Makita 5704RK

6 discussions on HomeOwnersHub about the Makita 5704RK: what owners asked, what went wrong, and what fixed it.

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Makita Circular Saws

After a recent unfortunate experience with a B&Q Performance Procircular saw, I'm in need of a replacement. It'll mostly be used fortypical home stuff - ripping sheets of plywood, chipboard, MDF,occasional lengths of 2x4 etc. but I'd like...

Advice on circular saw blades

Finally took the plunge and bought myself a circular saw, ended upgoing for the Makita 5704RK (dont know if I have good or bad)It came with the run of the mill blade but I am intending to cutlaminate worktop with it so on the look out for a...

Circular saws

I have an opportunity to buy a Triton TA184CSL at a very good price. Does anyone know how it compares with (eg) Bosch blue GKS 190, or Makita 5704RK?

Circular saw recommendation pl?

Ancient B&D circular saw just died in middle of a bit of flooring chipboard so I cannot wait for special deals. I have read the Wiki and past recommendations. The Makita 5704RK looks as if it wd do me and is within budget at

Circular saw reccomendations

OK. I've read the FAQ. I need^H^H^H^H^ want a circular saw for mybirthday. The excuse is that I'm going to be fitting some oak doorsthis year, and I will need to trim them to fit. I *have* done thiswith a table saw in the past - but a...

190mm Circular saw recommendations

Looking for a new 240v 190mm CC.......shortlisted these so far:Bosch GKS65 £116Skil 5866 Skilsaw classic £81Hitachi C7U2 £112All specs are similar, Skil is a bit cheaper but is the build quality as good as the others? Bosch has no hard...

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