Battery Powered Circular Saw

[grsthegreat]

I love my dewalt one.

wanna trade?:laughing: :laughing:

 

[not2old]

I have the Makita set of 18V lithium ion and am tickled with them. The saw is terrific. When you need to cut a piece of wood, you can be finished in less time than it would take to plug in a cord and run it to where you need it.

 

[JDgreen227]

I have the Makita set of 18V lithium ion and am tickled with them. The saw is terrific. When you need to cut a piece of wood, you can be finished in less time than it would take to plug in a cord and run it to where you need it.

I am a retired carpenter, left my job before the use of cordless tools became commonplace there except for drills. My first cordless drill was a B&D 9.6 volter. I built an entire 24X12 deck about 5 years ago using ONLY Craftsman 19.2 volt cordless tools, but I have a LOT of spare batteries. IMO the Craftsman 19.2 volt cordless tools are the ideal compromise between power and cost, if you keep the blade teeth free of pitch their 19.2 volt cordless saws work amazingly well. Replacement batteries can be purchased for $25 new, on sale. Stick with the nicad type of batteries, the newer type are a lot more costly.

What I like cordless saws most of all for is when you have to make a cut on a rooftop or a ladder...and the risk of kickback while using them on a ladder is almost nil.

 

[JDgreen227]

Should have mentioned this in the post above...one of my favorite tasks while using a cordless saw is cutting off the bottoms of flush doors, the thin blades cut so smooth there is practically no splintering at all. Have never found a corded saw that would cut without splintering the veneer.

 

[wvpolekat]

i have a complete set of Milwaukee 28 volt power tools with the so called great LI batteries. The circular saw can cut thru 3/4 plywood as well as my worm drive electric saws.

Ive been less then thrilled with them. the batteries have a 5 year warranty on them. my batteries failed to hold a charge after 2.5 years, and i took them (4 batteries) to my dealer. they tested them and their test confirmed that there defective.

new batteries cost aprox $100 each x 4 = $400.00

i figured that i should get something back since they only lasted 1/2 of their warranty period.

wrong. I have to mail them to Michigan factory for warranty work. problem is Lithium Batteries are considered hazardous waste and cannot be shipped thru mail. I can pretend there something else and ship them, but if they happen to end up in an airplane baggage area, they can explode. i wont risk that.

Fed-ex and ups can ship them, buy the estimated shipping cost was MORE than the price of the batteries.

they might as well put a 50 year warranty on the batteries, cause you cant honor it anyways.

I went ahead and bought 2 new batteries at full price , and so far so good. but its only been a little over 1 year. I spent alot for these tools, and cant just throw them out.....or maybe i can

Go Here, find one near you. Then make them deal with shipping them. That is their job. If they won't, I would call Milwaukee directly at 1-800-729-3878 and ask them how you are to deal with it.

 

[pharmon]

I have Dewalt 18 volt tools and have been satisfied. I've had mine for about 3 years now, and no battery failures. I'm not a contractor, but do use them regularly as I'm renovating my house and barn. If you anticipate getting other cordless tools, check out the different brands, so that you can minimize having different batteries and chargers by staying with one brand. My cordless circular saw is great when I can't or don't want to get out a cord.

Good Luck,

Paul

 

[lovemytoys]

i have dewalt -makita-milwaukee.i hate the milwaukee there battery suck .makita one i can pick up after 6 month and it has almost a full charge left.milwaukee maybe last 2-4 weeks and its dead

 

[lovemytoys]

the dewalt is about 10 years old.when i first got it ,i used it to do a roof.i cut the old plywood and shingles into 2x2 ,worked great better then draging a cord,

 

[bp fick]

In 2005, I bought a Ford truck, and little did I know, a package showed up a couple weeks later. Turns out it was "rebate" "incentive" kind of thing. It was a bag with 5 Craftsman, 19.2 tools, including a saw.

I remember thinking how, oh well, a token gift I'll not use much.

My oh my!!! I've used them to death. Now, of course, I want a better set with a better quality name brand. Big convert to cordless tools.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

 

[JDgreen227]

In 2005, I bought a Ford truck, and little did I know, a package showed up a couple weeks later. Turns out it was "rebate" "incentive" kind of thing. It was a bag with 5 Craftsman, 19.2 tools, including a saw.

I remember thinking how, oh well, a token gift I'll not use much.

My oh my!!! I've used them to death. Now, of course, I want a better set with a better quality name brand. Big convert to cordless tools.:thumbsup::thumbsup:

Only problem I have with the higher priced, premium name cordless tools are the inane costs of battery replacements.

 

[crashz]

My wife bought me the Ryobi set that includes the drill, reciprocating saw, vacuum, light, and circular saw about 5 years ago. My original NiCad batteries have died, and the replacements are cheap, but are also on their way out. I have added the 1/2" drive impact wrench, radio, and 4.5" angle grinder to the set. The only thing that gets decent battery life is the radio now!

I bought one Lithium Ion battery as a replacement and to primarily drive the impact wrench, and it appears to be vastly superior on its maiden voyage. But at 3x the cost of the NiCad, it better be.

The little saw works great, but will probably only make 2-3 cuts on 2" x 4"s on a single charge of a NiCad battery. Haven't tried it with the LI battery yet, but I'd expect 10-15 cuts instead.

 

[andrec999]

I had a Craftman 19.2 volts for my last two cordless drill , was OK cause I build a couple of decks and maintenance for two houses and alot of mechanical work and I still have them for back-ups.
Since I am doing more carpentry work, second career,I bought a 5 tool kit 18v lithium from Makita, works very well even in cold garage.
I went with Makita after reading the test on Popular Mecanics web site on drills and it was rated the best. see popularmecanics.com

 

[sixdogs]

My first cordless anything was a small Makita drill with a built-in 7.2 volt battery from sometime in the 1980's.
It was surprisingly powerful for the time and I used it constantly on everything from fencing to general farm use. Helped me put lots of long screws in plywood floors.
As time went on I bought other cordless drills but always went back to that drill because it worked so well.
Maybe five years ago I passed it on to my 94 year-old father-in-law and last I heard that drill is still going stong and still has the original battery.

 

[loghouse511]

Thanks, to each, and every one of you, that took the time to give thoughtful consideration to my question.

It, is greatly appreciated, and very helpful.

Raymond

 

[JDgreen227]

Thanks, to each, and every one of you, that took the time to give thoughtful consideration to my question.

It, is greatly appreciated, and very helpful.

Raymond

Glad the input helped you...and isn't that what TBN is about, helping others with their queries...?? :thumbsup:

 

[sixdogs]

After reading some of the posts on lithium batteries, can anyone compare the Makita litium tool directly with any other maker's lithium tool?
I have had excellent warm-weather results from my Makita and wonder if maybe Makita lithium is better or different?
It doesn't seem like it should be and that all Lithium should be the same?
Can anyone compare them?

 

[boggen]

i got a Craftman 19.2 volts set for christmas one year. drill, recip saw, circular saw, light.

the circular saw, is a joke. about only thing it is good for is small size lumber, with a limited amount of cuts.

the recip saw, you get a little more life out of battery, it is ok for small jobs but that is about it.

drill is good

light, it is ok, but have switched over the LED lights. the light is better used for camping, or in a crawl space or like to light up a given area.

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to be honest, i will take old corded stuff over cordless any day. granted you need to mess with cords, but the couple extra pounds of less weight, smaller size design, and more power you get from corded stuff, just pays for itself.

granted battery operated stuff has there use, and i limit battery operated tasks, to odd ball little projects, or tossing in my vehicle, just in case a project needs something were there is no power.

it is one of them. if you do not have the right tool, you get yourself in a bind type of things for me. a battery stuff regardless, have there nitch.