So let me tell you a story of Stupid Stinky, just to lighten the mood lol.
Once long ago when I was but a wee (well, not exactly wee, but a few pounds lighter in the brain) home grower, I bought myself a weapon of mass destruction: a half inch drive corded Milwaukee drill with a side handle. I mean, this thing is FRIGHTENING. I needed to saw out a nice round hole for a big exhaust fan to deal with my root cellar flower room, which was prone to dampness. That may or may not have had anything to do with several rounds of tenants running liquid plumr down into a bronze trap. The proper chemical for that is 96% sulfuric acid, but that's another story.
So me being all excited I wanted to get rocking right away. I didn't install the side handle because I stupidly assumed it existed for *real* tough jobs like masonry, and 3/4" soft pine board would be like butter.
I'm not a total greenhorn but my woodworking skills come from years as a luthiers apprentice, where wood is thin and tools are sharp and delicate.
Boy did I get a rude awakening. That monster roared to life and immediately caught a dead knot. The kick was like a hippo. It wrenched my wrist backwards so hard I thought it was broken, and promptly buried itself in some nearby drywall.
Ten years later it's one of my favorite tools. And yes. I put on the d4mned side handle.
The end.
