The Milwaukee 7-1/4' Worm Drive Circular Saw provides the power contractors demand innovative features designed to make their jobs easier. Top-shelf hypoid saws offer a few advantages over worm gear saws. I apologize for mis-reading your earlier question. Hardened steel worm gearing provides maximum torque in the toughest applications. Hello Jim, thank you for your re-submission. I hope this information helps! If you’re not familiar with worm drive motors, I’m happy to give you a bit of background. Another benefit of the extra weight worm drivers is, they come along the rear-biased weight distribution and it is easier to manage the kickback. Circular saws are available with the blade positioned on the left or right side depending on whether the user is right- or left-handed. The worm drive circular saw models are heavier and they have more power. The extra torque from a worm drive is excellent for the higher stress rip cuts that a table saw has to endure by nature. Saw features an aggressive 15 Amp motor that can power through most materials even tackling the most advanced roofing Fits all SKIL, BOSCH & CRAFTSMAN 7-1/4' and 8-1/4' worm drive circular saws Also fits these worm drive units: Makita 5077B and Milwaukee 6377 & 6378, Black & Decker 2700, 2710, 3051, Craftsman 2781 and Dewalt DW377 The saw is the lightest we’ve tested and weighed just under 11.5 pounds which users enjoyed during long projects as the saw does not require much strength for its operations. The heat-treated gear system offers greater surface contact than conventional worm drive gears. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. But I have never used a NEW worm drive saw. The most significant feature is the TOUGHCORD Cord 288 sold. DEWALT FLEXVOLT 7-¼” circular saw kit has a cordless design that eradicates the risk of minor accidents due to hanging… As Dewalt worm drive saw is designed to treat a variety of materials, it needs to be qualified so. This worm drive saw from Dewalt is a powerful tool which is designed for extreme accuracy. I can tell you for sure that there is much more torque in a worm-drive, and the WD saws are quieter.

Weighing in at just 11.5 lbs., it’s the lightest worm drive saw on the market.

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