ekimw23 Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 does anyone know why the blade is on the left side on milwaukee and dewalts but corded saws are on the right? any reason? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NERemodeling Posted January 25, 2015 Report Share Posted January 25, 2015 You will find that corded saws have both left and right blade versions. Blade right is a sidewinder saw and blade left is a worm drive. Cordless saws are a little all over the place.. for some reason most 6.5" cordless are setup blade left like a worm drive and most 7.25" cordless coming out recently have been blade right, sidewinder style.There are plusses and minuses to both, they will both do the job, a lot of it is personal preference although there are some situations where one will be more convenient than the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madman_us Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 Bosch CS5 7-1/4 Inch 15 Amp Circular Saw - has the blade left (and its not a worm drive) Bosch CS10 7 1 4in 15 Amp Sidewinder Circular Saw - has the blade right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madman_us Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 and Bosch has a separate Worm Drive Circular Saw: Bosch 1677MD 7-1/4 Inch Worm Drive Circular Saw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framer Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 somebody initially made the sidewinder saws right handed, and it was copied the same. lolworm drives are mostly left handed, and those are used by framers who cut all day, if that tells you something.personaly, my go-to cordless saw is the dewalt 36 volt circular. its left handed, has a 7.25 blade, and cuts like a corded saw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwain Posted January 26, 2015 Report Share Posted January 26, 2015 one of the reasons i love my cordless saw so much is that it introduced me to the beauty of the left-side blade..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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