Well that’s just a type of circular saw, isn’t it? I specifically didn’t include table saw as a separate option because in my mind a table saw is the same as a circular saw; it’s just a circular saw mounted on a table.
And likewise, a jigsaw is just a kind of reciprocating saw as far as I’m concerned.
I wouldn’t say neither of those are standard terminology. Yes, a table saw spins a circular blade, but it’s almost never called a “circular saw”. A circular saw is a handheld tool (which I also have). Similarly, a jigsaw does have a blade that reciprocates, but the term “reciprocating saw” almost always refers to a Sawzall type of tool, not a jigsaw.
Confession: The reason almost all of my power tools are Ridgid is that Home Depot was running a special on Ridgid tool sets the week we closed on this house. In 6 years I’ve never used the circular saw but everything else has gotten a workout.
ETA: I agree with @markn_1. The terms apply to different things.
All this talk of power tools reminds me of my fantasy of being one of those people who builds cabinets in their garage. I don’t have a garage. But building things with tools is one of those “in another life I would…” interests. Maybe I should volunteer for Habitat for Humanity.
The one my dad had did double duty as either type. You could remove it from the table and use it as a handheld circular saw, or you could mount it to the table and use it that way. That is almost certainly why I think of them as one in the same. In fact I think I kind of assumed that was how all table saws worked.
Huh. No. The table saws I’ve used have much larger blades than a circular saw has, and the table is an integral part of the experience of using it.
Right. If you have both you’d never use one in place of the other. Very different uses, which IMO makes them different tools.
In the power tools thread, instead of “I know as much about power tools as I know about Eleanor of Aquitaine”, my preferred option would have been “I don’t know as much about power tools as I know about Eleanor of Aquitaine”.
Grandma Eleanor? Sure I know her. She’s my 25(?) great grandmother.
I have a bench grinder.
(An angle grinder would probably be more useful.)
The only reason i know about Eleanor of Aquitaine is that she was the subject
of the first million pound winning question in “Who wants to be a millionaire” (UK).
I ain’t got no stinkin’ lawn.
I knew a few things about Eleanor of Aquitaine from a fiction book I read (over and over) as a teen. Interestingly, about the only thing the book was accurate about was the lineage of the family surrounding her. I have looked up some information over the years but the question sent me to Wikipedia for a more thorough reading of her history. What a fascinating (and strong) woman.
Neither do I, at least right after I pick up dog poop.
When doing a family tree it’s always useful to have a president in the family. A lot of the work has been done. I share a grandfather with Lincoln. Through that family I can trace things up to Longshanks and further up to Eleanor of Aquitaine.
I have, and by all means, I hope you will too!
Angle grinder is my favorite tool ever. Don’t get a lot of opportunities to use it, but it’s awesome. Given the right blade, you can cut anything with it. You could cut your car in half with it. Length-wise.
I’ve used the winch on my gf’s ATV a lot lately. Riding mower got wedged against a fence yesterday and winched it right our. Pulled a shrub out.
I’ve certainly heard the term “courtesy flush”, but haven’t been sure what it meant. You left out one of the things i thought was possible, though, a flush while you are doing your business to cover the sound, so it’s not as obvious to others what you are doing.
I used a fancy toilet in Japan that had a button that made a flushing sound (without actually using any water) that i understood was for the purpose of obscuring the sounds you were making. I kinda thought that was a courtesy flush.
Ditto.
I think the term can be applied in many situations. A friend admitted to waiting for someone to flush before “doing their business” or until the room seems empty at the office. So my flush might become a courtesy opportunity for another user. Certainly a second flush qualifies as a courtesy flush if needed. A different friend would run around her house checking and flushing all the toilets as guests were arriving, when her kids were small. Her concern was real and warranted.