Forget cutting your sticks one piece at a time; with a little bit of help from an A-daptor kit*, you can turn your Skil or Bosch 7-1/4″ worm drive saw into a 10-1/4″ saw that can take a big 3-3/4″ bite out of your stock — enough to gang cut a mess of 2x4s.
Big Foot Tools sells kits that fit Skil Type 14,15,16, and 17 saws, the Bosch 1677M, and the Mag Type 1. Their adapter kit ships complete with a 10-1/4″, 36-tooth carbide blade. Using the supplied instructions it supposedly only takes 15-30 minutes to convert your saw.
You’ll pay about $300 for the kit.
*(Thanks to the Man in Black for this great song)
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We’ve been using the 12 inch variety on Skil 77’s for many years. Great for gang cutting sheets. We bought a 16+ inch Makita some years ago and found it a bit unwieldy for this use – but better on big framing. We also bought a Milwaukee 10-1/4 sidewinder – which we use to cut 4×4 s – for decking etc. We still like the heft of the bigfoot better for gang cutting. We might buy a newer model Makita – which we hear good things about for cutting glue lams. Anyone using the newer Makita (blue color scheme versus the older gold one) care to comment?
“I built it one piece at a time, An’ it didn’t cost me a dime…”
R.I.P. Johnny Cash
Sneak those parts out in your big lunch box!
First time I saw a worm drive was in the mid 70’s it was a Black & Decker. Then it became a Skil . The saw I own is a Craftsman . Same saw as my buddy’s 70’s. Heavy, can’t kill it, love it . I paid 160 for it 20 years ago best money I ever spent. Went through 2 home owner saws before I smartened up . Toolmonger this a perfect example of another one of my posts
Don’t know about the new makita but I heavily endorse the Bosch version.
@ paganwonder
Unless I’m missing something – Bosch doesn’t market a 16-5/16 diameter saw like the Makita 5402NA
@ fred
We have a new Makita 5402na (16-5/16″) Beam saw, and live it. It never quits. I never have owned one of the older models, but I imagine that they must be quite a bit heavier with all metal- this new one weighs enough already!