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Cant believe how nuts this little fuel saw is.. 6.0 changes the game for it. Whats your thoughts ??
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Imagine what a really good blade would do, I destroyed the stock Milwaukee blade going through a subfloor, going to get a Diablo blade and see how it performs.
I know the Milwaukee blade is quite good, but I think there are better ones out there
Great review guys. I have this saw and I’m going to break the cherry off it this week to rip,some 1/2″ plywood down for some attic decking. Looking forward to it.
Nice saw by milwaukee and great review. What a powerfull little saw man that 6ah made the difference the 1.5 was struggling and also quite abit of cuts 🙂 have a good one #tiacrew
I’ve got a question for those with this saw on both sides of the ocean.
The US version of this saw says that it has a 10mm arbor. The European (and presumably Aussie) version (with the DC port) says that it has a 20mm arbor.
Are there two different spindle sizes for these saws in addition to the different blade guards? I’m seriously contemplating ordering an international version of this saw, but I don’t want to get stuck with an oddball spindle that I can’t find blades for. Then again, there seem to be 20mm and 10mm arbor 5 3/8″ saw blades, so…
The only problem I would have with such a saw is the unusual and non standard 5 3/8″ blade. I imagine that blades of that size are going to be rare and the variety limited.
Bought this for my dad last Christmas and used for the first time this weekend. It is a REALLY nice saw.
the great thing about a saw of this size is you already know it won’t do everything having a blade or two is really all you need… nothing beats grabbing a light saw to cut something on a vertical that doesn’t weigh much
Plus, online shopping exists so you’re no longer limited by the variety of blades at the local lumber yard.
is that unit p/n 2530-20? i acquired one, not impressed. bogs on 1/4” plywood, tripping the internal protector. new unit, new blade. i forgot what i traded for it. if i bought it, it would have been returned.
phffter wrote:
13 minutes ago, phffter said:is that unit p/n 2530-20? i acquired one, not impressed. bogs on 1/4” plywood, tripping the internal protector. new unit, new blade. i forgot what i traded for it. if i bought it, it would have been returned.
1/4 inch ply? That doesnt sound right…
What kind of battery were you using?
It should smash 1/4″ ply. Also, in Australia and elsewhere it is specified as a 140mm blade, which is actually 5.5″. I wonder why it’s called 5-3/8″?
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phffter wrote:
9 hours ago, phffter said:is that unit p/n 2530-20? i acquired one, not impressed. bogs on 1/4” plywood, tripping the internal protector. new unit, new blade. i forgot what i traded for it. if i bought it, it would have been returned
yeah gotta use the bigger battery. It’s like trying to run the miter saw with a 3ah m18 pack
What is it’s limits? Would it easily go through 3/4″ ply or is that going to start pushing it?
dwain wrote:
9 hours ago, dwain said:It should smash 1/4″ ply. Also, in Australia and elsewhere it is specified as a 140mm blade, which is actually 5.5″. I wonder why it’s called 5-3/8″?
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5-3/8 is a standard blade size just really uncommon
dwain wrote:
9 hours ago, dwain said:It should smash 1/4″ ply. Also, in Australia and elsewhere it is specified as a 140mm blade, which is actually 5.5″. I wonder why it’s called 5-3/8″?
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Yeah it’s a weird thing but if you look on Amazon for Diablo blades for example you can get a 5.5″ 18t but 5-3/8″ 16t, 24t and 36t blades. In my experience they are nearly identical but the 5-3/8″ blades tend to leave a tiny uncut strip when cutting 2×4 lumber, with my old Ryobi mini circ, especially swollen wet pressure treated. It’s no big deal but if given the choice I’d prob go 5-1/2″ just for that little bit extra.
nice review btw..
BMack37 wrote:
What is it’s limits? Would it easily go through 3/4″ ply or is that going to start pushing it?
Id say it’d do a bit of 3/4 ply ok , but wouldn’t like doing it continuously. It can cut 3/4″ MDF, which is a harder task I presume.
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Used this saw yesterday ripping 4X8 sheets of 1/2″ plywood lengthwise and had no problem at all with the 4.0 battery pack. Love this saw. Easy to handle and very smooth with the stock blade.
Looking forward to picking up the 6.0 AH battery for it.