"Teamcasa" wrote in message
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Wrong.
After making untold thousands of cuts with both, sidewinders and real
construction saws (worm drive), I can tell you for a fact, you should
NEVER support both sides! Serious kick back can and most certainly will
occur should you try this. Anyone who has ever made a living cutting
lumber will tell you to leave one side free to fall off.

So are you saying that when you are working on a $100 piece of plywood and
want to cut it to rough size by cutting 3' off of one end that you let the
3', $37 piece fall to the ground?

http://media.ptg-online.com/20050103...0-01-04-04.pdf

Take a look here at the Porter Cable site and owners manual from the OP's
saw and see how it shows to support both sides of a cut. I too have made a
WHOLE buncha cuts ;:~) with a portable circle saw and have not had a problem
supporting both sides when setting up properly. Done with a worm drive it
may be a scarey thing. BUT, the worm drives are not in question here. The
OP is concerned about a sidewinder.



To the OP, the majority of saws are left side blades. That's a fact.

Maybe on the Left coast but just about anywhere else, walk into any store
selling portable circle saws you will find the right handed ones and the
few left ones will be displayed and stocked in about the same proportions as
right handed and left handed people.



Dave


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