On 8/16/2017 8:57 AM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 8/16/17 4:23 AM, Just Wondering wrote:
On 8/15/2017 5:19 PM, -MIKE- wrote:
On 8/15/17 5:40 PM, Just Wondering wrote:
On 8/15/2017 4:31 PM, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, August 15, 2017 Scott Lurndal wrote:
notbob writes:
On 2017-08-15, Scott Lurndal wrote:

Skil no longer makes the worm-drive saws).

You may be wrong: https://www.skilsaw.com/saws#17696

Doesn't even show up on www.skiltools.com. Confusing
indeed.

I get this this great big banner, alternating with a banner
for their homeowner circular saw line. Right on the main page.
http://i.imgur.com/LYORA7j.jpg

If you go on amazon.com, search for 7 1/4" circular saws, and
sort on customer reviews, the top 12 saws are all Skil, Dewalt,
and Makita. No. 10 is a worm drive Skil.
https://www.amazon.com/SKILSAW-SPT77...in%3A387625011




There's a lot more to the sorting by reviews than just the
reviews. You could have a dozen widgets with the exact same reviews
and they'll get sorted a certain way for various reasons. Amazon is
a bit tricky that way.


I thought this thread was about the availability of worm drive Skil
circular saws. I'm not getting sucked into a discussion of the
merits of various methods for assessing the value of Amazon customer
reviews.

I thought you were trying to judge the quality of Skilsaw worm drive
saws based on where they ranked on Amazon.

Among professional carpenters they have always been go-to saw and highly
regarded in the industry. I trust that reputation over Amazon reviews,
that's all I'm saying.


OK, but it sure looks to me like all you were saying was, "There's a lot
more to the sorting by reviews than just the reviews. You could have a
dozen widgets with the exact same reviews and they'll get sorted a
certain way for various reasons. Amazon is a bit tricky that way."