Enough is Enough! The Line Has Been Crossed!

In today's furious rant, I share my frustrations with the Milwaukee Fuel M18 framing saw. In my experience, when set to its maximum depth, it doesn't clear a speed square, which is a crucial tool for making precise cuts. Compared to the West Coast-style saws like the Skil Mag 77 or my DeWalt Flexvolt, which easily clear a speed square and have the blade on the left for better visibility, this is quite disappointing.
I'll also address some of the feedback I've received, suggesting I use my other hand (even though I'm right-handed) or avoid setting the saw so deep. These suggestions, in my opinion, miss the practical reality of needing to use a speed square for deep cuts. Join me as I share my thoughts and frustrations. Let's discuss! Many of our videos are comedic & satirical & not intended to cultivate antisocial or unlawful behavior.
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[@Ravespillo]

This is how the U.S. Forest Service fights the whole internet.

[@wranglerstar]

his made my chuckle, thank you , beloved,

[@Ravespillo]

@@wranglerstar Furious Rants give me great joy, so I'm glad you got something good back!

[@chuckray8389]

Problem with people is they are too much peoplie,😂 stop being people and just be smart!

[@alexanderwhite298]

​@@wranglerstar I did a quick search online and I think you have a left-handed saw there instead of right handed one. I typed in Milwaukee left handed circular saw and got pictures of both left facing saw blades and right facing saw blades. I did the same with right handed circular saws and got similar results. I think you're just tired and hungry and thirsty so just go on the porch with a cold glass of hard ice tea and rock your worries away in a rocking chair.

[@lonnielacaillade2019]

East coast guy here that marks the length with a pencil puts a square line on the mark and cuts the lumber. Yes without using the square as a guide.

[@mattfinn27]

I've experienced this flaw on other brand cordless and corded saws before. I believe this is a problem with Engineers who've never actually used a saw in a production environment while trying to make tools more "streamline" and compact.

[@ashburncitystandup9707]

100% agreed. Problem with common sense these days. It just ain't that common.

[@voidFutureVector]

bingo, engineers that never use the product

[@Stonepotwaffles]

Maybe the right guard is patented

[@mattfinn27]

@Stonepotwaffles Perhaps, but the problem is the motor housing extends past the shoe the saw rides on. If the engineers extended the shoe past the housing or shortened the housing itself, that would allow you to use a speed square with the saw set at full depth.

[@Scrivscribe]

Or maybe the marketing team promised a certain cut depth and the engineers were backed into a corner?

[@MNW777-k4c]

Fedex guy now films houses for the government

[@brandonburdette7895]

I use to let them bring packages to my house but now they aren't allowed any more with all the cameras

[@SterlingWheel]

Amazon guy has been doing it for years...

[@3Runner95]

milkman used to spy and write notes

[@humanthingtodo7891]

😂😂

[@jonathanbellows113]

IT company the flock

[@mr.clancy1598]

Flip the speed square 180, the saw blade will clear the material before hitting the lip of the square - I am an east coast man. Continuing to solve west coast problems

[@aaronwidder4458]

😂exactly!

[@lidlett9883]

You're not wrong. It does have a major flaw. It's not a wormdrive Wormdrives were first known as a 77 skill saw. That red thing is a circular saw. Circular saws are for hobbyists. Skillsaws are for men with calloused hands

[@LordVader407]

Every saw with a round blade is a circular saw. The type of circular saw is what changes the name. Miter saw, chop saw, brewco, wormdrive, Cut off, are all types of circular saws. Skill is a company that makes saws.

[@bk7278]

Worm drives suck

[@jasonperkins1654]

Skill saw is a brand . Not a mechanical name for a saw. Real men know the difference

[@daviddoesit2341]

Aye they cooking u 👆🏾👀😳

[@lidlett9883]

@@LordVader407 in a word NO! Just because they have blade the spins in a circular motion does not make them a circular saw. When you go to a tool store and ask to see a miter saw they do not show you a circular saw. They will show you a small 6¼ circular saw that is not a worm drive. At the age of 16th my father gave me a all metal body 77 Skillsaw. In 1979, I said to him but dad I was hoping for a car. He looked me smiled and said"Son that saw will buy you many cars" and it did.

[@earthboy9622]

I'm lefthanded - Finally an advantage! Now on to scissors.

[@escapetherace1943]

WISS makes some good left handed scissors. We're winning, pal!

[@Prepare2Prosper]

We need to form a special interest group and lobby congress. We are clearly an oppressed minority

[@robb8331]

there are left handed notch trowels

[@josh857]

Sinistrophobia is real 😢

[@christopherd5941]

Where’s my left handed hammer, damnit!?

[@motorrad2]

jesus christ, I framed for years and never used a flippin' square as a guide when cutting beams

[@greatamculture]

Suggestion…flip the speed square so that it s pointing toward you on the other side of your work. By the time the body of the saw reaches the stop on the speed square you should have a full cut or at least nearly a full cut. Follow through on each side to complete. Give it a try and let me know what you think.

[@mastershepherd3777]

That's how I do it.

[@zeroskill.]

i came expecting the manifesto, severely disappointed

[@LKS-1976]

Ditto

[@SeanMurphy00]

Haha same here… speaking of manifestos, I highly recommend Ted Kazinsky’s Manifesto if you haven’t already listened to it.

[@LKS-1976]

@@SeanMurphy00 great read. Good ole Uncle Ted

[@rammbostein]

I thought he would show us a partially armored Komatsu D335A with the rest of sheet metal waiting to be welded on

[@ryankc3631]

Yeah, thought he was calling up the Minute Men.

[@narutobroken]

Milwaukee makes another model with the blade on the other side

[@scottverge938]

Yep, but it's not as common.

[@RedundantBuoyancy]

​@scottverge938 yea people don't know the difference

[@scottverge938]

@@RedundantBuoyancy so it seems.

[@KansanWolf]

What is the model?

[@scottverge938]

@@KansanWolf you'd have to look it up on their website but I'm almost certain it exists, if not you could buy their worm drive saw like the dewalt he's using in the video.

[@edzachary8657]

Framing crews don't use their speed square as a guide, we don't need it

[@quickchicken506]

You lie much?

[@waynewebb7377]

so that is why there are no square corners or ceilings in most houses...

[@winnebagochaingang7172]

Square a pencil mark on whatever you wish to cut…genius!

[@edzachary8657]

@@quickchicken506 I have never seen one framer on any job I've been on put down their speed square as a guide to cut on a line

[@edzachary8657]

@@winnebagochaingang7172 he was using it as a guide to cut on that pencil mark, genius

[@JamesKonzek-xr5zy]

A little flavored lip balm & Mr Wranglstar here will be dolled up lookin' like George Michael.

[@r.rodriguez4991]

Looking online it looks like there are left and right handed versions of the saw.

[@narutobroken]

Yeah I don’t understand the outrage, he bought the wrong tool

[@johngreydanus2033]

Is that "right"? Pun intended. That would be so awesome, he will have to rant at himself now.

[@michaelhislop4840]

Yeah they do

[@tommychong1173]

Yup they certainly do. Or any 6 1/2 inch saw also left hand sighted

[@kaptainkrunch6179]

Maybe we'll hear about the left handed scissors he bought next.

[@Hisdudeness799]

When you’re right you’re right.

[@dinneryeti]

No, it goes on the left!

[@logicVSpassion]

As a pro framer... The better saw depends on the application. For rough framing, a wormdrive is superior. For trim and bevel cuts, a circular saw (the Milwaukee) can be a better option because this style of saw has better precision and stability than a wormdrive. In practice, this saw is usually used with the wide side of the table toward the workpiece. The best framers I know use both, even just for cutting fascia and decking.

[@capg5806]

I am a right handed carpenter, and I own a “left-handed” porter cable, circular saw that I’ve had for almost 18 years. It’s the best circular saw ever because I can actually see the blade and see my cut.

[@chuckmiller5763]

And Milwaukee makes a rear handle saw, just like the Dewalt rear handle, just like Dewalt makes a battery sidewinder like that Milwaukee sidewinder that will not clear the square at full depth either.

[@narutobroken]

Yeah I don’t understand, Milwaukee makes probably six different versions of those saws, with blades on either side and with the worm drive handle in the back

[@geoffkeller5337]

​@@narutobrokenHe's doing it for views

[@matthellcat2494]

Agreed

[@illiniwood]

@@geoffkeller5337 No, I read the comments on the video he's talking about. They're pretty bad. There are truly a lot of dolts in this world. I've worked with a few myself. To be fair, for some, I've too have been the dolt at times.

[@genewitch]

​@@geoffkeller5337wtf else would you film a video in 4k and edit it and upload it. You're a genius, bro

[@jfarmer1672]

You clearly need to grind the lip of the speed square down with the bench grinder…. Just like Midwest man.

[@johngreydanus2033]

But then you need 2 of them, one for left and one for right.

[@dustonstine7549]

Why would you compromise a tool whenever the engineers should actually be doing their job properly and listening to customer and contractor feedback?

[@donaldmatthies6026]

@jfarmer1672, I live in the Midwest and hell no! Why wreck a tool like a speed square to accommodate inferior junk, you are wrong on this one!

[@jfarmer1672]

@@dustonstine7549 I think you should look above your head…. You might see the joke…..

[@johngreydanus2033]

@@jfarmer1672 I got it HA HA HA, I've had a search and apparently saws are classified as left or right BLADE.

[@dennisminnick6677]

I’m a left handed west coast guy. Worm drive saws used with my left hand my entire career. I just got used to it.Semi retired now at 76. Also I miss work. Blessings.

[@JesusCristo-pp5xf]

Pro carpenter tip. The front table of your saw is a square. Line it up with your lumber and plunge cut. No square needed. Very fast, especially with the guard pinned back, but only for pros. Seriously. Also one side of your table is 1 1/2” the other side is 3 1/2” so you can rip lumber without snapping.

[@fulltism]

I love that the east coast man accent is a stereotypical west coast man accent 😅

[@wranglerstar]

It's called inversion, it's I trick I learned from the adversary,

[@backfromthedead553]

For the "up coming struggle"?​@@wranglerstar

[@elihutson4553]

@@wranglerstar please look on their website the have a right handed model

[@garrettmandujano2996]

@@wranglerstarclassic

[@rarobertsun1770]

I feel like a whining new jersey accent would have been fitting

[@mw6886]

When I first got my Milwaukee, I was so confused. Still hate it to this day.

[@D2O2]

Makita sidewinder has the blade on the correct side.

[@365JohnDoe]

Same haha! now I need to sell and get their right hand saw

[@jimmyhoffa70]

I'm a 57 year old East Coast carpenter. I can't believe the point hasn't been made about bevel cutting. Most people prefer a right bevel saw for long point measurements. There's got to be a reason why most saws on the market are right bevel and why they changed from the original old SKIL design, right ? ( even SKIL makes them ) My only irk with them is, being right handed, the narrow part of the table is on the material when trimming doors and counter tops.

[@prideland1210]

You just got the wrong one. Should have got the left-blade version.

[@zekefrye706]

Third generation carpenter here. I put the fence of the square on the opposite side of the board than you. The cut will be well established and nearly finished before the motor hits. I just raise the rear of the saw slightly to finish the cut. It also gives more of a reference edge to guide the saw starting the cut in narrower boards with the tip of the square hanging off towards you. It’s just habit and second nature now. However I rarely use that method. It’s faster for me to strike a line and cut straight than to line up a square. It’s especially easier if the wood has tension and you need to back up multiple times to relieve the cut. Fooling with a square while cutting isn’t effective or efficient enough to be my go to method. Enjoy your channel from time to time btw.

[@BizzaroInc]

this is answer for why the motor is on that side

[@user-iu9uj1yz2f]

Bro, I'm not a professional carpenter, and even I can tell what you're saying about adjusting during a cut sounds stupid. You, sir, are hilarious. The indian dude at the beginning of the comments got it right. That saw by milwaukee is for the hobbiest.

[@An_Attempt]

@@user-iu9uj1yz2f The thing is professionals tend to get odd habits in their trades, and carpentry can be an interesting blend of science and art. No two seem to do things quite the same.

[@zekefrye706]

I don’t comment on videos much. I was just trying to help. It’s not an uncommon technique that I mentioned. Maybe I wasn’t clear. I don’t stop during the cut to adjust the sole. I don’t let off the trigger. I don’t slow down. With the motor running, I keep the front, bottom of the sole referenced on wood and the left side of the sole referenced on the square. I simply lift the rear of the saw while finishing the cut. I’ve built somewhere in the ballpark of 20 million dollars worth of multi million dollar luxury lake homes and countless smaller projects. The motor on the left or right (I own both) matters more to me when cutting certain bevels. I hope that’s less stupid and hilarious. Sorry if you didn’t or don’t gather what I’m trying to say. I was only trying to help.

[@zekefrye706]

I don’t comment on videos much. I was just trying to help. It’s not an uncommon technique that I mentioned. Maybe I wasn’t clear. I don’t stop during the cut to adjust the sole. I don’t let off the trigger. I don’t slow down. With the motor running, I keep the front, bottom of the sole referenced on wood and the left side of the sole referenced on the square. I simply lift the rear of the saw while finishing the cut. I’ve built somewhere in the ballpark of 20 million dollars worth of multi million dollar luxury lake homes and countless smaller projects. The motor on the left or right (I own both) matters more to me when cutting certain bevels. I hope that’s less stupid and hilarious. Sorry if you didn’t or don’t gather what I’m trying to say. I was only trying to help.

[@benjamintodd3323]

The next complaint is about a left-handed whistle. it blows lol.

[@tommychong1173]

It blows dogs for quarters

[@D2O2]

As a lefty myself, I learned to use dads worm drive skil saw right handed. I started framing houses when I was 14 and the first crew I worked on the owner supplied side winders and I hated them for the fact you can't easily see the blade when using your right hand. Bought my own worm drive skill after the first week. Now when it comes to speed squares, I only used them to make the line, then I put it away and cut the line. Takes too much time to line up the square and the saw blah blah blah. Make a line and learn to cut it. We don't use squares to cut plywood. It is rough framing, not finish carpentry. After a while, you don't need a line drawn square, just a mark and you can cut a 2x4 very square by eye. Production is about efficiency, extra motions and tools is not efficient. Study Larry Haun.....

[@jakerobichaux939]

As a carpenter, I had no idea wormdrive vs sidewinder was east coast vs west coast lol

[@zactillett9820]

I miss the furious rants. Please bring them back full time.

[@steveb9525]

I used to work at The Gaylord hotel and convention center. My coworker said “I wish this place would burn to the ground.” Lol

[@EthanYork82]

Hey Cody I am not telling you not what to do but I am left handed and I use a right handed saw I just flip the speed square to the other side and can cut it all the way through. Just a thought

[@neighborhoodprepped7862]

I was thinking same thing? But not sure that will work either? But was my 1st thought

[@johnmiller6817]

That's how I do it. Plus if your speed square is large enough it gives the shoe more of a fence to make a straight cut.

[@iron3624]

@@neighborhoodprepped7862 it does work lol by the time the blade makes it to but to the speed square the piece is generally cut

[@strongjambbyprospeed9499]

Most of the pros used worm drive saws with the blade on the left. But they are no longer worm drive saws, it's just a configuration to mimic those saws. But I also have to say that the pro framers who have been around for awhile don't rely on speed squares to get a straight cut. They either follow a pencil line or just judge it with their pool eye after they've been framing for awhile. So just take it down a notch and go with whatever works for you. Anyway, all the home owners and weekend warriors are cool with those saws!

[@nicholasgrammatico403]

When corded saws were still common I used left handed saw in right hand to have blade on inside where I didn’t have to look over saw to see cut

[@StrungOutOutdoors]

East coast men cut straight without a square😉

[@RealLifeProduct]

Exactly. When I was a framer we just free hand it. Sometimes use finger as guide for long, short width rip cuts.

[@paladin252]

Because us east coasters ARE straight!

[@LordHumungus-eg2dw]

Been a carpenter all my life and I get a laugh every time I see someone use a square like that. If you can’t follow a line maybe try harder

[@mikewilcox8866]

I don't use cordless saws and probably never will. And i don't use a square to make cuts. Draw the line,use your eyes, make the cut. Has been working fine here in South Carolina for all of my working life. Just saying.

[@scottverge938]

Dude you really should try a cordless saw, they're fantastic.

[@user-iu9uj1yz2f]

Fantastic is a little much. Their more convenient at the cost of power usually.

[@mobius972]

Too complex for a west coast man

[@scottverge938]

@@user-iu9uj1yz2f I can't say I've ever needed more power. Does it slow down a bit in some difficult cuts sometimes. Sure but it's more than worth the trade off for not dragging that awful cord around anymore. I don't even own a corded circular saw anymore.

[@michaelakers7257]

Being 15 year experienced residential carpenter now a pencil pusher / keyboard warrior sitting in a office from the east coast LOL. I rarely used a speed square to maintain square cuts but relied on the putting my eyes on the saw blade itself as it is cutting either by looking over the top of the saw or through the narrow opening most brands have on the motor side of the saw. A speed square dose serve as a great straight edge if needed. Both standard skill saw and the worm drive saw have their pro's and cons pending the application, operator is left or right handed, or most importantly, personal preference.

[@MikeG.666]

The first time i ever saw a non-worm drive saw, i said "What the F is this, a left handed saw? Why cant i see what im cutting?"

[@leviguimond]

Cody, I use a speed square with an "east coast" saw. I put the square against the top edge of the board and the saw makes the cut before the motor hits it. I pull on the square and push on the saw. It works great. At this point I'd rather cut with my makita circular saw and a speed square than a chop saw. Especially cutting framing lumber and 1x boards.

[@gearheadted5110]

Nice technique. I have a couple of Makita saws, both are right-handed and silky smooth.

[@thomasgarrison3949]

From a USMC & US Army Veteran 1974-88, Disabled American Veteran in 1988. I'm legally blind in my right eye, but I still use the right handed circular saws, If Milwaukee had had made the saw to go over a Speed Square, I might be interested.

[@FA-tq9ip]

The benefit from having the blade on the right side is that the bottom plate has more material to rest on when cutting (rather than hanging off the edge like with your DeWalt)

[@IdahoEagle77]

100% right. That saw motor is a horrible design. It’s not just the motor… having to bend so far over to see the saw blade on the other side is ridiculous.

[@disco4535]

"Just have to cut with your left hand!" The cope is incredible

[@johngreydanus2033]

So funny if it is actually a left-hand saw!

[@johndoe-so2ef]

Fanboys are going to be fanboys.

[@Arlatube]

So all corded circular saws aka sidewinders(non worm drive)were always for left handed people?...wow. That is really what you believe?

[@markofexcellence5209]

Makes sense to me. Amazing problems to have though, we live in the best time in human history

[@Jarmann369]

Okay…

[@ds29912]

We really do.

[@Owen2108]

True, running from a cougar, lions or wolves are all probably much worse than the clearance on a circular saw. I of course, still agree with Wrangerstar that the 'pro' line shouldnt have such glaring deficiencies.

[@austrianpainterhidingfromt5920]

I don't know, they're trying to cut your son's PeePee off... not great times.

[@byronn.2885]

Also the most expensive time ever…

[@GreatNorthWeb]

HFS!!! That explains why my m18 saw was not cutting my landscape timbers squarely. I literally thought my speed square was effed. Now I feel like a hard R.

[@Markus314159]

When i was a Kid working for my uncle he said that the right side saws were for doing plywood work, so that you didn't get 8 feet of sawdust blown toward yourself. And that the left side saws were for cutting lumber with speed squares.

[@s1urry381]

So it's a left-hand saw. Cool, I'm a lefty.

[@Lazy-kv4kb]

This choad doesn't know his way around a saw ya herd

[@wranglerstar]

Choad, such a funny word,

[@noway-sk3yr]

Rymes with toad, which is what you are, Lazy.

[@CertifiedSunset]

If you're going to insult someone you could at least rub your two braincells together and try to spell it right.

[@thelasttaarakian]

@@CertifiedSunset choad and chode are both acceptable ways of spelling.

[@ericarachel55]

Porter Cable used to make a smaller saw called the "saw boss" it has a left side blade configuration, it is my favorite saw, all saws should be made like this, and I used a speed square often for cuts, you are 100% correct

[@MrAlexH1991]

Being a guy who’s right-handed, I also NEVER understood how engineers thought it was a good idea to put the blade on the backhand side of the motor… how the hell am I supposed to see what I’m doing like that?

[@kyleallen6653]

"I'm a competent carpenter" - I only had lay the same tongue and groove flooring 3 times!

[@Marcel41021]

He overestimates his ability.

[@needaman66]

😂😂😅

[@outfitr9703]

He can do some stuff but he's not a carpenter!

[@larrymashburn7789]

I have never seen a competent carpenter use a speed square to make cuts. Most use Larry Hauns method and just square the front to the board.

[@fsmoura]

Ohhh, buuuuurn! Mr W will have to go without the toupee for a week to repair the singe! ( oДo)🔥

[@BillyMcCord]

There are a bunch of saws with this issue they drive me nuts !

[@bkblazer76]

East coast guy here says I use the Porter Cable "left handed" circular saw with my right hand so I can see the blade and clear a speed square because it butts up against the guard that isn't under the motor.

[@endlesstreamofconsciousness]

You're not wrong, here's how I cut posts with that saw. Make sure your blade is dead nuts square, and mark one side of the post (with your square) at your measurement. Make the cut by looking at the blade (wear friggin safety glasses). Rotate the post 90°, and use the end of your first cut to guide your next cut. As long as your line, blade, and first cut are all square, the rest of your cuts will start off in the exact place and direction you need. With a little practice, it's much faster than lining up your speed square for every cut. Hope this helps, I love that saw, they also have a worm drive style saw if you prefer those.

[@Veritas84Aequitas]

Northeast Canadian here... You're right, but also sounds like you could use a coconut soy latte from Starbucks to keep that toupee in optimal positioning fella 👌

[@lupastuff]

And another short belly shirt . 😂

[@Veritas84Aequitas]

@@lupastuff 😂

[@watchchannel8201]

I LOVE the east coast impression!!!!! You are rare! Keep the rants coming brother! You sounded like my dad arguing his point to a younger me.

[@uncledaddy4447]

It’s a Left Hand Saw. The worm Drive saw you have is a Right Hand Saw. It’s that simple. As far as the speed square not clearing, well that is an issue for the Milwaukee.

[@ThePattersonify]

As a left hander I salute the Milwaukee design. Also I love a good rant from a man of conviction. For me this video is a win win.

[@WalnutAlley]

I’m pretty sure Milwaukee makes a rear handle left cut saw. You bought the wrong one.

[@aaronmilburn4962]

Milwaukee makes a correct version now with the blade on the left it’s a fuel version and it works great! Thanks for the videos.

[@1docg]

Today's tech makes it very easy to make a "right handed AND a left handed" saw. Given a choice almost everyone will pick a saw where they can see the blade while cutting. The speed square issue is also a silly design flaw.

[@inspired4more]

This is pretty common with circular saws. Not just a Milwaukee thing. That there is a "left handed" saw. Worm drives are typically designed with the motor on the right, which with circular saws is usually called a "left handed saw." Worm drive saws are designed that way because for a reason, and that's part of the main reason they are so common in construction; it's easier to see the blade and material without the drive in the way. This isn't west-coast/east-coast silliness. It's just the way saws are designed, and I agree that it makes little sense. I've always used "left hand" circular saws for this reason, because the motor is on the right side where I can actually view the saw blade and material I'm cutting. Milwaukee makes both. You would need a "blade left" version of the saw, and that will match what you are used to with the worm drive. But worm drive saws are better, in my opinion, so I'd stick with that one. One other pro-ho tip: When using a saw like that, turn the square around so the lip is at the top, not the bottom. You'll be through the piece before it touches the lip. No need to change the depth.

[@bigjaz8768]

Youre on a rampage today dude😂😂😂

[@thormidthagahast8914]

Its for guys who have already chopped of their right hand. They can run the the speed square on the end of their stump. A prosthetic speed square attachment.

[@robertthomas5906]

It's what you're used to. I never had a speed square until recently. I'd simply mark the 4x4 with the square and pencil. Then cut. Flip it over and mark it, cut. Two cuts. Cut a few dozen and you're good at it. As long as the saw blade is sharp.

[@mrsullivan1709]

East coast carpenter here. I will never use a conventional saw again. All I use is a Skilsaw worm drive. A man’s saw. I never use a square as a guide. I simply scribe my lines and cut.

[@pyroassassin7795]

Love the honesty its relly refreshing to see someone really say whats on there mind

[@carlzirk]

That motor sitting low has messed up my straight cut. Not ok - and dangerous trying to push through. East coast man only cuts 1 x material, so they weren't aware of the problem.

[@fruitfarmfords8243]

Hey I cut 2in sometimes. 😂

[@JordanMilligan-sl7qq]

24 year old framer from Texas here. Been framing since I was 18. I use a worm drive style battery saw for this exact reason.

[@longbeardmcstruttin5876]

It’s a metal cutting saw,it’s designed for keeping the hot shavings off operator

[@777tjohn]

You bought a left handed saw for leftys, should have bought a right handed saw if you cut with your right hand. The square wouldnt have a problem if it was on the side of the blade.

[@DavidHain-TX]

You are correct. This saw is designed for light home use.

[@kylegaidos7688]

You bought what ive heard people call a "sidewinder".. (blade on the "wrong" side) Circular saw, not worm drive. Though they so have them in "right" and "left" handed models. You can hold the square the other way.. that is to say, with the fat part toward the front of the board. Another option is to be a big boy and ditch the square.

[@ARF.Racing]

I own this same exact saw, and its great for me as I am left handed. They do make their circular saws both in right and left handed versions, as well and a rear handled worm drive saw too.

[@miker9043]

Im a Pro carpenter for 40 years , framing i mark lines with square then put the square in my bag and make the cut . I will only use the square trick on trim and siding thats up to an inch thick with the saw depth adjusted up .

[@pr0llicious]

Apples and monkeys

[@speedywalden]

Last one.... lmfao. FLIP THE SQUARE

[@user-ki9rx9pp9w]

Yup by the time you hit it flipped you’ve already gone through with the deepest part of the blade.

[@johanw9513]

For some reason, worm drive saws are almost unheard pf on this side of the pond. Almost all the circular saws have the same motor arrangement as the Milwaukee. There’s a couple of the flexvolt deWalts around that is the other way around

[@DILLSN0OB]

here i was thinking the revolution was underway. Nope just a saw rant. Love you wranglerstar.

[@Clayman5577]

Every great tradesman is ambidextrous, with power tools ,hand tools , and his own balance at heights . It’s a blessing .

[@RamusHelstein]

Every great contractor knows to buy the right tool and charge the homeowner for it.

[@4pingpro]

No excuses for that but Milwaukee does make a “worm drive” version as well. 🤷‍♂️

[@foubert45]

Even my non wormdrive Dewalt clears the square.

[@4pingpro]

@@foubert45 like I said no excuses for this one not clearing just saying they have other options for the “right hand issue”

[@vim_usr2753]

As a Southpaw, I love the Milwaukee. For right handed folks you’re absolutely right.

[@madmonte4738]

As a left hander I am now looking at this saw.

[@DavidWilliams-jt1im]

East coast men have encountered this same obstacle, but like my dear friend, Ron Swanson, we manned our way through it without all the whining!

[@leederdavid4782]

TWO furious rants in one day? I love it! Unfortunately, most non-worm drive saws do not clear a speed square. Frustrating for all of us.

[@shadowdog500]

I thought all the west coast men could eyeball the cut perfectly like Larry Haun.

[@jensenfamilyhomestead4278]

They also make a saw with the blade on the correct side. It takes the full 7 1/4 inch circular saw blades instead of those silly 6 1/2 inch blades.

[@bradleymorgan8223]

here's how the US forest service accidentally buys a left-handed saw

[@christiansteele7386]

As an East coast man, that red object is not a saw

[@BacktotheBasics101]

My father has been a carpenter all of his life and uses what we call the Carpenter saw, which is the Milwaukee version in the video. But I grew up using a framing saw, which is the yellow saw in the video. I agree with you, I don’t understand how anybody could use the carpenter saw. The framing saw is so much nicer. The motor throws the energy into the force of your arm and wood or whatever you’re cutting and you can see everything so much better without having to Lean over what you’re doing. I suppose everyone has a preference, but me Framers saw is way better.

[@thefix2573]

I'm a finish carpenter and I've always wondered why circular saws were left handed, but a Skill Saw can be either. Like they can't flip the motor? Or make a CCW motor? I clamp and cut a lot with my circular saw and the wide side of the saw base can't pass the 3/4 inch straight edge board. I always have to use the skinny side of the deck plate against the straight edge and if you're only cutting an inch off it runs the risk of tipping and overcutting or wavy cutting the finished veneer panel. If Ryobi makes one the others will follow.

[@camojim5402]

Just get the milwaukee worm drive problem solved. I have the regular dewalt circular saw, and it's configured the same way as your milwaukee. I hated it, so I bought the worm drive. God bless you are correct about the speed square nonsense

[@KeepItSimpleSemperFi]

100% right!

[@xvsj-s2x]

Have you ever used a misery whip before ?

[@brentoberholzer4718]

So I don't know why they do it but the 6 3/4 saw blade is on one side and the 7 1/4 saw is on the other side. So the 7 1/4 would solve your dilemma. You will also notice that over time the depth adjustment leaver will fall below the shoe plate; so that every cut will losen the depth adjustment. Just " Larry Haun it"

[@BattleChemist]

That tool was designed BY and FOR *Sinister* East Coast men.... 🙄😉

[@manny2ndamendment246]

the thin blue line crosses the line every day and we still put up with it because "back the blue"

[@bigjoe8922]

71/4 skilsaw the reigning world champion of circular saws for rough Carpentry framing ..

[@welshwoodco]

Being from the UK we've never really had the worm drive style, which is probably reason I've always put my speed square at the back of the cut with it facing towards me. But, if a tool doesn't work for you, it doesn't work for you. I don't understand why everybody needs to try and convince you it should. It doesn't, there's a tool that does work for you, so use that one get your jobs done and onto the next job

[@crankymac1484]

As a right handed framer/carpenter I absolutely agree and find clearance an issue. A worm drive saw is far superior in many ways. The only thing I think you’re missing is that Milwaukee (fuel) makes that exact sidewinder saw for both right and left hand. You can buy it with the blade on either side.

[@design2survive]

That Milwaukee is like the Tesla of saws..doesn’t need a speed square, it has autopilot.

[@SLCHigh]

I’m left handed and this is awesome news to me. Milwaukee has a new customer!

[@ralphspringfield9722]

My blood pressure rises each time I pick up a “left-handed” saw!