Gasoline Powered Circular Saw.

[JKWidener]

Just got this from a felow staker.. Thought it was pretty neat. Found out from a website that its from 1975. They stopped building them shortly after they started production, and started building weed eaters. The company is now under a different name and makes One man helicopters.

[T Hickok Mn]

I'm not sure, but I think they used O/R engines they also had power drills and other hand tools with these little engines, they were 2 cycle high RPM, oh by the way my daughter has one of the little engines.

[Brett]

Thats the neatest thing since sliced bread. I've never seen anything like that before. Why wouldn't someone continue making that? I have an 18v DeWalt i use on job sites, but the battery is only good for few cuts before she starts to go.

[JKWidener]

Im guessing they dont make them because of oil splatter on the wood... but thats just a guess....

[BDMelon]

would be little rough on finish wood.

[BDMelon]

plus the smell if you had to use it inside,,,but that might be to your advantage
, just to clear out the wife.....lmao

[Brett]

I cleared out the wife today! She came home from work to find an engine baking in the oven... again. You would think that after a while she would get used to it.

[Leonard Keifer]

Many small power tools were made using O&R engines: half-inch drill, hedge trimmer, chain saw, circular saw, generator, weed whacker, and probably a lot I can't remember. One thing that spelled the end of the O&R powered tools was the introduction of rechargeable battery-powered tools, why bother keeping a noisy little 2-stroke engine running when all you had to do was plug a battery pack into a charger.

Got outbid on one of those circular saws at an auction 4 or 5 yeara ago.

[JKWidener]

Now im looking for the Drill made by Piston Powered Products.

["TheToolman"]

I would use that every day!!

[MoRo]

However, I bet the O&R powered tools didn't have trouble holding a charge after they'd been used for six months!

[Elden DuRand]

Originally Posted by Brett

I cleared out the wife today! She came home from work to find an engine baking in the oven... again. You would think that after a while she would get used to it.

Brett:

Did she let you put a little butter on it before jamming it down your throat? (Or up......wherever?)?

:-)

Take care - Elden
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