Barney Markunas
11-05-2015, 1:38 PM
I suspect there may be a thread addressing this already but I didn't have much luck searching... probably operator error.
Any way, is this a Ford vs. Chevy thing, or is there a legitimate case to be made for one or the other? If somebody is using it all day, I can see how the weight savings of a skew back might add up by quitting time, but that being said, doesn't the extra steel in a straight back help stiffen things up and add a little weight where it actually might do some good? Was this a production cost thing or was there a legitimate performance difference?
I'm planning to start looking for some older saws to clean up for my own use and to stock my son's tool kits so they are good to go when they leave the house. My original plan was to look for straight tooth lines and plates that aren't pitted but now that I've been prowling for a while, I am wondering whether I should also be favoring one style over the other? I think pretty much I've ever used has been skewed so I don't really have a personal point of comparison.
Thanks
Any way, is this a Ford vs. Chevy thing, or is there a legitimate case to be made for one or the other? If somebody is using it all day, I can see how the weight savings of a skew back might add up by quitting time, but that being said, doesn't the extra steel in a straight back help stiffen things up and add a little weight where it actually might do some good? Was this a production cost thing or was there a legitimate performance difference?
I'm planning to start looking for some older saws to clean up for my own use and to stock my son's tool kits so they are good to go when they leave the house. My original plan was to look for straight tooth lines and plates that aren't pitted but now that I've been prowling for a while, I am wondering whether I should also be favoring one style over the other? I think pretty much I've ever used has been skewed so I don't really have a personal point of comparison.
Thanks