I bought some old unstalled windows from a contractor and he had a nice cordless skill saw, I asked him about it and he liked it. I realize now that he also probably had power if he bothered to run an extention cord.
What experience has anyone had with cordless circular saws in remote locations? Yeah I realize they can't compare to 120v and no batteries or a generator, but they tool sure seems handy if you could do a little more than cut thing plywood.
I use them a lot. There good for trim work put to cut 2x the batt. will not last long so you would need a couple and if it is treated lumber forget it.
Kevin
I have used a Porter-cable cordless saw at work to cut 3/4 inch maple, oak, and pine.
The are very handy. It will cut a 2 x 4 with no problem.
When I buy one for my self it will be a dewalt.
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Then I will buy the matching AR-15 Nail Gun!
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Two years ago my husband bought a Sears Craftsman. The saw died in 5 months. He went back to Sears to get it replaced; Sears said no. We weren't building any houses, just doing things like cutting shelving.
Lately I have been very disappointed with Sears items. Both the stove and the tools have suffered in the reliability department.
I've got the deWalt, have had for years.
Short time on a battery charge.
(in general drills are a better bet for cordless, but I understand that the circular saws are a whole lot better than the reciprocal ones when battery operated.)
Durned nice for awkward sawing situation where a cord is just asking to be cut.
Durned nice if you are building a couple of hundred feet away from power, and if you ran an extension cord that far down you'd have to get a 13 amp or smaller and great big extension cords (10-gauge wire!) to run the saw without power drop. You could run a smaller extension cord to run the chargers.
I'd suggest 3 of those very expensive batteries minimum, especially if you also have one or two (of the same voltage) drills.
Although the deWalt charger will recharge a variety of different voltage tools.
Millwakee just put out their v28 lithium Ion saw. supposed to just e incredible. Cost something like $400 though. Either for the serious carpenter willing to take a risk, or the person who needs all the new gadgets.