The heavy duty worm drive saws do have the handle configuration you are
talking about for a left handed saw even though they are intended for right
handed persons. My understanding is that they are popular with contractors
because with the blade to the left of the handle it is easier to see where
the blade is going to cut if you are right handed. The index page for your
link shows a worm drive below the left handed saw
http://www.acetoolonline.com/Milwaukee-Circular-Worm-Drive-Saws-s/491.htm
I don't remember where the trigger lock is (assuming it has one) on a worm
drive saw. As a right handed person I prefer the worm drive saw which has
the blade/handle configuration of what you see and is labeled as a left
handed saw.
Jeff Keller
-----Original Message-----
From: Chuck Norcutt [mailto:chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, December 17, 2010 7:27 PM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] Battery types [was - iPods from Apple]
All (non-left handed) circular saws with which I'm familiar (which is a
pretty small subset of the universe) have the blade on the right of the
handle and the handle has a thumb operated trigger lock on the left side
of the grip. When a left handed person uses such a saw the arm has to
pass over the top of the blade rather than away from it and the user's
body is to the right of the saw rather than mostly behind it as a right
hander would be. In addition, since the left handed user's thumb is on
the right side of the grip, it's not possible to operate the trigger
lock located on the left side.
Here's a left handed saw
<http://www.acetoolonline.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=MIL-6391-21&utm
_source=googlebase&utm_medium=cpc&utm_term=Milwaukee639121714InchCircularSaw
LeftHandedWithCase&utm_content=Milwaukee639121714InchCircularSawLeftHandedWi
thCase&utm_campaign=googlebase&site=google_base>
Chuck Norcutt
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