Just read that the average carpenter's hand touches a saw handle over 500 times a day, which seems insane until I counted my own cuts framing a garage in Tacoma last Tuesday.

Has anyone else actually tracked their tool contact to see if that stat holds up, or is it just some office guy's wild guess?

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thomas_sanchez28d ago

Actually, a coil nailer's trigger pull is way lighter than a saw handle grip, so it's not really the same kind of contact.

graceowens28d ago

My framing nailer probably gets more action than that saw stat. I went through two full coils on a shed last month, so that's a few hundred pulls right there. Office guys definitely don't count the misfires.

emeryc2128d ago

Two full coils on a single shed is wild.

the_terry28d ago

Man, that reminds me of the time I helped my buddy redo his deck. I swear I picked up that cordless drill like a thousand times just to sink screws. My wrist was sore for two days after.

jakewhite28d ago

That cordless drill probably weighs four or five pounds. The real killer is the torque when it stops on a screw, that sudden jerk is what gets your wrist. A drywall screw gun is way easier on you for that kind of repetitive work.