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.