Recommend me a... circular saw

[MontyVeda]

For general DIY use, so optimistically, it'll be used once a decade. Under £100, corded or cordless (preferably Li-ion if cordless, and must have 2 battery packs... but for under a ton, not likely).

I've borrowed several in the past, and my main issue it they're fecking noisy. So if anyone can recommend one that's relatively quiet, that'd be great.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

Don't worry about the noise, it'll drown out your agonised screams when you saw through a couple of fingers.

 

[TissoT]

Home use ?.. 240 v makita 5704RR 190mm £100.56 ... and some ear plugs ...

 

[slowmotion]

DeWalt are OK for the money.
http://www.screwfix.com/p/dewalt-d23620-gb-1150w-184mm-circular-saw-240v/58155#rating_link_anchor

 

[RWright]

get a decent blade and it will help a lot. At work we got a couple of low price Skil, they work fine after replacing the blade that comes with them, they are light weight too.

 

[MontyVeda]

get a decent blade and it will help a lot

Can you recommend a decent brand of blade? would one need different blades for proper wood and say chipboard or er... bone?

 

[FeistySquirrel]

I could probably sort you out with a semi-circular saw?

 

[RWright]

Can you recommend a decent brand of blade? would one need different blades for proper wood and say chipboard or er... bone?

We got carbide tip crosscut blades, we don't do very much ripping. For general purpose I think I would go carbide tip crosscut. If you want a finer cut go with a ripping blade or finishing blade. If I was not using it often I would not get a cordless, they cost more and the batteries sitting around a lot will not be good for them. We have cordless we use too but the corded is more powerful. You can probably get a corded saw and a couple of nice blades for 100 GBP I would think. As far as quiet, I think you are going to have to dig deeper in the pocket to get that.

 

[cosmicbike]

I still swear by DeWalt, tend to tolerate a bit of abuse and surprisingly affordable nowadays. Standard blades are good for general use. If you are cutting laminate like worktops then you will need a new blade pretty much regardless of which saw you buy.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

If you're getting power tools Milwaukee stuff is brilliant.

 

[MontyVeda]

If you're getting power tools Milwaukee stuff is brilliant.

nice colour... but maybe a bit pricey for the use it'll get

 

[slowmotion]

If you are mainly cutting sheet material like ply, MDF and chipboard, I would use a 40 tooth carbide tipped blade.

 

[threebikesmcginty]

Don't forget your PPE especially if you're cutting MDF, that stuff is nasty.

 

[gbb]

[QUOTE="tissot, post: 389922, member: 28942" Home use ?.. 240 v makita 5704RR 190mm £100.56 ... and some ear plugs ...[/QUOTE]
Just got one at work and while we hqvnt used It much, it has a nice weight, cuts as youd expect, and Makita stuff is always reliable, we dont have much other stuff as a rule.
Surprisingly, Its made In the UK.

 

[raleighnut]

Bosch every time, don't buy DeWalt as its only Black & Decker and they had to buy out Elu to get some quality designs (mof 96 being a good example)
When using make sure it has stopped COMPLETELY before putting it down and always wear eye protection and a dust mask especially with some "Mahogany" substitutes and treated timber.