Acquisition: Makita 5700 circular saw

[MurrayD99]

Found this 8” Makita saw on Marketplace. Local. $NZ30. Rusty and a bit filthy. Cable had been chopped and rejoined. Tested it. OK electrically. It worked. No wear on brushes and sole plate. Blade was very blunt. Replaced cable with one I had spare. Cleaned it up. Just replaced the blade this afternoon. Nice big powerful saw. Wahoo…. 1100W. The latest model is not much different but 1800W. $600.00.

 

[KnurledNut]

Nice find! Rare to see that size in the wild. Makita circular saws have a good reputation, but on the older stuff the outer jacket of the cords deteriorated with age. While I don’t need another one, that would have been hard to pass up.

I have a Skil 8-1/4 wormdrive I used professionally, largely cutting and beam-pocketing 6x timbers. It’s also great for cutting split jamb doors in one pass without disassembling and having the ability to 60° bevel 2x material. I found several other invaluable uses like crosscutting engineered I-joists. Its a heavy powerful tool, but it earned its keep. I also used 10-1/4 and 16-5/16 saws.

I would love to try out your saw. I’ve used plenty of Makita’s over the years, but none that size. That 60t blade may hinder cutting speed a little but should leave a clean edge. A 24t would be a little more optimal for general performance.

Thanks for sharing a picture!

 

[MurrayD99]

Thanks for following up my post. I have heard of those Skil worm drives but never used one. In truth, I do not need this saw. Most of my work is done on a 10" cast-iron table saw - rebranded version of a Grizzly or maybe a Delta. Dad bought an English B&D skilsaw in about 1963. He didn't use it much but made a decent box for it and it is totally mint. That has a variety of blades - all HSS - rip and combination. The saw is all metal and gold-finished. Will post some photos later. The "new" Makita came with a 24T blade with carbide tips. Maybe it is the original... can't tell the brand. It is so blunt it barely cuts. I will probably hang it on a nail for posterity. I bought a 60T Bosch blade because I will never do any ripping with this saw. It does cut very cleanly. Perfectly. Nice to have it in reach beside the bench - rather than fish out Dad's B&D from its box at the back of the workshop. .

i was concerned the original cable might have been cut off after a failed electrical test on a site but I can see tooth marks. The operator must have had a fright when that happened.

 

[KnurledNut]

Thanks for following up my post. I have heard of those Skil worm drives but never used one. In truth, I do not need this saw. Most of my work is done on a 10" cast-iron table saw - rebranded version of a Grizzly or maybe a Delta. Dad bought an English B&D skilsaw in about 1963. He didn't use it much but made a decent box for it and it is totally mint. That has a variety of blades - all HSS - rip and combination. The saw is all metal and gold-finished. Will post some photos later. The "new" Makita came with a 24T blade with carbide tips. Maybe it is the original... can't tell the brand. It is so blunt it barely cuts. I will probably hang it on a nail for posterity. I bought a 60T Bosch blade because I will never do any ripping with this saw. It does cut very cleanly. Perfectly. Nice to have it in reach beside the bench - rather than fish out Dad's B&D from its box at the back of the workshop. .

i was concerned the original cable might have been cut off after a failed electrical test on a site but I can see tooth marks. The operator must have had a fright when that happened.

I'd like to see that old saw and the custom box.
Do I spy a Makita belt sander next to it? Model?
Are ViseGrip brand locking pliers common in New Zealand?

 

[MurrayD99]

A couple of Makita sanders. I have owned the big old 9401 from new. Probably 50 years. It is the go-to machine. Always within reach. The newer one was an irresistible barely-used used bargain. Yes Vise-grips are the standard here. I'm not sure the Irwin ones are as good as the originals. I like that 60T blade. I used it to cut some 100-year-old Oak. Very smooth. Will put up photos of Dad's B&D saw.

 

[sparky 1971]

Nice. I have one that was given to me as a Christmas gift about 1995 and I had it out yesterday and used it to rip seven 8' 2X12's at an angle from full width down to 3" at the other end. I will admit to using battery powered most of the time, but there are some projects that just work better with corded tools.

 

[KnurledNut]

A couple of Makita sanders. I have owned the big old 9401 from new. Probably 50 years. It is the go-to machine. Always within reach. The newer one was an irresistible barely-used used bargain. Yes Vise-grips are the standard here. I'm not sure the Irwin ones are as good as the originals. I like that 60T blade. I used it to cut some 100-year-old Oak. Very smooth. Will put up photos of Dad's B&D saw.

Nice. I always appreciated the older Makita tool designs. I have the little 3x18" 5.6A 9910 that was made in England. Useful sander but not quite the build quality of the old stuff.
Judging by the photos, this looks like the type of shop I could spend some time in.

 

[PoorUB]

I have a Makita 7 1/4" saw I bought in the late 80s that is still going strong. Seems to me it was about $125 back then.

 

[tarbellb]

One the ALL TIME great circ saws right there, except you have the larger blade version which is very cool


That design to me is the epitome of what a sidewinder circ saw needs to have and what it doesnt. In fact they still sell a slightly updated version with a LED light which seems like a nice upgrade- 5007F


Enjoy using that

 

[MurrayD99]

Nice. I always appreciated the older Makita tool designs. I have the little 3x18" 5.6A 9910 that was made in England. Useful sander but not quite the build quality of the old stuff.
Judging by the photos, this looks like the type of shop I could spend some time in.

My workshop needs a serious cleanup. Health & Safety would have a fit.

 

[MurrayD99]

I'd like to see that old saw and the custom box.
Do I spy a Makita belt sander next to it? Model?
Are ViseGrip brand locking pliers common in New Zealand?

Hi. Here's the box with Dad's B&D saw and blades etc, spanner and manual. I'll post more photos in a new thread. It deserves its own space!