Good Circular Saw ~$100

[Ray21 10+ year member]

The last two boxes I made were with a jigsaw... it worked out OK but was tedious.

Please recommend a good circ. saw for about a hundred.

Brands and where to get online would be nice! (No ebay...)

Thanks in advance.

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[EFFENDI 10+ year member]

If you werent in Alaska I would let you borrow my table saw.

 

[EFFENDI 10+ year member]

Makita, Skil, Craftsman, Hitachi, and Milwaukee are all very good choice. I know Sears has had a sale on the Crafstman circ saws for around $80.00

 

[Ray21 10+ year member]

Thanks...

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[LoneRanger 10+ year member]

if box building is something you'd like to do on a regular basis, don't even waste your time with a circular saw. for what you'd spend on a good saw that will actually last more than a few runs thru a 3/4" sheet of MDF, you could put another $50 in and get a cheap table saw. even the contractor grade table saws with the collapsing legs are more accurate and make cleaner cuts than a circ. saw.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

table saws are a waste of money.

Now if you got an Industrial saw that would be different.

a circular saw with a T square is better any day for cutting boxes.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

heh, try to handhold a dado through a 4x8 sheet of 3/4" ply...or try to do any sort of bevel work on trim...table saws have their place, definitely.

as for circ. saws, i've had good luck with my porter cable, haven't killed it yet, and i've done a lot to it. i can also vouch for makita, hitachi, milwaukee...own tools by all of them, and they've all worked perfectly.

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

yeah dado's wont really fit on a circ saw.

I wanted to dado the corners of my box for strength.

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

i'd always wanted to see someone build a box out of oak or other finishable hardwood, and mortise-and-tenon the joints together. Finish it with a light stain or something. That would be sweet, especially for a HT setup. Make the subwoofer cabinet better than the furniture in the room.

I'd do it except I can't afford the wood right now //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[Norcalracer283 10+ year member]

why does everyone say 10 Chars?

 

[supa_c 5,000+ posts]

i'd always wanted to see someone build a box out of oak or other finishable hardwood, and mortise-and-tenon the joints together. Finish it with a light stain or something. That would be sweet, especially for a HT setup. Make the subwoofer cabinet better than the furniture in the room.
I'd do it except I can't afford the wood right now //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

they have this thing called 5 finger discount //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[JimJ 5,000+ posts]

why does everyone say 10 Chars?

try posting a message with less than 10 characters in it.

 

[LoneRanger 10+ year member]

table saws are a waste of money.Now if you got an Industrial saw that would be different.

a circular saw with a T square is better any day for cutting boxes.

You're telling the guy who builds 5-10 boxes a day what tools to use?

Bish Plz.

If you had any idea how to actually USE a table saw, you'd probably have great end results....God knows I do //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[russrocks 10+ year member]

Nothing against table saws but unlike circ saws, not all table saws are the same. Dont tell me youre gonna buy a $99 Ryobi benchtop table saw and get clean cuts out of it. You cant guide a 4X8 piece of MDF on one of those things without 6 extra hands. A professional table saw is a different story but thats a couple of grand. Id rather spend my money on a t square and circ saw, and a belt sander incase im having a bad cutting day.

 

[Ray21 10+ year member]

Yeah I really don't wanna get a cheap table saw... I just want a good quality circ. saw that'll make the long straight cuts faster than my jigsaw. I'll probably only be making at the most 1 box a month...