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Circular saw advice (self.tools)

submitted 5 days ago by Skyrmir to c/tools

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About to be in the market for a new circular saw, just looking for the typical 7.25 blade saw. One thing that has constantly bothered me though is the depth adjustment. Every saw I've ever had used a flip lever on a nut in the back, and that's always been the point of failure. They slip, break, seize or otherwise fail first before anything else on the saw. And it's literally the only setting on a saw that i ever touch beyond changing blades.

So what brand has a reliable depth adjustment?

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[–] Skyrmir 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Thanks, I think I've narrowed it down to either the Makita 5377MG or Bosch CSW41. Not happy with that depth selector, but probably as good as I'm going to get. At least it's outside the housing where I can see and/or modify it. I'm leaning towards the Makita, but i don't see a trigger lock, and I'm going to want that for some future OSHA violations without having to resort to zip ties.

[–] Death_Equity 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

While I do love resisting the fascist OSHA totalitarian Nazis, a trigger lock on a saw is how you feed the hungry saw your dick ticklers.

[–] Skyrmir 1 points 5 days ago

Yeah, but if I'm going to live without a table saw, I'm going to want to do some creative fixturing once in a while. Fortunately for what I have in mind, fingers will be kept clear. Bigger issue will be avoiding kick back and flying off cuts. I inserted some oak into a cement board wall the last time. I've upgraded to a concrete wall now, so much less of a problem.