Which circular saw?

[Tyler Ernsberger]

I have owned a Bosch cs20 for 9-10 years and it's been a great saw.  It's now time for a new saw.  Bosch no longer makes the cs20 and now they offer a cs10 that is made in China.  I have used the newer Makita saw and like it.  I have looked a little at the new skilsaw,  makita and bosch.  I'm not a fan of tools made in China but it looks like the majority of tools are now made in China.  Any suggestions?   

 

[Staniam]

I owned the Milwaukee Tilt-Lok circular saw and loved it. When I purchased the Festool TS55 I sold it but before that it served me well. Not sure where it's manufactured.

Hopefully this doesn't make this thread go off topic, and this is just my opinion but, just because a tool is manufactured in China doesn't mean it's built to a lesser degree or quality.

 

[johntheoak]

Find an older U.S. made Milwaukee worm drive saw. Nearly bulletproof but , very heavy. I have owned mine for over 30 years.

 

[chrisrosenb]

For a straight circular saw, I have been using a DEWALT DW364K for several years. It does not get as much use now that I have the Festool TS saws, but I would not be without it.

 

[Rip Van Winkle]

Thr milwaukee Tilt-Lok saws are very good saws, but the production has slmost certainly been switched to China along with modt of the other Milwaukee tools at this point.

Dewalt makes their less expensive saws in China, but some of their higher end saws are currently madr elsewhere although not the USA. The Dewalt DWS535 worm drive/hypoid saw is supposedly manufactured in Taiwan, and the regular DW364/DW384 saws are manufactured in Mexico. The Dewalt plunge saw is made in the Czech Republic.

Makita manufactures tools all over the place. I checked the Grainger website. Most of the circular saws were listed as made in China. The exceptions were the 10" saw which is made in Japan, and the giant 16" saw which was actually listed as made or assembled in the USA. The Makita plunge saw is supposedly made or assembled in the UK.

Skilsaw might assemble some of their saws in the USA but I've seen conflicting reports that the saws are completely manufactured in China.

 

[Peter_C]

Why not a brushless battery powered 6.5" saw? In alphabetical order, Dewalt, Makita, Milwaukee. If you already have one of the battery platforms go with it. Cut the cord! I can't remember the last time I used my corded circular saw. I did use my cordless a lot today though.

 

[Kev]

I have some ~20 year old Hitachi saws that I've cleaned up and updated to FLAI blades. DC is non existent, but they're brutal and super effective with the new high quality blades (that cost more than the saws) - They can cut through Krypton Steel !!!! Oh, I could be getting excited about an upcoming movie and telling porkies [embarassed]

 

[Tyler Ernsberger]

Why not a brushless battery powered 6.5" saw? In alphabetical order, Dewalt, Makita, Milwaukee. If you already have one of the battery platforms go with it. Cut the cord! I can't remember the last time I used my corded circular saw. I did use my cordless a lot today though.

I am a professional carpenter and will be using the saw all day long when we are framing.  I looked at the Milwaukee Fuel Cordless saw for small random jobs.  I will definitely need the power and cut depth of a Corded saw. 

 

[rst]

I no longer use a circular saw for long hours but still own a PC 6 1/4" Sawboss, an 8 1/4" SKil wormsaw, and a 10" Milwaukee circular saw, all that are 25+ years old and worked hard and still perform.  Any more it is easier for the limited cutting that need I have two 18V milwaukees, one a metal cutting saw that I use to cut commercial steel doors to install lite kits.

 

[DB10]

For framing and rough I use a Makita 5007 MGK, 185mm or 7.5 inch. Magnisium base, Saw weighs 4.6kg, 1800W motor 64mm cutting depth. No complaints from me.

 

[Holzhacker]

I wish I had something relevant to add to this thread but I don't. Have to comment though due to someone mentioning the PC saw boss. Man I love that little saw.
I still use a couple old Skil worm drive for porch work
Use my older but still great american made PC 7 1/4 for general framing and the saw boss for smaller framing, plywood and 1x cutting
Lucky for me I don't need to buy a new saw.

 

[Tyler Ernsberger]

For framing and rough I use a Makita 5007 MGK, 185mm or 7.5 inch. Magnisium base, Saw weighs 4.6kg, 1800W motor 64mm cutting depth. No complaints from me.

I think im going to go with the Makita 5007.  I bought the Bosch cs10 to try it out and its horrible.  I'm going to return it today.  It has a lot of flex between the body and the plate. 

 

[CumminsDiesel]

I used Makita,Bosch and DeWALT.
DeWALT is most comfortable saw for me.
Very light and with blade brake.