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Sorry, thought you were talking about the 355 Evo saw...
https://www.evolutionpowertools.com/uk/steel/chopsaws/s355cps/
https://www.evolutionpowertools.com/uk/steel/chopsaws/s355cps/
This is what I’m looking at:
https://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-dcs552z-136mm-18v-li-ion-lxt-cordless-circular-saw-bare/822gt
A while back I asked if anybody on here had tried one but nobody had and I haven’t bought it yet, but it’s Makita so should be ok. Pricey if you don’t already have a battery though.
Indeed, a couple of mm short on the fit up, blows a hole, you need to fill it, pulls out of square, you get frustrated, hit your finger with a hammer, wife doesn't have any plasters.Weird, I'd never dream of cutting box section accurately, if at all with a handheld circular saw. Too inaccurate and unwieldy imo. I like my cuts as square as I can get them.
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i've got one.
absolute garbage.
thats all i have to say about it really.
Disagree. They're rough but serve a purpose.
It's a DIY product, Not a professional one in my eyesI have the 210mm and really rate it. Its great on wood and plastic etc and a blade will last for ever. On still its harder on it and you have to use the right technique but I generally get over 100 cuts on things like box section before I need a new blade. I save the blades up and send them for repair in batches of 10.
Its not what I would call a daily use saw on steel. You have to be careful with aluminium as well to not work it to hard and melt the aluminium onto the teeth.
It's a DIY product, Not a professional one in my eyes
Last time I enquired about getting discs sharpened it wasn't worth it. So it must be pretty cheap whoever you use?
I quite agree its a DIY saw. There is a place in Bedford that sharpens them for a fiver a go. So I get 10 done for the cost of buying 2 new ones. I only use it for home shop work stuff and like I said really rate it.
Those buggers quoted me £10 a disc & £5 each to replace any missing teeth