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http://www.makitatools.com/en-us/Modules/Tools/X2/
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Nice!
Will the tool run with just one battery?? Or does it have to have 2?
From over at the tool ToolGuyd
http://toolguyd.com/makita-18v-x2-circular-saw-xsh01z/#comment-198413
“Going by the prices of Makita’s other 18V X2 products, the price of the bare circular saw might be in the $300-$350 range. If so, the total cost for the bare tool, a charger, and one set of batteries would be over $500.”
Wow. I thought my Festool addiction was expensive! Any chance Milwaukee might follow suit with a 36v combined tool?
I don’t see it happening soon since they released their fuel version. It just isn’t necessary at this point.
They Fuel circular saw is a pretty beastly saw but it does suck that its not a full size circular saw like the Makita. They It would be nice if Milwaukee offered a full sized saw down the road.
I can think of a lot of other tools I can spend $500.00 on. 😆
Looks like this could solve my cordless circ-saw issue. Full size blade, now that’s the ticket.
In all honesty, who in the hell is going to pay $500 for a cordless saw when a lighter, superior, electric saw can be had for $150? Is it really worth over 300% more to cut the cord? Not to me it isn’t.
The Dewalt 36v 7 1/4 circular saw kit is only 400 dollars. I can’t see Makita asking 500 for theirs its just too much money. At that price Makita relegates it to a specialty tool that people can’t justify buying.
Conductor562 wrote:
In all honesty, who in the hell is going to pay $500 for a cordless saw when a lighter, superior, electric saw can be had for $150? Is it really worth over 300% more to cut the cord? Not to me it isn’t.
Being mobile can be quite the advantage on many job sites I am on. It looks like the X2 saw is going to be lighter, from the little info I can web gather, and to some of us a superior mobility tool. I’d like to do some framing and see how it does.
So I saw this on amazon I’m not sure if it is the same tool or not as it has a different model number, but the description is 18V x 2 for the battery. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00HHZ029U
I’d like to see a tool fight between this and the m18 fuel to see if there’s an advantage in runtime and power
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Is this the same makita circular saw,but the price is below $200 on amazon now…
That is the 18 volt version.
its really not much more than the FUEL circ saw right? considering the power you get, doesn’t seem fair to criticise its cost that much, especially for those who are already on the platform with plenty of batts …
seems pretty innovative to allow 18V users a 36V 7-1/4″ circ saw …
Amazon has the kit with charger and two batteries for $421.95. not too bad a price considering what you get.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B003V5H8LU/ref=redir_mdp_mobile
If you have all of the batteries already which is most of who is going to buy the saw, then the tool only price is almost the same as the M18 fuel saw in tool only and as other reviewers have stated the savings combined with the blade options in 7.25″ makes the Makita saw better in the long run.
http://toolguyd.com/makita-18v-x2-circular-saw-xsh01z/
review that compares the two
http://www.coptool.com/milwaukee-m18-fuel-vs-makita-18vx2-cordless-circular-saw-showdown/
another review comparing the two
I really want this new Makita saw but I already have the fuel circ saw and really like it and I have an older Makita lxt 18v circ saw.
The lighter weight of the M18 fuel is pretty substantial though at 2 pounds. Like everything it comes down to which battery system you have bought into. I don’t think this is going to get many non Makita guys to make the jump into the brand just for this tool.
DR99 wrote:
The lighter weight of the M18 fuel is pretty substantial though at 2 pounds. Like everything it comes down to which battery system you have bought into. I don’t think this is going to get many non Makita guys to make the jump into the brand just for this tool.
Full size 7-1/4 blade is a huge step in the right direction. I wonder what the power difference is between the Fuel and X2.
That coptool article is really good. That’s crazy how the x2 can cut a 4×4 in a single pass. When I still had a corded saw it couldn’t do that. I had to flip the 4×4 and cut both sides
i dont believe it, it has to be a typo. my 9-1/4″ electric Makita can’t make it through 3″.
half of a 7-1/4″ blade is still less than 4″, and that doesn’t take the arbor into account, or the fact that the blade isn’t mounted to the base plate.
I played with the X2 circ saw the other day at a store. It had some power, that’s for sure. It was also very smooth, easy to make cuts. The electric brake was real nice. Interesting read from COPtool.
Makita website says 2-5/8″ cut capacity (~66mm), which is awesome for a 7-1/4″ blade.
http://www.makitatools.com/en-us/Modules/Tools/ToolDetails.aspx?Name=XSH01Z
its 1/16″ deeper than the lightweight Dewalt Circ saw everyone loves.