It gets the job done and i've had mine for a number of years now and had never had any problems with it. Great tool and great at not using a whole lot of charge on batteries.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Overall great first Circular saw. I got this with a dewalt kit and it works good. Looking to maybe upgrading to the 7 1/2" saw with some more power and the brushless motors.
I have had this saw for a little over a year now and I’ve only used it for small projects. I decided to try it out on a deck I was building. I framed this entire deck and cut 4 stringers with this little saw. Yes it does eat batteries but I have 2-6 amp hour and 2-5 amp hour batteries so it’s not an issue swapping out. On the last stringer, it did begin to overheat. I took a 15 minute break, Went back finished no problem. I believe this little saw can do more than what people think, I was considering upgrading to the 7 1/4 XR but so far so good with this guy so I think I might just wait till it dies. Definitely recommend this!!
I use this every day for cutting on new builds and renovations. I'm a lefty, and love the blade position. This saw is light and the safety is easy to use. The cutting line is easy to use for freehand cutting, but the motor body does hang over a bit if I'm cutting on the speed square. But its easy to turn the speed square around :) The rubber grip has a great feel and works well in the wet too. The blade guard does have a smooth action and hangs up on materials infrequently. The depth adjustment and angle adjustment is easy to use and quick. The only thing I'd like changed is a more prominent cutting line on the shoe.
I bought this to replace the old Dewalt Trim Saw 18v. I got the trim saw back in 2005 and it has never let me down. I upgraded to the one as 18v just doesn’t do the job well enough. It cuts very well, is light and simple to use. However when it came to rip cuts, the saw was lacking. First it eats batteries fast! A 2A made just over 1 rip of a 8ft 2x8x8. I uses a 4A battery and it made two cuts then the saw cut out as it was overheating. I believe the workload was just too much for a cordless saw. It is not a Dewalt issue, rather a technology issue. However I did by the Dewalt 7 1/4 worm drive corded, just in case I need to rip more boards. Well at least that was my justification.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This circular saw is one of the best one i have ever owned i have cut 2x4 ,2x6 and 2x8 and it does pretty good on cutting it