Thread: Ryobi cordless tools

Just to clarify; are you left-handed?

If so… when I first came across cordless circ saws nearly 20 years ago the majority of them were -backwards with the motor on the wrong side of the blade. At the time I wondered if it was some sort of plot by lefties to force normal folk into tasting some of the annoyances that their lifestyle choice had led to As the years went by slowly the manufacturers various realised that they’d sell more units if they were constructed correctly, but most of the big brands retained a left-handed option.

Urine extraction aside; if you’re left handed and struggling to use a normal saw check on the Ryobi website or ask them if they list a LH model like the bigger brands.

Lurching back to the original question though… no you don’t need the bigger saw to cut up MDF, ply etc BUT you will find that either saw chews through the battery. I have the 185mm AEG and although I’ve used it to cut up 32mm kitchen benchtops, 16mm melamine coated particle board and 17mm formply it does struggle and get bogged down easily causing the battery run time to drastically shorten.

Chief, I am right handed, left hand is not useless but trying to push knobs etc with lack of index finger isbloody near impossible.

Are you indicating that perhaps
1 stay with corded circular saw
2 have a backup supply of batteries.....I do.

Originally Posted by Tonyz

strange situation or maybe its me thats strange.

Due to industrial accident many years ago, I lost most of my index finger on left hand, this makes me useless at hand held computer controller based games and using power tools where one is required to press 2 buttons/switches at same time. I digress . . . . .

Doesn't help your situation but FWIW I still have all my fingers but I'm still useless at controller based games.

I think you will find that they have changed the handing of the motor because you use these saws with one ( right) hand so you want the blade on the LHS of the unit. You stand to the side of the saw not over it.

fair go what a mine field Ive discovered about left - right handed tools and circular saws. I reluctantly bought the smaller Ryobi motor on the right saw.
I keep thinking Ive done the wrong thing, have an unsettled mind about this purchase. Hopefully Ryobi tech dept come back and offer me a free sample of their new to be released right handed large saw, to try out.