By: Stephen Tashiro "sometimes reliable"

Stephen Tashiro "sometimes reliable" — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:28:28 +0000

An Average Circular Saw, Satisfactory For Home Owner Use At the current time, cordless saws have noticeably less power than corded tools. The DeWalt DC390 is no exception to this. It will certainly cut 2″ thick fir and pine lumber, but you won’t get the same rate of production as with a corded saw.This saw has a thick base plate, which I like. Thinner stamped metal base plates on circular saws often get bent after several years of use and the saws never work well after this happens.A routine use of the DeWalt DC390 will be to cut thin stock such as plywood. It’s handy to have a cordless tool for this purpose since you often have to extend your reach to make cuts. However, this saw is poorly balanced for such work. With the cut depth set shallow, the battery is raised high and the saw is top heavy. If you put the saw down as you would a normal circular saw, it will tip over. The lower half of the saw guard is made of a slightly flexible plastic. Given this saw is likely to tip off worktables frequently, I…

By: jg

jg — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 10:05:49 +0000

3 years and counting…. 0

By: L. Patten

L. Patten — Tue, 15 Jul 2014 09:57:24 +0000

This is one almighty little saw !!! 0

Comments on: DEWALT Bare-Tool DC390B 6-1/2-Inch 18-Volt Cordless Circular Saw

By: Stephen Tashiro "sometimes reliable"

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