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Do it yourself - it's fun 

Cordless saw recommendations

Cordless circular saws. ?

How fast do they eat batteries?  When cutting through either 5/4 cedar or PT

wood, am I going to be recharging the batteries a whole lot of times

throughout the day?  I've read the recent reviews of cordless tools, and it

doesn't seem like I should have too much of a problem, maybe recharge them

over lunch or something...

Clint


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I purchased the Porter-Cable Cordless SawBoss about a year and a half ago.

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I purchased it as the combo-kit, with the 1/2 inch drill/driver, reciprocating saw, and circular saw.

Since then it has worked well for most light duty projects, and until now I could not give any complaints about it.

I did however just build a shed and used the saw for most of the project. It worked well, and still does with one exception. The depth-stop no longer works. While I was adjusting the depth-stop lever, the cast aluminum housing for the lever's retaining screw broke. At the time of breakage, I was not applying very much pressure to the lever.

My recommendation to anyone who purchases this saw: Buy some J B Weld and re-enforce the depth-stop lever hold down screw BEFORE it breaks off. I used J B Weld to fix the problem with my saw, it works just like new, and I do not have to worry about it breaking off again.

Now, with the problem above corrected... I love the saw and its features. I have no problem with the battery life as the charger will recharge a spare battery very quickly. I also like the left hand blade. And with the depth-stop thoroughly re-enforced, I am confident that I will get plenty of use out of it. Take a look at http://www.shop.com/
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I have been using the Porter-Cable 19.2v Cordless 6" and it is great.

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Make sure you charge the batteries every day for maximum usage.
Posted 2005-11-29T21:20:11Z
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Posted 2005-11-29T21:26:31Z
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I like cordless for drills (I have 4 matching Milwaukee 12v that I've picked up in

pawn shops) but have not considered battery power for a saw. Stay away from

the consumer quality circular saws.

Posted 2005-11-29T21:27:56Z
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I have the Bosch 24V circular saw.  While a great saw, it is inadequate for

deck building.  Buy one with a cord, and you wont have to worry about

batteries overheating or charging. 

My 2c:

A circular saw is a necessity. Corded saws might be a pain, but are lighter,

and MUCH stronger.

Posted 2005-11-29T21:28:53Z
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In your post, you mention the corded saws being lighter than the cordless

ones.  Did some reading, had two magazine articles.  The cordless saws (18V)

all came in under 10 pounds.  In fact, only two of the 6 were over 9 pounds,

and they averaged 8.7.  The corded ones, however, were all over 11 pounds,

averaging 11.5.  And yes, the cordless ones included the batteries.  I guess

it must be the weighting of them, with the cordless ones having most of the

weight in the back end of it (the battery), and the corded ones being more

evenly weighted (motor in the middle).

I think I've settled on a corded one.  I can get a Milwaukee for $220, a PC

for 180, or a Dewalt for 200.  Not much difference in price, anyways.  I'll

probably go PC then, with a Freud blade.  Get the 8' cutting guide, a

quick-change drill/driver adapter, and a handful of bits.  Yeehaw, color me

tired! :)

Posted 2005-11-29T21:34:02Z
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