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PORTABLE SAW
two or three pounds than many electric
8" circular saws.
The "C-Saw" has a bevel adjustment
and will cut tW on 90° and
45° angles—with calibrated scales for
depth-of-cut and bevel. The saw is
activated by pulling the "string" on
the engine's rewind starter. The
choke lever is handy to the handle,
and it is quite simple to hold the saw
with one hand and pull the string
with the other. "C-Saw" has good
balance, good "feel" for a portable
tool.
Situated on the handle under the
user's thumb is a "kill-button". One
of the first things I noticed about the
tool was the swiftness with which
blade rotation halted—a good safety
feature.
PERFORMANCE: Users of electric
circular saws will have to get used
to the "C-Saw". It isn't advisable to
ram the blade through a 2x4 with
sheer muscle power! Remember that
with electric saws you have tremen-
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ELECTRIC BREATH
dous power behind the blade. With
a gas engine, the cutting performance
will depend in large part on atmospheric
conditions and carburetor adjustment.
The first two or three times
I tried the "C-Saw" it ran through a
2x4 with ease—not as fast as an electric
model, but reasonably fast. The
next day it was cloudy and I tried
again. This time the blade seemed to
bog down. A simple carburetor adjustment
corrected the situation, however.
Plywood is a cinch to cut. The only
annoying fault I could find was the
gas-tank. With the saw used overhead
or on its side, fuel leaked out around
the cap gasket. Not much — but
enough to bother me. Tightening the
cap frequently is necessary.
All things considered, the "C-Saw"
looks and feels like a tool the cabinbuilder
can really enjoy. It is a practical
tool, not a toy. With care in operation,
I'd say it should last many
years. It will not supplant the electric
saw—but as the first portable circular
saw, it will find a definite place in
desert life. "C-Saw" is made by the
Comet Mfg. Co., P. O. Box 2098-D,
Pasadena, Calif. The Price is $119.95.
For a local source on a retail level
try the following: Valley Equipment,
4011 E. Palm Canyon Drive, Palm
Springs, Calif.; Arizona Welding
Equipment Co., 1001 Black Canyon
Road, Phoenix; Ray Heyne Machine
Co., 707 W. Buchanan, Phoenix.
A SUBSTITUTE FOR WIND-
POWER: Anyone who has
tramped the hills all day and
returned to camp, bone-tired,
knows the agony of puffing up an
air-mattress! An import from Japan
called the "Lectro-Flate" promises to
relieve such suffering. This product
is a tiny air-pump about the size of
a fist. It operates off either 6-volt or
12-volt auto battery. Just plug it into
NO NEED FOR ICE
your car's cigarette lighter receptacle,
attach the rubber tube on the pump
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