Makita 6 1/2" Cordless Circular Saw 5630DZ Product Review


by Joseph Pescatello - Date: 2006-12-31 - Word Count: 258 Share This!

When I first set out to buy a cordless circular saw, I intended to use it for rough-cutting sheet goods before final dimensioning at the table saw. In my small shop, it's tough for me to get a whole 4'x8' sheet of plywood through the table saw, so first I cut it with a circular saw to about 1/2" larger than the final size.

I wanted the Makita from the start, but the salesman at my local tool shop, whom I've learned to trust, talked me into buying a different brand with a lower voltage. (I don't want to mention the name, but it uses 15.6 volt 3 amp hour batteries.) From the start, it seemed too weak. It cut the wood, but not without protesting and bogging down from time-to-time.

I used the saw throughout the project and on some other small jobs around the house until I finally brought it back. The salesman balked at my claim that it was underpowered, but he reluctantly exchanged it for the Makita, and I couldn't be happier. This saw has plenty of guts for anything that I've thrown its way. Plywood is a piece of cake, but the real test came yesterday when I had some 6/4 poplar that was too big (12" width and 10' lengths) to get onto my mitre saw stand. The Makita cut it with no problem. I was happy that I had the right tool for the job.

This tool makes fast, easy work of tasks that have always been inconvenient. It is well worth the money.


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