What's the Best Circular Saw!!

[@CB-hr6zs]

Love the worm drive skil saws went through my apprenticeship using them. I currently own 1 Mag 77 skill saw corded and I own a makita 36v rear handle saw. Haven’t used the Mag 77 skil saw in a long time.

[@shawnbowser9187]

A few years late lol. But i recently bought the makita 5477 hypoid. Haven’t used it yet, but i love corded tools. Saves batteries, and i typically have a dedicated cut station (usually the car port) that has power anyway

[@안희창-l5t]

The Worxsaw has a lot of power to get the job done and it was much cheaper than other 4.5 inch saws I looked at. The depth setting Works great kzbin.infoUgkxjpBI8OOeUXib_iT7UomCrQ-uauwZJ62c to cut through the top piece of wood without cutting the bottom one. It is heavier than I anticipated but that is the price you pay for power (more power-bigger motor). My next purchase is to get a set of 4.5" blades for it, so I can cut other materials with it. If you are cutting across large pieces of wood and want the line to be straight I would suggest getting a locking rip fence that clamps down to the piece of wood and running the saw along it. Great little saw!

[@coleofsometrades]

Thanks for the breakdown! This was very informative and saves us from having to go buy each of them to try out ourselves! I especially liked the side by side volume test. It would be great to see the speed and cleanliness of the cuts along with it. Thank you!

[@moth716]

Great video, thank you. One point of confusion for me is brushless. You only mentioned it for a moment at the end but it seems most saws are marketed as either worm drive or brushless. Could you please explain the difference. Thank you

[@mattmiller2761]

I've been in construction since the mid 70's. In the St. Louis area it seems like sidewinders have always been the most popular by far. I used mostly metal body Rockwell's in the old days and Porter Cable in recent years. Seems regional maybe.

[@MintStiles]

Used to be that way, but much less so now with all the information available. Once you go worm/hypoid, you won't go back. Even though it's heavier, the balance during the cut is much better, especially when you learn to place the weight on to a piece while cutting. The helical/spur have advantages too, so I keep one around for all those cuts that are in odd locations or places that make a helical more suitable. Generally cross cutting with waste on right side suits sidewinder style better since a much bigger base plate is on the stable side, but you can get pretty good at getting it done well with the worm/hypoid after practice.

[@carpenterconners7441]

On the east coast we use corded makita sidewinders. Batteries don't work that great in the cold.

[@davekava3946]

Bought the skill cordless. That is a beast

[@Baltikev]

very good informative video. that is good you talked about the inside gears. unlike some people who are just screaming but not giving useful info. thank you

[@builditorfixit]

Thank You, I appreciate it!!😁👍🏻

[@sawdustadikt979]

I’ve got an old DEWALT hypoid. Love it. Used plenty of solid metal worm drives over the years. I love the balance in hand and endless torque. I don’t do much framing anymore but if I did, I’d get one of those CUZ D joints. That thing does everything, and I’d rather spend money on another carpenter doing his thing. Ron Paulk did a review on it, they are amazing.

[@mentuenbaankh7234]

This is a gr8 video. Very informative. I've learnt a few things.

[@builditorfixit]

Thanks glad you liked it!!😁

[@rileytaylor1206]

Those cordless dewalt saws are great! They definitely have the power to but through building materials and keep up with the corded ones.

[@MrTexaz101]

You need the expensive battery. The 1.5 amp battery did not last.

[@estebansoria3037]

Does not keep up with corded at all

[@joelmoody3029]

If you’re just a homeowner, don’t bring it to a real job. It just doesn’t have the guts.

[@bjellison905]

So im cutting end grain hardwoods, would a wormdrive or hypoid be best?

[@builditorfixit]

Either saw would work just fine, the correct blade will make the most difference. Choose the saw that feels the most comfortable and you can use accurately.

[@SmallWorkshopGuy]

Whew..... that was a lot of information. Now I have to go to the garage and try to see if I can figure out what I own!

[@thehandymancarpenter9942]

Informative as always. I'd have to disagree about them being designed for lefties and righties though. No product is so widely produced specifically to lefties by comparison, and blade right saw production exceeds blade left saws. But, thanks for taking a look into the gearing and application of the differences. Anyone who doesn't think cordless is up to par has clearly been set in their ways for a good long while.

[@ron1martens]

I agree with you handy man carpenter on cordless. Milwaukee has brought out an awesome high powered battery for breakers. I'd like them to bring out a plate compactor. I do not know the specifications of their large battery which also are reasonably light. The worm drive seems an impressive tool. I wonder if they have an oil indicator ( electronic) or they want to keep it more simple as electronics may cause issues. Building Guru as usual goes into more detail when posting uploads. Well done. I will like to obtain a cordless mafel plunge saw.

[@CrimeVid]

I am probably one of those guys, I am rarely without a power source,and hate buying batteries every year, it’s like an ongoing tax on your tools,and if you keep a tool long enough they’ll change the battery type again to force you to buy another one ! my favourite saw is a 9” Makita sidewinder from before they started putting dead man’s switches on everything, it works well !

[@carpenterconners7441]

I have both and I prefer my corded makita sidewinder for framing and finish

[@Munene-1]

What a great revelation of the revolutionary circular saws

[@badgermoon9229]

Agree! One of the best videos I ever saw.

[@GarryVang]

I need to buy skill saw. Do you has available

[@mobileempire5522]

If 20 volt cordless isn't very powerful what volt should we be aiming for? Thanks

[@builditorfixit]

The Makita 36v, skill cordless, Dewalt 60v, Milwaukee and Hilti all have decent saws.

[@mobileempire5522]

@@builditorfixit Thanks for taking the time to reply

[@MegaBzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz]

Is it possible to cut Cumaru wood with circular saw? Thanks

[@builditorfixit]

Yes

[@SimonParker-hv6uu]

Thank you. Very informative.

[@thetoolwallchannel]

Fantastic info. Thank you for sharing.

[@builditorfixit]

Thanks!! Glad you liked it!!

[@Wagon505]

Thank you! Gonna pick up a new Skilsaw SPT77WML-22 tomorrow morning.

[@kellymelrose8527]

I LEARNT A LOT ..THANK YOU ..

[@rockyuniverse784]

Makitas whit cord are awesome

[@DangerClose805]

The flexvolt wormdive style saw is the best cordless

[@TheJoshuadavis73]

By far man its been out for few years and still comes out on top, my mate got the 40v circular saw doesn't have the power and runtime like the dewalt

[@sorijin]

You should put in some Amazon links to get you credit for insights, this video prepared me to buy more than most others.

[@tileslay6543]

I’ve always found it funny with sidewinders vs worm drive. West of the Mississippi is worm drive east of the Mississippi is side winders. After owning sidewinders my whole life and switching to a Bosch worm drive I’d never would go back unless a tight area.

[@ryansimpson3074]

Wormdrive or wormdrive style is way better to keep cuts straight imo

[@karlpoulin3938]

How would you make a cut length wise, using a worm drive circular saw? let’s say you want to shave 5” of the length of a 4X8 board. either the motor is on the waste size or you will not be able to reach the saw if you stand on the other side of the board. Any advise would be appreciated as i am south paw and is considering buying a worm circular saw. Thanks

[@karlpoulin3938]

Thank you!

[@samueldavis5895]

Get a table saw.

[@joelethalcruz4417]

I had two makita they stop working out of the blue..so nomas makita for me.

[@jimfeaster4837]

Great video !

[@builditorfixit]

Thanks!!

[@bdog556]

Cool stuff

[@LeNGUYENHUNG]

Thank you sir, this is helpful

[@builditorfixit]

Thanks!! Glad you liked it!!😁👍🏻

[@callan3319]

The left side its easy to see the line

[@rfacavalheiro]

Excellent video! Thanks

[@stephenstrader1577]

Without even watching the video, the best circ saw ever made and will ever be made is a worm-drive SkilSaw. Nothing will ever touch them, nothing can kill them, and just when you ALMOST think that another saw will compare, SkilSaw whips out their 90* chainsaw attachment, turning them into beam-saws. BOOM.

[@almerino3497]

The old ones yes the new ones are still good but not better than makitas hypoid

[@grimtoolzone]

The Skil is $259 @ Lowes for the kit. A nice deal. I enjoyed the video

[@builditorfixit]

Nice!! Thanks for watching glad you liked it!!😁

[@BlisterBang]

I can't for the life of me understand why you put speed reduction as the main point of worm drive saws. While speed reduction occurs, the main point of worm drive is that you move the motor centerline off of the blade centerline which enables you to cut much, much deeper since the motor diameter no longer limits how far down the blade reaches. This is quite similar to why table saws can use so much more of the blade than a regular circular saw (besides blade diameter, of course). It's also why my chopsaw needs a 12" blade.

[@N1rOx]

If blade left saws were made for right handed users, how do you reconcile the fact that most non US countries use blade right saws? Are they all left handed?

[@Tjamesknight]

Where is Milwaukee?!?!

[@lightbulb1982]

It's in Wisconsin. Google could have told you that lol

[@reymonti5504]

Seriously, do you want to know which is the best circular saw of all time? The Skilsaw 5150 has no rival, others may be beautiful, modern, nice paint, but they don't have the strenght, durability of the Skilsaw 5150, mine is 25 years old and works like new.

[@fredberger3155]

Seriously, you must be joking. I've used them all; most Skilsaw sidewinders had cheap, unstable shoes; drop it off a roof and you'll be bending steel all night trying to straighten it out. My vote for best circular saw of all time . . . mid 1970's 9 1/4" cast iron Black and Decker Super Sawcat, made in Australia. 17 lbs of ferocious power that was unmatched in ANY application. The oversized shoe itself was 5/16" thick steel; I dropped mine more than once and the only thing to suffer was the pavement. Just don't forget to eat your wheaties . . .

[@ademosthenes4911]

Best one is the Skill saw, i used to work testing a one saw and in all the tests Skill was at least second best.

[@hoezaysosa7527]

Hey youre a bad ass thanks for the info

[@histguy101]

Blade left and blade right are both made for right handed people. Left handies just have to make due.

[@kminish6532]

Like most things in life this is true. As a leftie I can't see what I'm doing as well with a rear handle saw so my preference is sidewinders.

[@Root_Toor]

Fire 👍

[@nickalbright7394]

Thanks! That was really informative! = )

[@voshsahaal6103]

Why are they running different blades?

[@voshsahaal6103]

@@builditorfixit that was actually the point. Even without doing performance data, some people will draw conclusion from observation. If they all run the same blade it eliminates a variable. Also looks more professional.

[@voshsahaal6103]

@@builditorfixit you do still demonstrate cuts.

[@flashlightwarrior88]

@@voshsahaal6103 But they never tried to compare anything that would have been affected by the blade. It wasn't relevant in this video.

[@elaztecareal8081]

The only saw that I recognize good is skilsaw with cord

[@loucifer323]

That dewalt that he has is more powerful every cordless saw with exception of both flexvolt saws

[@craftsmantrucker6867]

No not really! I owned a DeWalt lightweight corded circular saw w/ blade brake and I recently purchased a Makita magnesium corded circular saw and I can tell the Makita have more power and a little bit of Torque than the Dewalt. You know why? Because of the Helical Gears compare to the DeWalt that uses the common spur gear. But I don't use my DeWalt Corded circular saw in my jobsite anymore it only stays at Home. The saws that I'm using in my jobsite is my Makita 5477NB Hypoid Saw, and The Bosch Corded Worm drive saw. It's better to have 2 circular saws just in case when I'm doing framing and decks. For light carpentry works and Trim works I use my DeWalt Xtreme 12V 5-3/8" 12v 5.0ah battery Circular Saw w/ blade brake. w/ diablo Freud 36 tooth Finish Blade. For metal cutting saw? I recently purchased a new Makita XGT Rear Handle 40V Brushless 7-1/4" Circular Saw with Blade Brake and a diablo Freud Steel Demon Cermet carbide 40tooth for cutting Metal and Stainless Steel. I could use my new Makita XGT 40V rear handle saw for Framing but I already have my Hypoid Gear Saw and my worm drive saw for that job. For cutting wood beam and 4 by Lumbers I use my Hitachi corded 12" Dual Bevel Sliding Miter Saw w/ laser. What power supply I use to run my corded saw in my jobsite I use Westinghouse iGen 4200 Open Frame Inverter Generator.

[@Wood_Slice]

I am baffled why u dont have tens of tousands of subs.

[@evictioncarpentry2628]

Why does no manufacturer make a blade left, sidewinder style, 7 1/4 saw?! Its so annoying.

[@kccodex8931]

There's a few out there, Skil Southpaw, Bosch makes one, and others, they have been made for decades, just not so popular. Now with cordless, just about everyone makes them.

[@craftsmantrucker6867]

cpt awesome, well you go check the Flex 24V 6-1/2" Circular Saw it uses drive belt, and that saw can be use by either Left handed or right handed people without leaning over to see the cut lines. No discrimination.

[@jeffmorefield]

Where is the Dewalt Flex Volt 60V saws? That thing would mop the floor against any of these saws.

[@JamesComstockCages]

I thought I was lost before, but now...

[@Tigdude]

You never recommended one

[@franciscobarajas2378]

the best of the best of USA skill saw ,you can use for years and years, but now is made in China

[@craftsmantrucker6867]

francisco barajas, well you can Blame the past US Presidents from Clinton, Bush Jr. and Obama, I don't want to be political here but that's the real reasons why USA 🇺🇲 Made Products are gone because these past presidents love to make money on their stupid NAFTA deals that moved a lot of US Companies to China. And the quality of the products are gone. The only true USA made products/Tools that I have left, are The Skil Worm drive corded 7-1/4" Circular Saw Skil Mag 77 (1st Gen. Of that model 1984), I got early Generation of DeWalt 7-1/4" (1990) Corded helical geared Side Winder circular saw. I got McCulloch 105cc gas 22" Chainsaw (1982), Black and Decker corded 1/2" Hammer Drill (1992), DeWalt 1 inch Pneumatic Impact Wrench (1979), Milwaukee 3-1/2" Plastic Collated Pneumatic Framing Nailer (1986), Hart Tools (1st and Original California Framer framing hammer 1989) Hart California framer 21oz Waffled Face Steel and curved hickory wood handle and these tools I inherited all of them from my late Grandfather who was a Carpenter in California State. And until this day all of that tools that I mentioned they're all still running and working fine but I do not use them in my jobsite, they're all retired and they will only stay in my garage because my grandfather will get mad at me if one of them breaks! He'll probably wake on his tomb and slap my face! So yeah all of those tools are proudly and truly made in The USA 🇺🇲 100% NO Global Materials BS! All 100% American Materials and Labor. The tools that I own and purchased and used in my jobsite are all made in crappy and Shi**y Chyynnnaaaaa!!! And tell you what! Most of them are starting to break down on me regardless of brands!

[@Nguyent2477]

Makita no1 ➡️ Only #Makita®✓ 👍

[@rudyswoodwork7236]

20 v deawalt and 60 v deawalt works good

[@shorty808100]

Makita magnesium hands down best skill saw, best modern worm drive is Milwaukee, you must have a light worm drive the Milwaukee weighs about 35lbs or so I was a foreman on a framing crew for over 10 years FK cordless saws there not good for crap they may put out more power but is it gonna last for 8 hours of cutting like a corded saw I think not

[@TheJoshuadavis73]

Man cordless rear handle is the way to go runtime ain't a issue and no cords on the roof, you only need a couple of batteries will go all day, any brand will go the distance

[@craftsmantrucker6867]

@@TheJoshuadavis73 corded circular saw is the best way to go since the lithium ion batteries are so expensive than cheap corded saw. $200 Makita lithium ion battery I'd rather buy the Makita Hypoid Saw 5377 magnesium instead. The only cordless tool that I'm gonna need to have a battery on is the impact driver and hammer drill and Oscillating tool. For the saw I prefer corded, they're powerful and UNLIMITED Run Time. Don't need to replace batteries that so expensive

[@thomasbrown9402]

I seriously doubt blade right saws were designed for left handed people.

[@interman7715]

Every right handed carpenter I know including myself use right blade saws ,that's why 99% of saws are right blade.

[@theobelisk101]

I definitely use left blades and I’m right handed

[@craftsmantrucker6867]

I'm a Left handed Carpenter and Woodworker, I use Blade Left Sidewinders, Worm Drive saw and Hypoid Saw, why? Because of Safety issues. And I can cut the Lumbers and other wood materials on blade left configuration a lot better than the standard Right Blade saws. And plus the Saw Dust are not blowing right directly to my face but rather blowing AWAY to the left side. How about the sidewinder's motor housing? Is it going in a way of my sights? Nope! I can still cut the lumber with a speed square even the saw is blade left. I can still use the saw comfortably.

[@craftsmantrucker6867]

Thomas Brown, blade right circular saws are supposed to be meant for LEFT HANDED People just like how the worm drives and Hypoid Saws blade left are meant for Right handed people, but because of the stupid and dumbass dust ejection port on the saw upper guard the blade right saw especially sidewinders are hard to use because of the dust ejecting directly on the user's face unlike the right handed people the dust will shoot away from them. That's why as a Left handed myself, I use Blade left (Right handed saw) I uses Makita Hypoid (5377MG) Saw and Bosch Worm Drive saw (CSW41) for many years now. I have never seen a corded sidewinder saw blade right without a dust ejection port I want the one that ejects the dust downwards. Don't know but I find that tool manufacturers are somehow discriminative.

[@CraigularjJoeWoodworks]

There pros and cons to both. I prefer blade left but can’t say the dust in my face makes it a dream

[@eakd8271]

These are all worm drives ? After a long day of work you’re forearms on beat but such a smoother cut so it’s worth it but ain’t in my opinion…

[@utavatar]

I'm a retried pro finish guy with over 50 years in the trades. The best circular saw ever made was the Porter Cable model 743. You can still find some good used ones on eBay in the $200 range.

[@interman7715]

Blade right saws are designed for right handed people that's why 90% of saws are blade right , I am a right handed carpenter and that's all I use and same goes for all my work mates .

[@craftsmantrucker6867]

Bullshit! There's no such thing as Right Handed and either Left Handed Saws they're both the same!. Circular Saw are a MACHINES, and Machines does NOT Discriminate either you're a Right or Left handed. Machines don't care! and don't give a damn about it! When you make a mistake your hand will get eaten by them in just a matter of Split Seconds. I'm a Left Handed Carpenter and I can use circular saws both ways either Blade Left or Blade right my cuts will always be the same, Zero, and Accurate. I know how to use the machine, Efficiently, Accurately and Safely. And I treat them with Respect and Love.

[@playsportfun3356]

That's BS! All circular saws use to be right blade. Left blade is a trim saw.

[@Theyloveme999]

Damn bro saw huh comment you good?

[@builditorfixit]

All good, thanks for asking. 😁👍🏻

[@gabrielgiguere2108]

What trade still uses corded saws in 2021 lol...

[@lightbulb1982]

@Gabriel Giguere I think you're confused with pros and DYI's like yourself

[@gabrielgiguere2108]

@@lightbulb1982 I'm a DIYer lol? No one on the construction yards that I work on uses corded tools anymore BESIDES table and mitter saws. I even see a lot of trades actualy switching to batteries stationary saws.

[@systemshock869]

1:30 "blade left saws were designed for the right handed" Welp pack it up boys, this dude has no idea what he's talking about. This is what every half wit Aceman thinks, because it's easier for them to use. Right-blade box saws, you know, the most common type of circular saw, is indeed a right handed saw because of the balance of the motor. LMAO