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The first job I used it on was was cutting stringers for a deck. I left my drill out one night and as luck would have it, we got rain. Mine lined up perfectly, right where you'd expect it to, making it simple to make straight, accurate cuts. After a few minutes of trying to tighten the little nut that secures the guide to the saw, I was off and running. When i burned out my corded circular saw I'd had for 17 years, I figured it was time to break down and get something a little more portable.
Not unlike other DEWALT power tools I own, this critter does not lack power. Three in all, 9 feet each. Even with a little pinching at the end of the cut, the DEWALT did fine.I don't exclusively buy DEWALT, but these are pretty tough job site tools. Dried it out and two years later, still runs like a charm.Can't wait to build another project with it. I was surprised at how light, but solid feeling the saw was.
Handily did this job in a single charge and I used the blade that came in the kit.Any time you break in a new circular saw, you have to figure out which portion of the front blade guard to line up with your cutting line. shhhhhhh don't tell my wife i've already bought the lumber for it. I even had to rip a 4 foot board for a header as I was building the deck stairs and I used the rip guide that came with it.
Good quality & Value.Adequate power and run time. quick and easy depth and angle adjustments. Comes with arbor tool.
My sawdust manufacturing facility is in the cellar and I never build anything that requires a full sheet of plywood. Update 12/12/09Still feel that it's under power and therefore of limited use; but have put it to use multiple times when I needed to just cut a few 2x4's down to size and did it's job so I've upgraded it to 3 stars. I find it very difficult to cut a strait line even when using a guide. Knowing what I know now I would not buy this saw again. To save on the hassle of power cords I bought this saw to rip plywood as needed into a manageable transporting size. You can't be in a hurry with this saw, you need to let cut at it's pace. I find this saw to be way underpowered, the blade speed seems extremely slow.
Your cant get your big knuckles down in there to get a good turn on it. Just look at the odd angle of the guy holding the saw in the pictures above, he looks awkward and scared. But everytime I pick this thing up, I am reminded to pull on the triger in an un-natural way so that I dont scrape my index finger against the sharp seem of the plastic handle. First thing I noticed is that your finger immediately gets trapped and pinched between the trigger and the handle. The knob needs to be a little further back towards the motor and be taller, that would make it easier to grasp. I just now discovered how convenient this little thing can be.
I am so annoyed by this seemingly slight problem, I'm now open to owning other brands, I was a dewalt loyalist for years. This tool also lacks any rubber over-molding on the grip or front handle. So ideally you can just set it at 4 inches and know that the piece your about to cut is going to be 4 inches wide. As it is now, the inch markings on the fence just serve as a ruler that has no relation to the width of your cut. The markings on the rip fence start at the fence and are at inch intervals along the the rest of the bar as it slides into the base plate.these markings should be arranged in such a way to indicate the distance from the blade its-self, to the fence. I got this saw as part of the 6pak combo. This needs to be redesigned for the nano version.
It just looks dated compared to the other tools in the combo. Yes it has plenty of power and torque, I was impressed by that when I made my first cut. However, the set screw is buried between the motor and the front of the base plate hinge. But all cordless saws, even Ryobi are good enough for what most people need. I know tools are about power and performance, but with dewalt, thats a given, so these other kind of details are becoming important to a guy who has cordless tools in his hands all day. Oh and the rip fence generally dosen't really work that well, even if they fixed the flaws that I've mentioned.Overall, I'm going to start trying other people tools to see if I should go in a non yellow direction in the future. The handle dynamics of this tool need to be re-addressed to be in a more natural wrist position.The rip fence is something that I never used before.
everything you could expect from a cordless circular. latch on guard is pressure locking, so tends to come loose with constant sawing, but overall a great saw. comes with guide.
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