Hey Guys, I have an idea for a power tool and the guys over at toolsinaction.com were nice enough to write it up. I think it would be the ultimate punch-list saw, but I am biased 🙂
If you like the idea, I would really appreciate it if you posted a response at the end of the article so I can show market interest to any potential manufactures. I have also attached the product proposal with more detailed information if interested, thanks in advance.
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Actually, the advantage of the saw is that you only have to bend at the waist to make a cut. I really should have been more clear about that point since you are not the only one to make that assumption. I never should have squated down at the end of the video, but I just wanted to show that it was comfortable to use in that position as well.
bend or squat.
what is your intended market for the saw? DIY or professional?
If DIY you might have something that is convenient and cost effective.
For the pro, I don't think so. Saw horses, saw stands, etc have been job site built for a couple of hundred years because the guys that use them know you produce better work with your center of gravity balanced over your butt. It is also the most energy efficient and comfortable work position and is the least damaging to the old body over the long haul.
The other downside of the saw is that it doesn't look like it could be used for finish work. Most trim material would flex enough with one end resting on the ground, that you would need some kind of hold down clam to insure the material remained flat on the very small table.
OTH for a DIYer it would be appealing. Short term project use, portablity, and the short learning curve to make different repetive framing lumber cuts are a plus for that market.
BTW, I'm a 40+ year professional with experience in a multitude of residential and commercial building trades. I've spent way to many hours in awkward positions durring those 40 years as it is.. At age 64, I still going strong, but do pay a lot more attention to body positioning and repetitive motion task than that bring back old injuries from my youth :)
Dave,
Sorry for the late reply, I thought my account was set up to notify me when new comments are posted.
At 40+ years, I allways keep my eye on you guys whenever I am on the jobsite. I have picked up countless tips, so your thoughts are taken seriously to heart. I just wanted to add this tool was not really intended to be the primary saw used on the jobsite. For anything other than small jobs it is a compact and portable version of your stationary miter saw cut off station and would be used to reduce many of those time consuming trips back and forth to that station.
It is more of a go to miter saw that could be used in the following situations.
1. For remodel or general contractors, this would be a great punch list saw. Where you could easily run it around the house, knocking out those remaining odds and ends and collect that paycheck.
2. On small jobs, where a stationary cut off station would just get in the way or isn't worth the time. This would be the perfect miter saw to throw in the back of the truck.
3. On larger remodel jobs, where as opposed to production framing cut off lengths are anything but standard, this saw would reduce many of those time consuming trips back and forth to the stationary cut off station.
4. For fencing contractors or anyone doing a fence, the horizontal 2x material could be scattered between the posts and knocked out in place with this saw. This also applies when adjusting the fence boards to follow the terrain. Having a portable cut off station that could follow them as they work would be a huge time saver. A cordless version (36V so we can do some real work) would be really nice in this situation.
5. For exterior siding or trim contractors, where setting up a conveniently located stationary cut off station can be difficult and moving it around even more so. This saw could easily follow them around the house.
6. #5 applies even more so to decking contractors, since the length and width of the material they deal with requires a very large and heavy miter saw stand. At 1/10th the size, the capacity of this saw is really only limited by the area around it and could handle a 40 footer if need be.
7. For flooring contractors, this saw could easily follow them up the cut side of the room. where again, a cordless version would really increase their efficiency.
8. For trim contractors working inside, having a independent portable cut off station that could be at their side and move with them as they go from one window or door to the next would benefit these contractors as well.
9. for the DIY user, this would be the perfect miter saw to knock out those small jobs without having to carry around and store a large miter saw stand.
As long as you guys keep working, I'll keep learning...
Fantastic!
I love that you addressed the situations that could sometimes be the most difficult to deal with. I would love to have this.
Mike,
Again, sorry for the late reply. I did'nt recieve an email notification that I had recieved a comment.
I really appreciate the support, thank you...
Would you believe, I saw your video Friday night, and by the next day on the job I was wishing I had this invention!!! So does it have an official name yet? And will you be marketing the entire stand / saw as a unit, or just the stand? I could see selling the stand separately and have it somehow attach to my own saw. I think this would also simplify transporting it If the stand was a detachable unit. Especially for a contractor like myself who is constantly moving tools around. But this is still an absolutely fantastic idea and I wish you the best of luck in finding investors and marketing this. Mike
Trust me when I say that I wish you had my invention on that day as well :-) No name yet, but there have been several sugestions at the toolsinaction article. I like the seperate stand idea, definitely some advantages there and I will pass this idea along. Several tool manufactures are monitoring the toolsinaction article, so if you would like to see it produced responding at the end of the article would be the best way of letting them know and much appreciated. Thanks again Mike...
I like the saw. It's funny that no one has produced something like it yet. I'm a fairly active DIY, older with bad knees, but still it seems very useful, especially for small jobs. I'd probably set it on a table a lot, instead of on the floor.
Mark, thanks for the words of support. Hopefully if there is enough positive responses at the toolsinaction article, these manufacture will take notice and produce this saw. Fingers crossed...
I'll say that I've been on a number of hurricane/tornado/flood recovery work trips with our churh group, and such a saw would come in handy (and probably be fought over). What we've tended to have in the past is a small portable legless TS sitting on the floor (setting it up on saw horses would take too much room), and this is used for cutting trim, etc.
The one major limitation of your saw from this standpoint is its inability to rip, as it's often necessary to rip shim strips for window trim and such.
It would be great so see this
It would be great to see this saw help people out in those situations. It is nice to see others such as yourself helping them out as well, you should be congratulated. Thanks...