I finally picked a corded over a cordless saw for my job site

Everyone around me kept saying go cordless, it's the future. But after three years of fighting with dead batteries on a big deck project outside Austin, I switched back to a corded circular saw. Yeah, I have to drag an extension cord around, but I never stop mid-cut to swap a battery. It cost me about $120 less too, and I can cut all day without that heavy battery pack pulling down the saw. The guys on my crew still joke about my "old man setup," but I finished that deck two days faster than my last one. Has anyone else gone back to corded tools after going cordless?

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lisas7821d ago

Girl YES! I did the exact same thing last year with my circular saw. Got so sick of my batteries dying halfway through ripping plywood on a sunny day. I picked up a corded Makita for like $90 and honestly that extension cord is way less annoying than swapping batteries every 15 minutes. My buddy still calls me a boomer for it but whatever, I'm not the one running back to the charger all day.

adam18621d ago

Wait, your buddy actually called you a boomer over using a corded saw? That's wild to me. Ngl, I used to be that guy who was all about cordless everything until I tried my neighbor's corded circular saw last summer. Honestly, that thing just cuts through anything like butter, no lag, no fade. I get that batteries are convenient for quick jobs but for a full day of ripping plywood? No way. Tbh, I think people who hate cords never had a good quality extension cord setup that just stays out of your way.

lisab3220d ago

Wait does your buddy actually think plugging something in makes you old or does he just not have an outlet near his workbench lmao