachi-C7SB2-Circular-Saw-with-Edge-Guide_W0QQitemZ140347881026
>or any of the other thousands for sale out there.
>eBay, Craigslist, pawn shop.
Give amazon.com a look. They have factory recon Ryobi & Skil saws
for $30-40.
Personally- I'd figure out what my budget was. . . add $20-30 and get
the best rebuilt saw I could find. That circular saw should be
kicking around for a long time [at least 3 of us in this thread have
25-40 year old B&D's], and there's nothing more frustrating than a saw
that slips out of adjustment when you least expect it.
Jim
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> Do you have any not- too- expensive brand recommendations for casual
> home user..mainly rough cuts?