Re: Which Saw to buy

Aug 25, 2003 1 Replies


I need to be a power saw - not sure which type to get as I will shortly be


> fitting Wickes/ B&Q fitted bathroom furniture
>
> I need it to cut some worktop (simple straight cuts only) and will also need
> to cut some skirting including 45 degree mitres
>
> Screwfix have a circular saw for £25 at the moment - not sure it that would
> be suitable for cutting worktop - worried it might split the laminate

Homebuilding & Renovation mag have a test on these. They gave the best to a Makita. Understandably, but it cost an arm and a leg. They also said the cheap Scewfix Ferm is OK. No real downside to it. Try a PP Pro, not the PP, from B&Q. They are well made and well priced with a 3 year guarantee. The mag didn't test the PP Pro saw.

And always cut "upside down" - i.e. turn the worktop over, mark out and cut on the underside (that is, with the laminate surface facing the floor) - using a tungsten carbide-tipped blade (you may find cheaper saws come fitted with a fairly nasty blade that'll only make a mess of a laminate finish)

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