Side handle for a power tool

A side handle assembly for securing to a neck of a power tool, the side handle comprising:

• a handle configured to be gripped by a user;
• a rod including a first end to which the handle is coupled and an opposite, second end;
• a first clamp coupled to the second end of the rod;
• a second clamp positioned opposite the first clamp, the neck of the power tool being receivable between the first clamp and the second clamp, with a clamping force applied to the neck, when the first and second clamps are maintained in a clamped state;
• a cam lever configured to adjust the first and second clamps between the clamped state and a released state, where the clamping force is removed from the power tool neck;
• and
• an orientation adjustment mechanism coupling the second end of the rod to the first clamp, wherein the orientation adjustment mechanism is configured to adjust an orientation of the rod and the handle with respect to at least one of the first clamp or the second clamp.