Makita 5604R Circular Saw

[The Medway Handyman]

FYI

Returned the Mac Disaster circular saw to B&Q and got a full refund, ordered the Makita. £45 refund, £80 for the Makita so I ended up spending an extra £35. What a difference!

I wanted a 165mm saw to save space on the van & to keep the weight down in use. I don't cut anything thicker than 50nn so the 54mm depth of cut is fine,

First used in anger today, what a superb machine, only 950w but like the other Makita stuff I have it punches well above its weight.

Absolute joy to use, well balanced, rip fence & bevel adjustments very positive. Nice feature is a 'V' shaped notch for 0 & 90 degree cuts, but this has a flat at the base the same width as the blade kerf, so you can cut either side of a line.

Riving knife can be removed in seconds for plunge cuts.

I'd highly recommend it.

[Doctor Drivel]

The Parkside from Lidl is v good too and costs... #25

[Grimly Curmudgeon]

We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember "Doctor Drivel" saying something like:

Not in the same league at all. I have an old Makita circ saw - must be knocking on for 20 years - and it's as good as the day it was made. I don't see the Parkside one still going strong and being used day-in, day-out in 20 years time.

[Doctor Drivel]

The Parkside is a very good saw indeed.

[Andy Hall]

Who is Parkside? I can't seem to find their web site anywhere...

[Andy Hall]

Do you have one?

[:Jerry:]

"The Medway Handyman" wrote in message news:f6oqnf$fh2$ [e-mail]...

More than enough I would say, don't know why you just don't use a small craft knife though, lets face it *50nn* isn't exactly very thick! :~)

[Doctor Drivel]

They are not Makita. That is all you need to know.

[Doctor Drivel]

yep.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

Yet another showroom judgement?

If you actually owned all the tools you recommended you'd never get to the sink in your living room.

[Dave Plowman (News)]

[snip]

Don't ask silly questions. ;-)

Dribble couldn't possibly own all the tools he 'recommends'. Otherwise he wouldn't have used that hacksaw.

[Doctor Drivel]

Please eff off as you are an idiot troll.

[Doctor Drivel]

Please eff off as you an idiot troll.