Black & Decker CS144 14.4 Volt FireStorm Cordless Circular Saw Review

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(More customer reviews)I got this as part of a combo pack with the FireStorm drill, and to be honest, I almost took it back before I'd used it because I thought maybe I wouldn't use it enough to justify the cost.
Wow, was I wrong!It's great- it handles most home cutting chores and the fact that it's cordless meansit gets used most often now.If I need to cut something, this is the toolI'm most likely to grab.
It's surprisingly easy to make smooth, straightcuts with, although a bit more precision (and detents?) in the anglesettings and an edge guide would be welcome additions.
Also, at least inthe combo pack, it comes with a blade that's a bit on the rough-cut side. It produces good cuts, but I wouldn't mind a few more teeth.Fortunately,like its drill sibling, it's DeWalt compatible, so I'm planning to buy anice blade for finish work.The little spring loaded window cleans with aflick and may be the reason why I can cut so well with thisthing.
Honestly, at first I kind of thought this saw was a gimmick, butI've used it much more than I ever would have imagined, and better yet, I'mdoing things I would have put off if I had to lug out the circular saw andan extension cord.
It's not the right tool for everything, but it's thefirst sub-7" circular saw I've seen that's worth beans.The fact thatit works with the rest of the FireStorm gear is icing on the cake. (Remember that FS 14.4V battery packs are interchangeable with the popularDeWalt 14.4V battery packs, so I expect they'll be available for a longtime to come, unlike most cordless tools which have a useful life of only acouple of years.)

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Bare-Tool Hitachi C18DLP4 18-Volt Lithium Ion 6-1/2-Inch Circular Saw (Tool Only, no Battery) Review

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(More customer reviews)I got this saw as a part of a kit, and felt obliged to post my review of the saw here because it has impressed me so much.My expectations were not all that high for this saw, and in fact, I didn't use it much for the first year that I had it.After only using it for light duty work for a long time, because I didn't think it would have the power for anything more, I decided to put it to the test.If it couldn't get the job done, I would be justified in buying the latest, greatest corded saw anyway.

I was building a cabinet out of 3/4" oak plywood, and had a bunch of cuts to make.Having to set and reset my guides over and over was getting to be a pain, so I doubled up the plywood to make the job go faster, and give the saw a real test.To my surprise, it didn't bog down at all through 1-1/2" of oak plywood.I'll use this much more often now that I know it can handle some tough cuts.

I couldn't be happier with my Hitachi cordless tools.

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Tool body compatible with all Hitachi Lithium Ion, NiCd and NiMH 18V batteries EXCEPT the 18V 1.5Ah Lithium Ion Slide Style Batteries (BSL1815X)

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