Makita magnesium wormdrive saw. Pros and cons.
Hey everyone, does anyone have any experience with the new makita magnesium worm drive that came out a while back? I have the chance to pick one up used and am interested. I thought I would get some feedback first though. The model number is 5377MG.
Thanks.
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There was a framer that used to post here that really liked that saw IIRC. He used to post lots of flickr pics. Chris Mueller??? ...or something like that.
Another carpenter had his out awhile back and I think I liked it even a little better than my mag Skil. It was a very nice saw. I think there was a review of worm drive saws within the past year or two in FHB, but it might have been JLC. I say go for it.
Peace,
Casey
I don't put my tool belt on much anymore, but one of our crews has one, and I've used it enough to decide I like it. Light, good balance, etc. Can't tell if it has that Skil 77 longevity, but it seems well made.