No Love For Blade On Left Circular Saws Hot

Milwaukee make a blade left sidewinder also.
http://www.milwaukeetool.com/w...08_192137
Yeah, I know no blade brake, but they do spin down pretty quick. I've never really felt the need for a blade brake. Is it something you really feel that you need? I sometimes wish for a trigger lock, on my saws.

What I want is a decent (Makita or Milwaukee) blade right cordless sidewinder.

Sidewinders should be blade right.

I'm right handed and don't like getting a pocket full of sawdust.Which my Makita cordless does with out fail.

Rigid and Hilti do make them, but I already carry four different battery chargers.
I am thinking of buying into the Hilti system, But their offerings are rather limited in the 36v range, and I think their recip saw is just plain weird.

I'm of the mind now, that if I find a tool that I really like I'll buy a replacement or two
so when the "new and improved" (read cheaper and less functional) tool replaces it, I'm not out of luck.

My first saw was a blade right sidewinder. Old habits die hard. It maybe a generational thing. Most of my peers use blade right sidewinders, most of the newer guys like blade left.

I like that I can hold the work with my left hand down on the bench and have the cutoff fall away and still have the saw stay up on the workpiece.
I also feel that I get a lot less debris all over myself. As I mentioned before, being a right hander and using blade left puts that sawdust extractor port right in my pocket.

Just out of curiosity, what saws are you seeing on your job sites? Here in NE Florida it seems that Dewalt (DW367) is the most popular followed by Makita (5007) then Ryobi, I'm continually amazed at how many people around here make their living with Ryobi.

Makita makes a neat little 5 ½" blade left trim saw (with brake) the 5005BA, although it is really no match for the Porter Cable 314

I am used to my worm drive being blade left, but tend to use it for different types of cuts. Mostly for off the bench/horse type of cuts.

I know makita used to offer a left bladed version of one of their popular models, but I can seem to find it anywhere, except for a trim model. The Milwaukee 6391-21 is another nice option for lefties. I've used the right sided version of the PC saw boss, it's a great lightweight saw,and I love the directional dust port.
I own a Ryobi trim saw, I never use the thing, but I too have noticed how popular it is with some. Only time I used it seriously is when I needed to make some cuts in Hardibacker and didnt feel like getting my good saw dirty.
A another time I used it in the HD parking lot to cut a piece of wood to fit inside the back of my car, I think some people in the lot thought I was Leatherface or some sort of maniac , welding a Ryobi as a weapon.

wow, I just reread this thread it seems like I just repeated eveything everyone has already posted, I must be losing my vision, didnt see the comments.

The Skil saw that I have has no dust port, yet the cut line remains visible. It doesn't fill my pockets with sawdust either.

I would really like to see some pics, if you do come up with a functional modification.

What is keeping you from choosing the Porter-Cables (423MAG)?

Those dust ports look more like an attachment port for a vacuum. I wonder how they work with nothing attached.

I know this post is almost two years old, but I think the selection in blade-on-left saws has grown quite a bit over the last few years. Not only are a few corded saws available with the blade on either side, but it seems like most of the cordless saws on the market have the blade on the left. So, things have improved in this respect in my opinion

Ever wonder WHY they make so many right-bladed saws? It's because of insurance companies and lawyers.

Insurance companies keep statistics on HOW people get injured. Then lawyers sue tool manufacturers.

There are two groups of people who get injured most: inexperienced homeowners and professional "cowboys." The inexperienced people forget they are dealing with a rotating blade and sharp metal teeth. When the blade is on the left, amateurs pull the saw from the board and let it swing too close to their legs. Sometimes they try to pick up the saw with the other hand. It doesn't take long to sever a tendon or open an artery.

Perhaps you have seen those "pros" who are in a hurry to "get-'er done." Well, they too make mistakes by forcing cuts, not using adequate work-holding and rushing. Since most pros favor a left-blade, and since pros statistically do more work, that makes insurance companies and lawyers blame the left blade instead of the user.

The REAL reason there are more accidents in the Bermuda Triangle is because there is more air and marine traffic there. Car accidents are more likely to happen at intersections where the most traffic conflicts happen. Naturally, saw accidents are more likely with those who use them more. Since pros use saws more than amateurs, and most pros use left bladed worm-drive saws, they are more like to suffer accidents. So between inexperienced "weekend warriors" and heavy professional users, left-blade saws get a bad rap. Actuaries who seldom have experience with circular saws don't know anything except what statistics tell them. Lawyers don't care if their careless client is an idiot, so long as they can make a profitable case.

It ain't the saw. It's the user. Left-bladed saws are safer for right-handed people, unless they are inattentive or rushed or just plain stupid. ...Don't even get me started on table-saw safety and lawyers!