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wrote:
Pat Barber wrote:

You were doing it wrong. The motor side is always
on the finished side not the waste side. Using the
blade left saw requires changing your methods.

Pat (or someone),

I value your advice tremendously, so please be patient with me.

The question I have now is, two people have said, "You are doing it
wrong" and that I have to switch methods. Are you saying that I need
to become left handed?

I'm Someone, not Patg

What he and others are telling you, quite simply is: The weight of the
saw, for safety's sake, is to be resting on the supported side of the
wood being cut. How you accomplish that is up to you.

Because, if I understand you, you are saying that I need to have the
motor over the "good" peice (not the waste). If so, I'd have to have
the saw in my left hand right (cutting on the left end of the board)?
And I'm not left handed.

Oh well, you've got the concept down but... So you're not left-handed.
We aren't talking about handwriting here, just simple motor skills.
Yeah, it can be a bit awkward the first few times but look at it this
way: You CAN do it, you WILL concentrate on what you're doing in order
to do it and CONCENTRATION is a GOOD THING when dealing with power tools.

Still think you can't do it? Can you manage to get a can of beer up to
your mouth while holding a sandwich in your right? or vice versa? If
so, you can handle the saw regardless of what side the blade is on.
Just remember - KEEP THE MOTOR OVER THE GOOD, SUPPORTED PIECE, not the
cutoff! g