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Keith nuttle

On 12/8/2018 11:17 PM, wrote:
Guess I'd suggest you abandon the circular saw thought. A drill makes sense. Its very useful for lots of situations. Hopefully it was cordless. I have and use electric drills frequently, but only in special situations. Cordless drill for 90+% of tasks. Back to saws. If it has to be an electric, powered saw, then I'd suggest a jigsaw. Can't get hurt, its not dangerous. Like a drill, a beginner with no knowledge at all can operate a jigsaw and not get hurt. It does not cut straight or smooth like a circular saw. But cutting up pallets for a compost bin it would be perfect. And with circular saws, the wood needs to be stationary and clamped down to make a good, safe cut. And you need a guide too. I know construction crews make freehand cuts in midair with circular saws. But they have a lot more skill and daring than your daughter. Or me.
I third the suggestion to abandon the saw. I got a good deal on a
circular saw about 10 years ago. I though I was going to use it for
some minor house repairs. It turned out those were done as part of a
larger contracted repair and the saw never used. Today it the saw is in
the original packaging.

While the jig saw does not have the Tim-The-Tool-man glamor, I vote for
a jig saw, as it does most of the cutting need by the average home owner.

If you would like to get and additional gift I would look at a good
battery powered screw driver with a large selection of bits. ie differ
screw drive bits, a selection of nut driver bits, some Allen wrench, and
torque type bits. They will use that nearly every time they have to
remove a screw .

While it will not be used as much as the power screw drive I would also
consider a Dremel type tool with a full complement of bits. What the
jig saw or power screw drive can not do the Dremel with the appropriate
bit will.

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