So lets start some arguments, what the better saw a sidewinder or a wormdrive, I think a wormdrive is the only way to go.
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My prefference is for bandsaws. A little hard to make a plunge cut with them, but if you hit the top hard enough, the base will usually break though whatever you are tyring to cut.
I also like to use a 12 lb hammer on the back of my drill when I drill concrete.
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The only worm I ever used on a regular basis was an old 8-1/4" Skil.
I think it weighed more than me. <G>
For the kind of work I do, a sidewinder does just fine.
i only use what the homeowner has in his garage;)
I only use saws made by Sears. "Craftsman" brand.
What's a wormdrive?
i think it's a golf term.... for windy days
like every other tool in the world... i got one
Skil 8 1/4 worm... nice blue box.... looks as good as the day i bought it
find an excuse to drag it out at least once or twice a yearMike Smith Rhode Island : Design / Build / Repair / Restore
Never had much of a need for the power of the worm drive. Sidewinder for me; my neighbor too since he hasn't replaced his yet. Does that count as 2 votes?
I ride the fence on this one. I have used the worm and like 'em. But I grew up with sidewinders and am more at home with them. Worm is a different animal but can cut a true line slick as snot if you use 'em for a while. They're too heavy though.
Maybe one day I'll pick one up at a garage sale, just tos ay I own one.
Learned on wormdrives in Idaho in the mid seventies,never looked back. When I show up on a job I show up job sites and whip it out I get comments like thats an antique. My answer "It's a Man's saw"
I'm used to wormdrives...the west coast framer thing. I love 'em because you just can't get the dang things to die.
I have a Skil 77 I bought used several years ago. Also have 2 sidewinders, one I inherited never used and a 8.25" blade right that can bevel 60*, for those special occasions.
Wormdrives suck for the over the head stuff though--I need to start working out.