I just bought one after using two makita corded for over 20 years. This is the best circular saw I've ever used. Precise, smooth and powerful. Its an amazing experience.
The rafter hook actually works fairly well when hung on 2x6 or larger, width of the lumber keeps it from swinging under like it was on your work table. The rail you were demonstrating on is just too thin for what it’s designed for.
Good saw. Just received this saw. Already have 6 1/2 model m18 saw. Super excellent build design and heavy duty. Premium quality lithium tool. The lithium technology is well designed in this powerful tool. No lithium surprises or odd requirements. Strong, dependable, and easy to use. Definitely ergonomic and designed to be easy to use in the hands.
Have the exact same saw and battery, lasts forever and the power is amazing, definitely comparable to 15a corded. I am left handed and it feels super comfortable
I've been a carpenter for 30 years and everyone tells me my saw is left-handed. I've never understood that. A lefty can't use the measurements on the table to make quick productive tablesaw straight rips. It don't throw dust in your face plus the blade on the left side just don't feel ergonomic to me. I reckon it all depends on what your use to. Great video. I just got this saw today, it starts making me money tomorrow
I have all dewalt tools, I'm very happy with drills and impacts, they are old and beat up but still work great... I need a cordless laminate trimmer, circular saw, jig saw, and Sawzall... I'm really thinking about milwaukee now...
I just bought a 7¼ milwaukee fuel circular saw and i need to know how to use it first. My first search gave me this video and I'm already impressed by how much it can do. Although I only have a 5.0 Ah battery but im sure it will work for my projects
Great review. I don't know your issue with right sided blades, but I've used them for 50 years and have no problem with them. My RIGID worm gear is left side and has at times driven me nuts.
Have one. Really enjoy it. The only mild con would be the weight. I use it with a 6.0 to help, but it really is a powerhouse as you said. It cut through some tough knots with zero issues!
That definitely looks like a great saw. If I choose to expand my battery platform soon, it will be with Milwaukee, and this would be one of the first tools I would get.
The plunge cut was going with the fiber structure of the wood, that’s why you got those longer stringy chips, or in the tree industry we call them noodles. So that’s the deal with the saw clogging. For me, the positive stops or common angle detents are a bit scary, because we’re i to buy this and want to make a 46 instead of a 45 I may end up in a situation where the detent prevents the angle from being made. Without detents as long as I look at it and put the thing on the thing where they line up it’s money.
The reason most blades are on the right is because the weight of the saw is rested on the keep side and doesn’t want to drop with the drop material with most left blade saws.
If you cut from right to left with a blade-left saw, you get to keep the weight of the saw on the keep side. Long rip cuts from right to left are really easy and really safe with a blade left saw. You just have to change what you're used to.
@@chadhoward3347 Yeah, I'm right handed too. Same applies, you just clamp up with the waste on the left instead of the right, or stand end-on and cut right to left. That way the weight of the saw is always over the keep side of the cut. The only time it's more of a pain is when you are using a speed square in your left hand as a fence for cutting 2x4's ...then the weight falls over the waste. But for everything else, left blade is easier and better.
Chad Howard Right handed carpenter here , right side blade is my favorite, keeps the dust away and is safer for kickback, you can hold the timber with left hand ,no need to clamp and cutting bevels is also easier 👍
Funny, the opening ad for my view of this was Makita OPE. Anyway, i LOVE my 12ah H.O. battery. I run Red Sonja (my SUPER SAWZALL) with it all the time! Even birthday cakes! 🤣🤣
I'm using this exclusively on metal. Cuts metal like you cut butter. No need for wood usage as there are plenty of other tools that can do wood very well.
I got this for $199 and the super sawzall as well I just need a 12ah battery all I have are 3ah high output batteries and a lot of 5ah most of those 5ah were free
Caterpillar gave up on the detent positions for their machines. They found out that they eventually wear and come out of true. People would complain that their machine wouldn't track straight. I can see why the elimination of the positive stop positions.
@@boruchschuster826 yes 100% it runs its best when on a HD battery. Preferably 6Ah or up if possible. But I'm sure it'll get the job done on any battery.
I just ordered this saw, I borrowed a 2731 and liked it so much that I wanted one for my self but they don’t make it anymore, looks like the 2732 is the upgraded version.
I scored the whole kit on clearance for $300. I have the Gen 1, which is awesome in and of itself, but this.......this saw is just impressive. Yes it’s heavy, but it’s a circular saw you just push it. I don’t care whether or not it has positive stops I prefer miter cuts on my Miter Saw anyway. As always thanks TRZ!
Right blade saws are NOT for left handed people. The right blade allows you to actually have effective dust control. The direction of the blade, and the configuration of the guard on a right blade saw, allows all of the dust to be ejected away from your body. Worm Drive saws are very good, but the left blade configuration blows all of the dust straight into your eyes. You can use a left blade saw with your left hand, and avoid the dust, but this is not generally how they are used, and many of the left blade saws don't come with a dust ejection port--all right handed "Sidewinder" saws have a dust ejection port. See 4:10.
The problem with your plunge cyt was you were going along the grain and starting in the middle, when you start at the end of the wood you're ripping up along the ends of the grain. You get the same with a chainsaw when cutting down a bit of wood like that you get grainy strings and it can clog the saw.
Do you think the saw would work well for people who are left handed? My whole life I've struggled to cut a straight line using others' skilsaws that are made to be held in a right hand, and this caught my eye a while ago because the handle is on the left side. For someone like me, it seems like a dream come true. I haven't seen one in person yet, though.
Whats up AMOS! Wow, that's a tough question as there are so many cool tools from a lot of different brands. That said, in my own personal opinion, I think Milwaukee got it going on right now.
I don't understand why another show says that that saw would bog down in full depth cuts than the worm drive style from Milwaukee. From the looks of the video am not seeing it in ripping down the 6x6
Yeah not sure as I haven't seen other videos on it. All I used was the framing blade that came with it, so maybe they were using a different blade? For me, it was a beast
TRZ if you were going to hang the saw on a 2 x 4 with the rafter hook you wouldn't have the problem that you were having with it ready to fall off you're sawhorse. It would have held it much better and in a different position try it out and you'll see what I mean. Great video I really enjoyed it. But in my book Makita rules. Please brother
It is a nice saw looks great, but I’m just a left blade guy. So, I like the left side 7 1/4 circ saw from Milwaukee 😆 Everyone has there own preference 💪🏼 Thx for the review......✌🏼
@@MetalMayhem1978 right side blade is best for right handed people in my opinion. So when you have to shave a bit off from a length most of the soleplate is resting on the timber. If it was left handed you would have to balance it on the small part of the soleplate if that makes sense. Also it stops dust going in your face as the saw is in the way, and you can pop your head over for a more accurate cut, and bevel cuts feel more natural on right handed saw
There's one thing I don't like about it. It's the paddle for engaging the trigger you got to keep your finger one it in order to press the trigger, dewalt got something similar but it's much small and its more like a botton rather then a switch and you don't have to keep your finger on it. The reason I don't like that is when you have to make a plunge cut holding it vertical
Hi TRZ, I have a question on this circular saw. Would it be possible to cover the dust section so the dust can blow downward? Would it damage or harm the circular saw? It's cool it has it but if you are a lefty the dust blows right at you. I use the 6 1/2 (2530) model and the dust blows downward like a worm drive. I like that style better. I get it for the guys who work inside and want to use a vacuum system. When working outside that dust in the face is annoying. My son is a lefty and when he use this saw he hates it. It's alright for me because I'm on the other side of the blade (I'm a righty). Just wanted to get some feed back
I'm happy with ryobi 7quarter saw with Diablo blade, cuts just as fast as the Milwaukee, costs only a bit over $100. Probably may not last as long as the Milwaukee, and blade guard is not as smooth, it's plastic
Could somebody answer this for me...I just picked up this saw and currently have a 3.0 CP High Output battery pack. Will this give me the same power that an XC High Output 6.0 or higher would? Just at a shorter run time? I'm fine with that as this saw is a luxury and is definitely overkill for me. But if it doesn't have the same power I would think about getting an 8.0 pack. Thanks in advance!
Do you know how this compares in power to the Dewalt Flexvolt Sidewinder Circular saw? The rafter hook on the Octane Ridgid is better and has positive stops, but the octane is a little lacking in power when cutting 2x12 pressure treated, but much improved over the previous generations.
muy buena sierra yo la compre porque uso la makita 5007 mg muy buena pero millwakee la cago en el diseno de esta puedes usar la mano derecha pero no puedes ver del lado isquierdo cheken eso espero puedan hacer otra plataforma en mi caso voy hacer un oyo para ver por el lado esquierdo
I bought this saw a month ago to do a composite deck, I had to buy a special blade (diablo), but the saw and blade were amazing, it didn't bog down or slow up at all. I was using 5 amp hour batteries, and they lasted almost all day with cross cutting and angle cuts.. Fantastic saw.
Yo but how's it going I think you're right about the rafter hook I thought about getting the saw letter A have few of the circular soles greater review I was going to tell you about the new Makita 40-volt tools coming out think we'll find them information on the Makita website or RU-vid all right Bud cheers with a beer
I build custom houses and I have cut just about everything with that very saw. The thing is durable, pretty powerful, and I have been very happy with it. I'd say the only drawback in my opinion is slightly less torque than the chorded Milwaukee.
do you just cut the wood and throw it away? cuz if so, can i give you dimensions for pieces of wood i need and you can cut those to test and send to me? :-)
BTW ,I use this and a Dewalt 575 Flexvolt daily, imho the Dewalt is light years ahead in power and ergonomics. Battery on the Milwaukee gets hot because it's drawing too many amps to make power where as the Dewalt is running higher voltage and consequently lower amps and cool battery.
Never under stood how right handed people use left handed saws and vice versa. You really want those chips blowing on you? Blade is across the tool from you for a reason. You're holding a right hand saw...
@Yohanathan Downs Yup! I like having the blade as FAR away from me as possible :) As for some other people, who knows. I read a negative review from an idiot on eBay, who bad-mouthed this saw because he ordered the version shown in this video, which he claimed is a saw for left-handed people :P So he sold it and bought another brand with the blade on the "correct side." What an idiot!
Mine can't achieve a true 0° cut, no matter what I try, it's always 2°-3° of positive bevel off. I suspect this is the reason they don't offer positive stops. If they can't even get 0° correct the rest would be off as well. I like to call this my "flaw saw" it's the one I use when the cut isn't that critical and I use my 15 year old cheap $60 corded rigid saw when I need the cuts to be perfect.
There is a legitimate safety reason to have the blade to the outside of your hand if it kicks back. Think of where your leg is. As a guy trying to show a professional job of testing you shouldn't be pushing a more dangerous use of a saw. Top handle saws kick back worse than rear handle saws.
I see the Devil made it up to Austintown 😁. Seem like it has some power. The dust extractor is much better than the Ridgid but that's the price difference too. The positive stops are good and bad. If they are on the cuts are good but if they are off is it hard to fix or hard to slightly move off the positive stop? As for the rafter hook, I haven't really used it to have an opinion. Is this saw lighter and balanced better than the Ridgid? Thank you for a great review. 25k 🎉🎊🎆
MDF is the Devil! I think the ridgid is a bit light, but around the same size. You can tell they were both using some of the same designs, but the power of the Milwaukee is crazy awesome. The bevel is actually smooth, but I still like my positive stops my broski
/// If they are on the cuts are good but if they are off is it hard to fix or hard to slightly move off the positive stop?/// Most decent saws should have a set screw on the shoe that allows you to square up the blade to the scale. As the stops are part of the scale assembly, they should get trued up at the same time. On my Makita I just set the shoe to the 0 stop, check the blade is square to the shoe with a square and if it isn't, adjust the set screw until it is. Then everything is dead nuts on. The shoe, stops, scale ...everything.
@@Martyntd5 I didn't know that. I used to do rough carpentry years ago. I have just lately been getting into trim and finishing carpentry. Thank you very much sir
@@johnrice9121 Yeah, I've got an old B&D saw I inherited from my dad. It's long since drifted out and the only way I can think of to correct it, is to take the shoe off and bend the brackets. But most of the newer gen saws have some sort of adjustment to true the blade to the shoe/scale. I just check mine whenever I change blades and if it's out, just a quick nip up on the set screw and it's done. After that, the 45 and 0 stops are damned near as good as a table saw.
Just got this and I can't loosen the nut to put on the blade, the owners manual said anti clockwise and I've even tried my impact driver on it and it still won't loosen.
Amazing Review my Friend !!! My only negative isn't the fault of the tool at all. It's my wallet's fault😫😫 way to skinny for a quality tool like this !!! If only I had a Friend at ACME that could/would be able to hook up an ol Marine Corps grunt/radio operator. Now that would be a dream come true !!! Thanks again for sharing your thoughts and videos, Rodney
