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The bus killed my old B&D circular saw!

Anyone know of a good deal on a decent "occasional use" replacement?

Thought I'd ask here before just going and picking something up at Home Depot.

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Mike Whitney
whit32@gmail.com, 919-454-5445
V10, V8, V8t, I6, I6, V6, F4t, I4, I4, I4, I4, I2, 1, 1

Check the pawn shops. There are usually some high quality saws that were pawned by a drunken framer.

This is not to say that all Drunks are Framers.

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George Bright Member # 141
One of the youngest of the old farts.
Yes I voted against you joining the club.

I think Sam's club has Makita saws, they're hard to beat. The new Craftsman twin blade is da bomb tho. The main thing with a circular saw's performance and life is a high quality carbide tipped blade so don't cut corners there. On the other hand, I've gotten unexpectedly good service out of a blade I got at Lowes or HD, I forgot the brand (Vermont American?) but it's candy apple green color and the pkg says it's for pressure treated lumber, It has large ventilation holes cut in it which I credit with it's long life plus it costs <7.00 IIRC. Cocking the saw even slightly while cutting starts a cycle where the blade heats up and warps it that binds it even more and pretty soon you've killed the blade and the saw. If you hit a nail or other metal just throw the blade away it's dead.

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SPIN or WIN!
there's no glory for going slow.

Well, I had an $80 Sears gift card, so I picked up a $90 craftsman saw on sale with the fancy shmancy frickin laser beam on it's head. Y'know, under the theory that if I spend more it will be good.

It's rated for a pretty high amperage (15A?). Haven't used it yet.

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Mike Whitney
whit32@gmail.com, 919-454-5445
V10, V8, V8t, I6, I6, V6, F4t, I4, I4, I4, I4, I2, 1, 1

ask adam ligon.. i know he was trying to sell some saws.. but it may not be what you are looking for