http://toolmonger.com/2006/07/22/porter-cables-tigerclaw/ All tools. All the time. Your source for news, information, and reviews of hand tools, power tools, and tools of all kinds. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:46:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 http://toolmonger.com/2006/07/22/porter-cables-tigerclaw/#comment-801 Jim Fri, 01 Sep 2006 00:22:17 +0000 http://toolmonger.com/2006/07/22/porter-cables-tigerclaw/#comment-801 Price aside, two things that caused me to waffle on the TigerClaw vs. standard Tiger Saw is (1) more moving parts means more things to break--this is generally a piece of demolition equipment, and (2) there is more slop in the head movement because of the additional joints. Who cares if you are taking a wall down, but if you are cutting a hole for a register, you do notice that it takes more work to keep a straight cut than with a traditional Tiger Saw. The fact that you can cut around corners and other cool tricks is nice, but the biggest gain has been bending the saw so I get move leverage on the frame when cutting. Price aside, two things that caused me to waffle on the TigerClaw vs. standard Tiger Saw is (1) more moving parts means more things to break–this is generally a piece of demolition equipment, and (2) there is more slop in the head movement because of the additional joints. Who cares if you are taking a wall down, but if you are cutting a hole for a register, you do notice that it takes more work to keep a straight cut than with a traditional Tiger Saw. The fact that you can cut around corners and other cool tricks is nice, but the biggest gain has been bending the saw so I get move leverage on the frame when cutting.

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