The 2018 Milwaukee M18 Fuel 7-1/4" Circular Saw 2732-21HD Gen 2 model was just released and I found it to be a very powerful cordless circ saw, but how powerful is it? Only one way to find out - which is to put it against it's cordless competition such as the Makita X2 36V 7-1/4" Rear Handle Circular Saw XSR01z which is already a confirmed beast.
Both saws are using the same exact Avanti Pro 24T framing blade (new) and making a cut into 5 pieces of stacked OSB glued together as a single piece 2-1/4" thick. The cut length measures 24 inches across. The Milwaukee is using the new included HD 12.0 ah battery and the Makita is using a pair of 6.0 ah batteries (the largest 18V batteries Makita had at the time of this video).
While the Milwaukee is using an 18V 12ah battery and the Makita is using two 6ah batteries, some might think this test is unfair. I could also say that comparing an 18V tool against a 36V tool is unfair however these are very much comparable because they are both marketed as having the performance of a corded circular saw. Also one 12.0ah 18V battery has the same watt hour capacity as two 18V 6.0ah batteries, as both have exactly 216 watt hours of capacity.
Test data: I made several test cuts with each saw as fast as I could push it WITHOUT overloading the motor and provided only the fastest cut in the video for each saw. Each saw is different and if I pushed any harder on each saw, it would overload and stop cutting. For those of you thinking I could have pushed either saw harder and it would cut faster, that is wrong because I did in separate tests and pushing harder on either saw would cause it to stall because of overload protection.
Also included in the video comparison are the brushed motor Makita X2 7-1/4" circular saw XSH01z with the same blade (new) and paired with a pair of 6.0 ah batteries. And also included the original Milwaukee M18 Fuel 7-1/4" circular saw 2731-20 and tested with the 12.0 ah battery for the sake of consistency. Keep in mind this saw does not come bundled with this size battery.
At the end of the video I tested the new 2018 Milwaukee M18 Fuel 7-1/4" circular saw Gen 2 with the 12.0ah battery and a 5.0 ah battery to see if the saw produces the same performance with smaller batteries.
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22 авг 2018
