Cordless 4.5" circular saws.

[809]

Is Dewalt the only one making these?

ATOMIC™ 20V MAX* Brushless 4-1/2 in Cordless Circular Saw (Tool Only) | DEWALT

This brushless 4-1/2 in cordless circular saw (tool only) comes with one blade, rip fence, and dust port adaptor. The DCS571 features a bevel gear design allowing users to cut 2x material at 90 ...

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I don't have any Dewalt cordless tools (only Ridgid and Ryobi). Wish other mfgrs would make some circ saws in this form factor for those that do only minor carpentry with only 2x_ lumber.

 

[olytdi]

I'm not sure what you're keying in on with the Dewalt but Ryobi indeed makes a 5.5 in, 6.5 in, and 7.25 in battery powered circular saws -- the two larger of which are offered with brushless motors. Their form factor is more traditional like you'd find in a corded circular saw. I love my Ryobi tools!

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Milwaukee makes this tiny one - not sure what diameter but I'd guess about 3-1/2"

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07H5SZPWV/?tag=atomicindus08-20

They also make this brushless 5-3/8" more traditional looking one.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B074SZS24W/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I have become a Milwaukee M18 devotee and will not be going to any other platform if I can avoid it. Uber reliable performance for me so far. I have the traditional sized 7-1/2" circular saw and it works flawlessly for me.

 

[Bruce 993 SEA]

I'm going all Milwaukee as well. The Rigid stuff has "lifetime warranty" but the tools are not that good. Too heavy and not powerful enough.

Life is too short. I'm looking at the 5 3/8 circular saw. It will do 95% of my cutting. I can use my beater Ryobi for cutting pallets for firewood and my really nice Porter Cable with a finish blade for use on replacing doors.

 

[dogdog]

I have the craftsman old 19.2v from long long time ago.. good for thinner plywood ripping on trash days... otherwise not too good for anything much.

 

[whateg01]

I'm very happy with my 4.5" DeWalt. It's not a replacement for the 7.25 but does what I bought it for nicely. I like that I can toss it in the trunk of the car and pick up a full sheet of plywood (cut into 1/3). It's also very convenient when I want to cut a larger sheet in half before lugging it to the garage from the truck. It's not super fast and it wouldn't make it on a framing crew, but it's nice for what it is. I also like the small form factor for getting into tight spots that the bigger saws won't.

 

[jack stand]

Unless a pound or 2 matters to you that much, those little blades can be very hard to find and always cost more than a 71/4" that you can frequently find a good Diablo 2 pack for $10. Then there's the dinky motor and battery on these oddball homeowner grade saws.

 

[nadogail]

Royobi made one that I was happy to donate to the Disabled Veterans thrift store.

 

[speed bump]

I have one of the DeWalt atomic saws and unless you are doing a lot of awkward sheet good cutting or something like flooring a 6.5" saw is better.

 

[drwheels]

I have a Kobalt 5.5 saw 18 or 20 volt.

 

[BruceH]

I have the 18v Ryobi 6.5". It is great for 80% of what I do. The other 20% gets a 30 year old plug in Craftsman. But I am not a daily user or woodworker.

 

[kaymccampbell]

I think so. It's the only one like that I've seen in decades. I used up my Craftsman saw like that. It was freekin great for so much, especially remodeling in tight spaces. I've been tempted by the siren song of the yellow tools, but I really don't need one, and it's a different ecology. Maybe when all my huge heavy yellow nicd batteries STB, then I'll see about it.

 

[billconner]

I bought a Makita for a specific job. 3 3/8" blade, 1" depth. I bought it because the fence is 3/4" to blade. Others I could find were all more, and I needed this minimum.

 

[tyyost]

I have had a bunch of odd sized saws over the years. 3 3/8 Makita was good for luan, DeWalt 5 3/8 was ok but a battery hog. I have settled into 6 1/2 for cordless as it seems to be my sweet spot, if I’m going 7 1/4 I have a few corded options to break out. If the max depth of cut on the 4 1/2 is really 1.5” it could be super handy for the right trades, especially flooring. The small shoe could be a real efficient tool to have.

 

[Dave455]

I have this little Bosch 12V saw. (GKS 12).


I got it for one job, and to be honest didn’t expect much, but it’s very effective, and is probably my most used saw at present because it’s so handy. Perfect for working on smaller pieces, or working one handed on bigger jobs.

It’s only a 3 1/2“ blade, so that’s pretty much a “tool specific” replacement, but that hasn’t been a problem.

 

[mogandave]

I have this Makita 85mm, works wet or dry....

Great for notching tile and whatnot

 

[subroc]

OP, what do you want the saw for? How would you use it? What do you believe this will give you that your other saws fail to do? I am always looking for a reason to buy another tool. I have looked at that saw a few times and just don't see where it fits? I am just a DIY guy. I have 2 6-1/2" saws and a 7-1/4. Both the 6-1/2 saws have plywood blades. One (the old dewalt 18v) sits, mostly permanently on a Kreg rip cut. The 7-1/4 has a construction blade. I also have a 12" slider and a 67 year old table saw. My work flow is pretty traditional I guess, break down the sheet goods with the plywood blades as needed, further process with the table and miter saw. For 2x material I use whatever saw is at hand.

 

[RTM]

I have this Makita 85mm, works wet or dry....

Great for notching tile and whatnot

Ohhh, did not know they reintroduced that in a new battery platform. I have the 9.6v stick battery version, and it’s great for molding projects and 1x material. Never tried it on tile. Buddy bought one for redoing the caulking seams on his boat.

This one I might upgrade to. Thanks

 

[mogandave]

Ohhh, did not know they reintroduced that in a new battery platform. I have the 9.6v stick battery version, and it’s great for molding projects and 1x material. Never tried it on tile. Buddy bought one for redoing the caulking seams on his boat.

This one I might upgrade to. Thanks

I think it's only in 12V it is on the '12V Max" platform, and I think it's about $100 with the water tank. Not sure you can get it with the water tank in the US, but I think you can find the saw on Amazon.

 

[RTM]

Yeah, I noticed the lack of 18v platform on the Makita site. Bummer, maybe wait a little longer.

 

[Packard V8]

Royobi made one that I was happy to donate to the Disabled Veterans thrift store.

For true! Every time I use that little POS, I think, "Why is it still here?"

jack vines

 

[809]

Apparently Princess Auto's Powerfist introduced a saw in this form factor: https://www.princessauto.com/en/20v...i-circular-saw-tool-only/product/PA0009049065

Quality is probably not comparable to Dewalt's but it might be a good purchase on a steep discount with battery charger bundle a nice-to-have tool.

 

[Augus7us]

I just bought the rigid version. I think you could get it free if you bought the 4/6 amp hour battery combo over black friday. I haven't used it yet.