On 07/10/2015 11:45 AM, Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote:
I've decided to spring for a rechargeable/cordless circular saw,
maybe also
a sawzall.
Which among the Big Three is the best brand in the "reasonable" (lay
person) price range? Which one should I avoid? Is there another good
brand? My chief criterion is duration of battery charge (longer is
better).
I have the dewalt recip saw. I also have a corded Milw. Sawzall, and
it is the cats meow for heavy work. It is the original, and still the
best. They sell a cheaper corded sawzall now, but this is the one
that is around $200 or $179 on sale around here. Stronger and more
long lasting than the ones that are $139 on sale.
I am quite happy with the dewalt fake sawzall. It is light, and I find
for most things I grab it and a battery or two and go. I had the
dewalt drill/driver with 2 batteries and a charger, so I am all dewalt
for cordless.
I bought a 12" tree trim blade and I use it mostly with the cordless
to cut small downed limbs and whatnot. Anything serious and I'd grab
the Stihl or the milw. Sawzall.
Any home despot/lowes has dewalt, so it is easy to find
service/accessories. Often on sale/kits etc. so all my battery stuff
is dewalt. Son has milw. cordless drill.
IMHO, I think Milwaukee in general, is the best, but you pay more. For
my occasional use, the dewalt consumer grade stuff is ok. I have a
Milw, corded hammerdrill, and it is what I grab for serious stuff.
No experience with makita, except the original 4" grinder, and that
is//was the cats meow for small grinders. (original and maybe still
the best, but most pros use dewalt now.)
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I think there are different grades of Makita. Not sure but I have a
couple of Makita items that are great but I also had a cordless drill
kit purchased from Canadian Tire that was junk. Not sure, but suspect
that Makita makes some stuff for the cheaper stores that is not up to
its historical standards.
RB
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