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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. 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. Mine lined up perfectly, right where you'd expect it to, making it simple to make straight, accurate cuts. Dried it out and two years later, still runs like a charm.Can't wait to build another project with it. The first job I used it on was was cutting stringers for a deck.
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. I was surprised at how light, but solid feeling the saw was. After a few minutes of trying to tighten the little nut that secures the guide to the saw, I was off and running. Three in all, 9 feet each. 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. I left my drill out one night and as luck would have it, we got rain.
shhhhhhh don't tell my wife i've already bought the lumber for it.
Good quality & Value.Adequate power and run time. Comes with arbor tool. quick and easy depth and angle adjustments.
I find this saw to be way underpowered, the blade speed seems extremely slow. Knowing what I know now I would not buy this saw again. I find it very difficult to cut a strait line even when using a guide. My sawdust manufacturing facility is in the cellar and I never build anything that requires a full sheet of plywood. To save on the hassle of power cords I bought this saw to rip plywood as needed into a manageable transporting size. 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. You can't be in a hurry with this saw, you need to let cut at it's pace.
First thing I noticed is that your finger immediately gets trapped and pinched between the trigger and the handle. 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. Your cant get your big knuckles down in there to get a good turn on it. However, the set screw is buried between the motor and the front of the base plate hinge. I am so annoyed by this seemingly slight problem, I'm now open to owning other brands, I was a dewalt loyalist for years. But all cordless saws, even Ryobi are good enough for what most people need.
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. This needs to be redesigned for the nano version. I got this saw as part of the 6pak combo. 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. Just look at the odd angle of the guy holding the saw in the pictures above, he looks awkward and scared. I just now discovered how convenient this little thing can be. 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.
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. The knob needs to be a little further back towards the motor and be taller, that would make it easier to grasp. This tool also lacks any rubber over-molding on the grip or front handle. 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. 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. 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.
everything you could expect from a cordless circular. comes with guide. latch on guard is pressure locking, so tends to come loose with constant sawing, but overall a great saw.
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