/diy/ - Do It Yourself

>>2886954
Old 18V NiCd 6.5” circ saws were definitely in that camp. Early brushed versions of 18V lithium tools weren’t the best either, especially considering nobody was doing larger than 1.5Ah-2.0Ah batteries those first few years so they weren’t using motors capable of pulling more than a couple hundred watts. But ever since the brushless motors came out and larger battery packs, there’s no issue going through 2x material with 6-1/2” and 7-1/4” brushless circ saws. Add the newer blade designs too, brands are doing thin kerf lightweight blades that do great with high speed brushless motors.

>>2864812
This pretty much. When you get to the smaller saws, it becomes like an angle grinder. With larger blades, you can get a higher speed at the teeth with lower RPMs and you have the momentum of the blade spinning to chew through that wood.

I have the babby 5-3/8” Ryobi. It’s ok but not super versatile. Even if you’re mostly doing trim or plywood, it’s nice to be able to make a 90deg cut in 2x material since it’s so damn common. I’m a big fan of the new 6-1/2” brushless orange guy I got, tech has come a long way on the cordless circ saws. The cutting depth on that one is about the same as my old Craftsman 7-1/4”, and the magnesium shoe and little brushless motor with some power make the thing nice to use.

>>2857817
Wow, that must be a really shitty saw then because my 5.5” Ryobi free saw with a basic bitch $40 4Ah pack will rip plywood just fine, and the brushless Ridgid 6.5” with a 4.0 does even better.

>>2799720
Stop being so reasonable!

Also it’s all strawmen arguments, like back in the day where your NiCd pack needs to be charged for 2 hours before every use because they don’t hold a charge worth a damn. I can charge up a 6.0Ah pack in under an hour, put it on a shelf for a few months, then stick it in the cordless saw and chop enough lumber for most any afternoon project before I need to grab another battery.

And as with so many corded tools, they’re almost all dated designs. Cordless saws are running with magnesium shoes standard and brushless motors and thin kerf low mass blades that run for longer and cut better. Hell, my 6.5” cordless saw has nearly the same cut depth as the 7-1/4” corded Craftsman because of a better design and motor.

>>2777383
They’re totally fine for DIYer duty. Everybody I know who actually uses Ryobi around the house has no issue with them. They’re not the best if you want to run them 40+ hours a week at work, but you’re obviously not trying to do that and they will give you years of fine operation using them every other weekend like most DIYers.

The only thing about that set, if it’s the 5.5” circular saw, have reasonable expectations for the little guy. You probably still want a corded or one of the HP Ryobi models to cut a lot of 2x material. Picrel shows the blade. I’m sure the angle grinder is rhe same, if you’re polishing stuff and running a cutoff wheel through some thinner metal, you will be fine, but it’s probably not going to take the abuse of an M18 Fuel with a 12.0 battery. Although that whole kit is probably about the price of an M18 12.0 battery.

As always, when you buy saws that come with a blade, throw that shit out and buy a better blade. The included blades almost always suck and good blades don’t cost much.

Also I just realized, goddamn they did a good job with that 18V subcompact 6.5”, the cut depth is about as deep as muh ol’ Craftsman 7.25”.