Thread: Which Circular Saw?

They are Lightnings, worth more than $50,

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

They are Lightnings, worth more than $50,

Who cares what brand they are or what you paid for them. It's the rating on them that is important. Some are designed for to block out a little sound and some are designed to block out a lot. Depends on the application and your preference.

Specs not price are important.

Graeme Cook also mentioned that the Hitachi seemed to be less noisy than the Mak.

Maybe, just maybe, the bloke may want to consider his neighbours or the the people who have to work near him.

Did you think of that?

I have a big Mak, it is noisy, I have had neighbours complain about the noise.

Telling me I should be wearing ear & eye protection won't fix that.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Graeme Cook also mentioned that the Hitachi seemed to be less noisy than the Mak,

I just picked the quote that was most handy at the time. It was nothing personal. I just used you comment to highlight that noise shouldn't be an issue to the user if a decent pair of muffs is decided on.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

Maybe, just maybe, the bloke may want to consider his neighbours or the the people who have to work near him.

Which is a valid comment and all you had to say.

Originally Posted by Cliff Rogers

I have a big Mak, it is noisy, I have had neighbours complain about the noise.

Telling me I should be wearing ear & eye protection won't fix that.

Depends. If I use the mak once a month or less then it shouldn't be a problem. My neighbours bring out leaf blowers than can be louder than alot of other power tools and have at it for an hour. If I'm using it every second day then perhaps it's more considerate to buy a small workshop in an industrial centre since regardless all power tools of that variety are irritating if continually run every second day for your neighbours. That or look at sound insulating your shed. Problem solved.

Keep it nice people.

Sorry I bothered.

I've had a 9" Makita for over 10 years, it's virtually bullet proof, the only repair it's ever needed was when I needed to straighten the base plate and guard after dropping it.
It's a good saw but a mate has just bought a DeWalt which is far better to use, beautifully balanced and the guard is less prone to catching than the Makita.
Not sure about the reliability of the DeWalt but they seem to be OK, similar price.