Yes I should be working on that article Ken But I do have priority's lol

Check out this new saw.

http://webapps.easy2.com/cm2/flash/gene ... d=35977788

Oh yea, could not find it on their website yet. Should be on the shelves in Feb, 2010

Not sure how you can keep that thing from moving around on the floor though.

decent concept, but how long is it going to last with a pro using it all day every day?

It might help on an install where your stuck running up and down stairs all day. Other than that , it's not for me.

I think it beats a Magnum Shear Lite all to heII for upstairs, or anywhere for that matter. For 200 bucks I'll take it. It looks like it is nicely engineered.

http://www.coptool.com/blog/2009/11/per ... ng_fl.html

It would be nice if it came with a stand attachment. I never liked cutting on the floor. Too many ups and downs. Oh wait, who cuts their flooring indoors with occupied residential? Dust? New construction, yes. But where is there new construction these days? I saw one two weeks ago. It looked strange.

I agree with Jeff on the durability. May work for thinner engineered hardwoods. Have a go at it SP and give us a review.

Looks intriguing. I have a Skil table saw and circular saw. They're indestructible. While they're not on the quality level of Bosch, Fein and other high end brands, they do make good motors. Just don't beat their stuff up and it should last. RE: dust. One can hook it up to a shop vac. That should help. There are portable tool stands for those who don't want to cut on the floor. Skinny, rubbery pads could be glued on the bottom to keep it from sliding around too much. I don't think it's ideal for 3/4" strip. But plank and laminate and engineered should be fine. It's a good idea anyway and I'm glad the tool industry is thinking about us.

I bet this fly's off the shelves, especially for DIY'ers. And you know if it does there will be an upgrade, they probably already have one on the chalkboard. Thats what always happens to me if I buy a new tool, they make a better one next year and I am stuck with the beta tool.

Looking closer it seems to have some pads in the corners, probably rubber to protect the floor. And since it looks pretty closed up I think a shop vac could eliminate most of the dust. Sync it to go on with the tool, like some of the higher end vacs do.

Just pick up one of these switches .... http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/208016 ... witch.aspx

They have a cheaper one too, which also has a few seconds delay. http://www.woodcraft.com/Product/200585 ... mator.aspx

Thanks Jerry, didn't know those were available. Going to buy one asap.

I dont want to rain on the parade .... and the concept is good, but it just looks awkward to me , for pro use. But hey, there's tons of diy out there. Maybe the upgrade will be different.

When I think about all the different techniques a pro uses on a table saw, and a mitre saw, it's very limiting. I cant get past the blade & saw on top of the work piece, and the "apparatus".

Maybe if it's a simple job, it helps you from not walking accross the house or going downstairs to cut outside ( your probably still going to need "real saws" outside ), and pop a little vaccume & swith on it ? I'm not sure if the concept out weighs the frustrations .
Let me know !

Although I do think it will be good for The Forum. I can see the questions now... " How do I go about makin this cut on the "Skill Combo Saw ???"

Yer killin me here Howard. lol I just finished an upstairs job, actually it was 2 1/2 storys up. Anything to help keep me from running downstairs and or outside on jobs like that is worth a couple hundred to me, specially at my age.

Course I will always have my table saw and SCMS with me fo back-up. Will the pro version have a bigger saw, table and power, who knows but that might outweigh the simplicity of it.

Plus blades are much cheaper than those magnum shear blades.

Absolutely , I can relate I dread those jobs, they kick my butt, always go home twice as tired.

Ah ha, so that's how you came accross that contraption . Coming home WIPED, searching online..., gotta be a better way, gotta be a better way

Kinda, I was taking a break reading a flooring magazine. I said "Damn...why don't I have that tool right now!!!"

I think there are better solutions. No different than a small radial arm saw.