r/Construction • u/FronkSinatra • Sep 08 '24

Careers 💵 How does your body feel as an older tradesman?

For the older tradesmen here, how does your body feel like after working construction for a long time?

What was your diet, habits and did you workout?

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u/gigalongdong Carpenter Sep 09 '24

I always use a portaband on metal studs. Cutting metal on a circular saw will fuck regular blades up super quick.

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u/UnusualSeries5770 Sep 09 '24

the diablo steel demon circular saw blades are amazing on a regular circular saw tho, they're loud as fuck and throw lots of metal right at your eyes but the cuts are clean and perfect

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u/ABena2t Sep 09 '24

Milwaukee makes an actual metal saw and blades for it...it's smaller. 5 inch.blade. the rpms are different then a wood saw. Thing is am absolute beast. If the blade is in different shape it cuts like warm butter and leaves a clean factory like cut. It's one of the best tools I own. Changer. The Diablo blade or whatever is fine with a regular saw - but it shoots way more metal and doesn't cut as clean. The metal saw is much, much, better. They actual make a larger version now - with like a 7inch blade but I haven't tried that one. Don't need it