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Bought a Parkside last week in Lidl. 29.99 bare tool. I already have the 4ah battery for other tools. Only fault I have found is the guard snags sometimes apart from that excellent for a DIY er like me
The parkside coped with the materials but the hikoki was the clear winner with the speed and efficiency of cutting but also the quality of the cut appeared better
Great video yet again for us garage DIYers loving how relevant this channel is to myself and loads of people I know. For me this video showed an £80 pound usable tool vs an unusable £160 lump of metal and plastic because out the box without the battery the Hikoki is just green paper weight.
Thanks 👍 and that's my point. You don't need expensive tools to start doing woodworking and DIYing you can achieve good results with cheap tools. But please stick around on my channel as next week Thursday I'm releasing a video with the Parkside saw and a Freud blade. Will be doing the same test. It will be interesting to see if it will perform better 👍
@@CasualDIY Sounds great and is relevant to not just a circular saw but so many of the tools I own... cheap tool good blade vs mainstream tool included blade what a great idea Thomas
I bought a Parkside circular saw, mains powered 210 mm blade more than six years ago, it is only used occasionally it performs very well, it was excellent value for money.
I don't mind paying more for better gear, but what I do object to is when manufacturers leave things out which are really needed to use the unit. Not providing an edge guide is bad enough, but designing that stupid dust extraction port and not providing an adaptor is unforgivable.
I've been using Parkside gear for at least the past 5 years. A good friend of mine is a pro painter and he was sufficiently impressed with my Parside drill that he got one himself. Uses it on a daily basis and had no problems. Just got the new High Power Parkside circular saw to work on the renovation of a flat we just bought. I suspect that all the (minor) issues with the smaller Parkside saw will be solved by this upgrade. The only Parkside tool that I haven't been especially impressed with was the belt sander, which was hugely noisy and died with heavy use. I wanted to replace it with another, but none were in stock online, so it's going to be an Einhell. But out of all the Parkside gear I've had, that's been the only fail. Here are the successes 18v Drill cabled reciprocating saw 18v igsaw cabled planer cabled staple gun 20v stapler 2x hot glue guns Very happy with all of them. I'm no pro, but I probably use most of these tools more than almost any normal amateur. As for the price; You can buy 4 of the parkside gear for the price of 1 of the Hikoki/Hitachi machines. And don't get me wrong, I've used Hitachi gear as a pro (finisher on a coach production line) and they really are lovely to use, but even as a rich serious amateur, I wouldn't even consider the Hitachi. And even as a pro, I can't see that the slight improvement in productivity would make any sense, especially if you go for the new high power circular saw and 4A battery.
I totally agree with you. Sometimes the budget tools present far better value than the pro tools. And Parkside seem to be quite decent plus good return policy of something goes wrong make is a very good deal👍
@@CasualDIY Yes. When you consider what B&D charge for stuff that is virtually worthless, you wonder why anybody buys "Midprice" brands. Even Bosch Green gear seems to be no more robust than Parkside, and is often playing catchup with the features that Parkside includes. I'm thinking of the LED that Parkside had in their drills about 3 years before Bosch Green had them. I've got no problem with Bosch Blue or Hitachi/Hikoki except the price. And a pro can have a Parkside and one for spare and still be a long way ahead of the pro options. There are some pro tool variants that can be justified, like quick change accessories, and then you have the system tools that really can't be replicated, but, in general, and certainly for the advanced amateur, there is very little that Parkside have that is significantly improved by any of the pro gear. Now, pride of ownership is a very different thing, and the pride and feel of pro tools can't be replicated. But in terms of pure functionality, it would be very difficult to justify the pro choice.
Man, i got nearly everything from Parkside when i started my fixer up house, Sliding Mitre Saw, table saw, large router, nailer gun, belt sander, circular saw, hammer drill, combination drill and a cordless drill. Over the course of 5 years i had ALL except the router fail on me more than once. I had the hammer drill replaced 4 times within warrantee. By now i have scrapped or sold all Parkside tools except the router. The tools are okay when new but they fail fast after intense use and they loosen up and degrade very fast. I have replaced them with Hikoki and Metabo tools, which have taken more beating but keep better accuracy and durability, actually the Hikoki and Metabo all still function as if they were brand new.
I have a two gear, variable speed Metabo corded drill with 1/2” chuck bought in 1983. It’s still going strong but could do with a new chuck. Parkside angle grinder needs the 4AH battery because the 2AH trips under normal load. TBH I’m surprised that circular saw works with that small battery.
I needed, for occasional use and for convenience if nothing else a cordless circular saw, after watching this I bought the Parkside and a 4Ah battery, cost was a major consideration and this seemed to perform adequately on the video, I've got to admit I'm very impressed so far with it's performance, that said I've not used a 'high' end one so got nothing to compare it to, build quality is very good tbh and it's done everything I've thrown at it so far very well, is it of a Dewalt/Festoo/Makita/Hikoki quality, well no it isn't and never will be, but neither is the price, so impresed with it I bought the Parkside cordless jigsaw, again similar findings, very pleased with both of them
Just watched this video and I've been using my parkside saw for around 5 yrs and prefer it to my Makita much better saw and yes I agree the blade guard is infuriating but on the whole the saw has outperformed the Makita hands down I bought it just in a box with 1 battery, charger, blade all ready to go and its always the first saw I pick up its worked hard for me in 5 years almost every day doing something and yes it's still the original battery 👏😊
I was looking at a cordless circular saw until I got on to evil bay and I found a 240v Makita hs7601j1 with case for 50 quid pick up only like new so decided to get the Makita fantastic saw
I purchased a Parkside circular saw today. I have a load of 2 & 4ah batteries, so £29.99 is an absolute bargain. 3 year warranty too! I also picked up a cordless angle grinder for £25 and a brushless paddle mixer for £35. I already have five of their cordless drills & impact drivers, a cordless multitool, a cordless jigsaw + a load of corded stuff & 12v tools. So far none of it has let me down. Yes, it's not Mikita standard but it's not a million miles away. When you think you can pay 3-4 times as much for the big brands, you're not getting 3-4 times the tool. For the tools where I need precision, I pay the extra. For example, the Parkside track saw served me well for a number of years but I decided to invest in a Mikita as I wanted it to be that little bit more accurate & have all the features in the rails etc...Money well spent. When it comes to things like impact drivers, the Lidl ones do the job perfectly at £25 a pop, meaning I can have multiples, each with their own dedicated bit, which makes jobs much quicker. I wanted the circular saw for when I'm out and about, so I can sling it in the car boot and cut down sheet goods or timber to fit in my car boot or break down a pallet/trim a gate etc... It's ideal for that & if it did get pinches, I've not lots a ton of money.
It's not a really fair comparison is it. I have a parkside impact driver and it outperforms some bosch drivers. So it's not all that bad. Batteries are way cheaper, so you can easily buy 2 x 4Ah for the price of a 2.5 Ah of a more known brand. It all depends what you use it for. I have makita tools for the hard work, bosch tools for the less hard work and some select parkside tools for things I rarely need but come in handy to have. Almost forgot the metabo sander I have, it's also doing a very good job, well built !
This saw is quiet and light to use but has a flaw that should be designed out. Don't get me wrong - it cuts very well - it's just that on my saw, the blade does NOT cut parallel to the sole plate. This is because the cutting depth adjustment bracket has too great an offset from the pivot at the back of the sole plate. A crude fix involves bending this bracket slightly using pipe pliers to pull the slotted part of the depth guide closer to the RHS edge of the sole plate until the blade to sole plate distance matches at the front and rear of the sole plate.
I will be keeping my euye out for a parkside saw .. i love the parkside stuff ..ive got loads of lidl stuff ..its great for me a hobbyist ..and youtuber 😉😁
Thank you for that ,I have been going mad trying decide ,Parkside or a brand name ,woodwork is my living, also the Parksides are available on eBay for £ 99.99
Great tool review Thomasz. I'm actually a fan of the parkside tool range. The tools are good enough for most jobs. and for peoply like myself with a smaller budget it is good affordable. ofcourse A-brand tools probably lasts longer and and better aftersales services. but still. I recently bought a parkside 20v wrench and last week i bought a parkside drill press. will be soon on my channel. Thanks for sharing mate.
Thanks mate, my point is exactly the same. Sometimes its not worth getting the top brands and pay on some occasions 4x the money. Where the budget tools can do the same job to a decent standard.
Since Hikoki has a larger blade diameter the angular speed it produces is greater than on Lidl. It is a huge difference so that is one of the reasons it cuts faster. Comparing them with the same diameter blades would be a proper competition.
Parkside is most of the time worth the money. I own few tools from them and 9 out of 10 I am happy with it. Saw costed me 29.99 exactly. And as I can see. Parkside blade cover is not opening very well. That's the biggest minus for me
I just dont get why people compare tools made for budget hobby user with tools made for professionals. Its like comparing fiat punto with a bmw m version...it makes no sense
Do you think that biger blade would fit? If I get it right it uses 150mm blade and cutting deept is 48mm. I dont't mind if it takes long to cut but i need to get it trought 2"x4" which can be sometimes something like 51mm thick. With 160mm blade cutting depth shold be something like 52mm which should be enought.
I agree about the lack of a dust port in the package from hikoki - not good. What's worse is that they don't seem to be available anywhere to buy, at least I couldn't find one anyway. Have you got Nick's contact details? Have a word and get him to send you one, that's what I did 👍
Hi, Thanks for a good review, Are both machines 18V? I know Hikoki sales two identical saws where one is 18 and the other 36V. I just want to be sure ;) BR Hans
The Hikoki have powerful battery 4 amp and the Parkside 2 2 amp battery's. If you want to make a fair comparison, use than also an 4 amp battery for the Parkside circular saw.
The Hitachi has a brushless motor and cuts 2-3 times faster and obviously much smoother than the Parkside. And if you cope it with a 5 or 6Ah battery - it will cut noticeably faster, tools like brushless grinders, saws, routers, planners, etc - benefit massively from stronger batteries. This Hitachi is a 165mm saw, but has a cutting dept of 66mm - greater than a 185mm saw. It has also much better build and comfort of use than the Parkside (as s a pro tool) - and supposedly would last much longer. It is superior to the Parkside (and not only) - in every way apart from noise (due to the higher revs). It costs more..well - of course! What else? Is it worth it...well...if you make a few cuts per year..not necessarily. But if you want to have a nice tool when needed and can afford it - definitely. And if you use it professionally and already have some Hitachi batteries and a charger - the choice is a no brainer.
@@sizif717 On the other hand I imagine brushless motors give more advantages in battery power scenarios because of efficiency. With corded supply you don't care :)
@@sizif717 Thank you. I don't have a lot of money but so far I am true to my "don't buy shit, ever!" mantra. It also helps that I need a fraction of the tools as I'm a handtool woodworker.
Great video again mate! What would you say the uses are for a circular saw when you've got a table saw already? (Just trying to find reasons to get new tools here :) )
I bought a Hitachi angle grinder and I mounted a sanding pad adapter on it, and guess what ? it over heated and died. so I bought a Crown angle grinder which was half the price of the Hitachi and guess what ? did the same job over with no issues
70 quid for that Parkside saw incl two batteries and a charger must've been a real bargain. I've had a look on ebay and they're none for that money that include any battery or charger; £50 for a bare tool, plus lots of used ones being listed at ridiculous prices often more than what they are brand new, but ebay seems to be full of people trying it on, and people selling spare ones that don't work (good luck in selling those). The ones with the battery included are about £100. You could buy a DeWalt corded circular saw for that price.
I got some good quality blades for my parkside reciprocating saw, It makes an immense difference, but don't use it for cutting 6" Heavy gauge pipe, After having it for a few years it finally snapped the shaft
If you work the Parkside one any way hard, it will die young. More so even these days as the looks have improved but the quality has dropped. They used sell pretty good tools. No more.. The last few I bought (I like Lidl, I like shopping in Lidl) died amazingly fast. I've stopped buying Lidl power-tools. They're just not durable any more.
I would have thrown that parkside saw at a wall if i had to use it. I know its cheaper but the way it gets stuck and it is soooo slow to cut. AHHH and that guard... It would piss me off and i would just Park It On The Side as the name suggests and get the real tool the Hikoki.
The hikoki puts the Parkside to bed doesn't it, that's with a lower amp battery to (there's a 6a multivolt battery available for it) - the whole point of a power tool is to make your life easier it would piss me off the blade stopping or the guard getting in the way an just the fact it takes forever to cut.
A 4Ah battery not only lasts longer, but provides more amps to the tool, actually double than a 2Ah battery at the same voltage. A typical 2Ah battery can provide about 20A of sustained amperage without too much voltage drop, that means 20A x 18V = 360W MAX Power delivered to the tool. A 4Ah battery will double that to 720W, close to a corded power tool! The test is irelevant without taking into consideration the battery capacity!
No wlasnie jedno i drugie jeździ. Jaki sens porównywać te same jakościowo rzeczy? Tu chodzi o pokazanie że czasami czymś bardzo tanim też można coś zrobić. Może nie będą to super rezultaty ale dla niektórych to właśnie wystarczy. I nie zmarnuja masy kasy na narzędzie które będą używać raz na Boży czas.
I think it's just the tool section as they wanted to separate themselves to be know as tool division only. They also bought Metabo and in some countries the tools are called differently. I read about it but it was bit messy.
Hitachi Power Tool Devision was bought by a corporation called Koki Industries. Along with Hitachi power tools, Kiki inherited the german brand Metabo, which was bought by Hitachi previously. The new owners, Koki, ould not keep the Hitachi brand and for most of the markets they just changed it to Hikoki. For the US the same Hitachi tools are branded as Metabo HTP( what a mess :). Metabo themselves, even under the hat of Koki, have their different lines and products, not compatible to Hikoki and Metabo HPT.
@British Naturalist Yes, actually, the easiest warranty procedure ever. Walked into Lidl with a broken tool, said it broke, showed them the bill and got a new one. No fuss, nobody even checked what was wrong with the old one. And I'm not the only one with that experience.
Please stop pronouncing it as a "Parksider". Just Parkside. Ha Yes, I got one and occasionally use it with a 4 amphour battery. Much Better. But I found getting the blades are a pain as not many places sell 150 mm blades off the shelf. So again you need to get them when Lidl have them in stock. It does the job but for diyer's.
The Hikoki is superior to the hobby saw. Depth of cut, power, reliability, accuracy, trueness. It shouldn't be running on a 3ah battery yet it still absolutely anialted the hobby saw in every test. Although you were only testing power, throw a 6ah or even the multivolt battery into the hikoki next time.
Jak wiesz jestem Polakiem więc akcent zostanie, a i nie jest to moim jakimś życiowym celem żeby mieć jakiś super angielski akcent. Ja lubię sobie potocznie mówić Parksider🤣 w opisie jest poprawnie, chyba🤔
Taki zły nie jest, ale się męczy przy grubszym materiale, no trochę przesadziłem z tymi kilkoma funtami, lepiej dopłacić drugie 80 i masz fajne hikoki a to że nie ma baterii i prowadnicy to Twój wybór...jest też zestaw w walizce, który posiada prowadnice i adapter do odkurzacza, wiadomo że będzie kosztować trochę więcej ale płacisz za jakość. Jak byś pracował zawodowo z taką piła z Lidla to byś dnia nie wytrzymał, jak już coś kupować to z najwyższej półki. Jest takie powiedzenie- kupisz coś taniego to płacisz dwa razu- pozdrawiam
Check out my other tool review videos, all gathered in a simple playlist - ruclips.net/p/PL3AlKP5QE9tkf1UP8wakRvG7ekl2T6OGL
Casual DIY they will have 4ah batteries in store from the 26th of this month.
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Loving everybody's unified respect for parkside tools.
Best thing about the Hikoki is that it goes in, out and you can shake it all about.
And that's what it's all about, Bum Bum! lol
Legendry!
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Genius..😂😂
Bought a Parkside last week in Lidl. 29.99 bare tool. I already have the 4ah battery for other tools. Only fault I have found is the guard snags sometimes apart from that excellent for a DIY er like me
A 4ah battery for the parkside saw makes a big difference as I found out on mine
Didn't even know they had batteries that big lol
They do turn up every now and then, I have one on my Parkside reciprocating saw.
@@patrickrsxx need to keep an eye on it 👍
Agreed! The 4ah batteries are the way to go for both the sabresaw and the circular saw..
I bought one today with two 4ah batteries a charger with one 2ah battery £66. Bargain. Only will use it for cutting floorboards
The parkside coped with the materials but the hikoki was the clear winner with the speed and efficiency of cutting but also the quality of the cut appeared better
That's true
Great video yet again for us garage DIYers loving how relevant this channel is to myself and loads of people I know. For me this video showed an £80 pound usable tool vs an unusable £160 lump of metal and plastic because out the box without the battery the Hikoki is just green paper weight.
Thanks 👍 and that's my point. You don't need expensive tools to start doing woodworking and DIYing you can achieve good results with cheap tools. But please stick around on my channel as next week Thursday I'm releasing a video with the Parkside saw and a Freud blade. Will be doing the same test. It will be interesting to see if it will perform better 👍
@@CasualDIY Sounds great and is relevant to not just a circular saw but so many of the tools I own... cheap tool good blade vs mainstream tool included blade what a great idea Thomas
You are right, but if you use it professionally - you will see the difference in comfort and productivity and just stop using the Parkside :)
I bought a Parkside circular saw, mains powered 210 mm blade more than six years ago, it is only used occasionally it performs very well, it was excellent value for money.
Yes they are fairly good tools for occasional uses👍
I just picked up this saw from Lidl for £30, brilliant! Chewed through pallets and decking like cheese. Love that electronic break
Yes for that sort of money it's a brilliant tool😁👍
Does Lidl still have them
I don't mind paying more for better gear, but what I do object to is when manufacturers leave things out which are really needed to use the unit. Not providing an edge guide is bad enough, but designing that stupid dust extraction port and not providing an adaptor is unforgivable.
My thoughts are the same
I've been using Parkside gear for at least the past 5 years. A good friend of mine is a pro painter and he was sufficiently impressed with my Parside drill that he got one himself. Uses it on a daily basis and had no problems.
Just got the new High Power Parkside circular saw to work on the renovation of a flat we just bought. I suspect that all the (minor) issues with the smaller Parkside saw will be solved by this upgrade.
The only Parkside tool that I haven't been especially impressed with was the belt sander, which was hugely noisy and died with heavy use. I wanted to replace it with another, but none were in stock online, so it's going to be an Einhell.
But out of all the Parkside gear I've had, that's been the only fail. Here are the successes
18v Drill
cabled reciprocating saw
18v igsaw
cabled planer
cabled staple gun
20v stapler
2x hot glue guns
Very happy with all of them. I'm no pro, but I probably use most of these tools more than almost any normal amateur.
As for the price; You can buy 4 of the parkside gear for the price of 1 of the Hikoki/Hitachi machines. And don't get me wrong, I've used Hitachi gear as a pro (finisher on a coach production line) and they really are lovely to use, but even as a rich serious amateur, I wouldn't even consider the Hitachi. And even as a pro, I can't see that the slight improvement in productivity would make any sense, especially if you go for the new high power circular saw and 4A battery.
I totally agree with you. Sometimes the budget tools present far better value than the pro tools. And Parkside seem to be quite decent plus good return policy of something goes wrong make is a very good deal👍
@@CasualDIY Yes. When you consider what B&D charge for stuff that is virtually worthless, you wonder why anybody buys "Midprice" brands. Even Bosch Green gear seems to be no more robust than Parkside, and is often playing catchup with the features that Parkside includes. I'm thinking of the LED that Parkside had in their drills about 3 years before Bosch Green had them. I've got no problem with Bosch Blue or Hitachi/Hikoki except the price. And a pro can have a Parkside and one for spare and still be a long way ahead of the pro options.
There are some pro tool variants that can be justified, like quick change accessories, and then you have the system tools that really can't be replicated, but, in general, and certainly for the advanced amateur, there is very little that Parkside have that is significantly improved by any of the pro gear.
Now, pride of ownership is a very different thing, and the pride and feel of pro tools can't be replicated. But in terms of pure functionality, it would be very difficult to justify the pro choice.
Man, i got nearly everything from Parkside when i started my fixer up house, Sliding Mitre Saw, table saw, large router, nailer gun, belt sander, circular saw, hammer drill, combination drill and a cordless drill. Over the course of 5 years i had ALL except the router fail on me more than once. I had the hammer drill replaced 4 times within warrantee. By now i have scrapped or sold all Parkside tools except the router. The tools are okay when new but they fail fast after intense use and they loosen up and degrade very fast. I have replaced them with Hikoki and Metabo tools, which have taken more beating but keep better accuracy and durability, actually the Hikoki and Metabo all still function as if they were brand new.
Well budget tools in most cases won't outperform much more expensive branded tools. There are some exceptions
I have a two gear, variable speed Metabo corded drill with 1/2” chuck bought in 1983. It’s still going strong but could do with a new chuck.
Parkside angle grinder needs the 4AH battery because the 2AH trips under normal load. TBH I’m surprised that circular saw works with that small battery.
I needed, for occasional use and for convenience if nothing else a cordless circular saw, after watching this I bought the Parkside and a 4Ah battery, cost was a major consideration and this seemed to perform adequately on the video, I've got to admit I'm very impressed so far with it's performance, that said I've not used a 'high' end one so got nothing to compare it to, build quality is very good tbh and it's done everything I've thrown at it so far very well, is it of a Dewalt/Festoo/Makita/Hikoki quality, well no it isn't and never will be, but neither is the price, so impresed with it I bought the Parkside cordless jigsaw, again similar findings, very pleased with both of them
I think so too, they are making really decent tools and for general DIY they will do the job just fine😁👍
Or, put the park a 4 amp or 8 amp battery!! With a proper blade, will keep up easily!!
Just watched this video and I've been using my parkside saw for around 5 yrs and prefer it to my Makita much better saw and yes I agree the blade guard is infuriating but on the whole the saw has outperformed the Makita hands down I bought it just in a box with 1 battery, charger, blade all ready to go and its always the first saw I pick up its worked hard for me in 5 years almost every day doing something and yes it's still the original battery 👏😊
I have to admit that my Hikoki saw is stored away and I only use the Parkside saw lol
Wprawdzie szukam przewodowej tarczówki, ale film mi się spodobał i obejrzałem całość. Poza tym człowiek się też dokształci z języka. Łapka w górę.
Hehe dzieki👍
@@CasualDIYOgólnie to zdecydowałem się na C7ST, a nie powiem, sam film pomógł mi w wyborze akurat tej marki. Także owocnie. 👍🏻
I was looking at a cordless circular saw until I got on to evil bay and I found a 240v Makita hs7601j1 with case for 50 quid pick up only like new so decided to get the Makita fantastic saw
Every time he says "Parksider" I start singing the Bomfunk MCs' "Freestyler".
We can make a band 🤣👍
🎶 P-P-P-P-P-Parksider
🔋Rock that lithium
👍Straight through the tip of my thumb
🍖C-C-C-Carry on with the Parksider
@@RFC-3514 haha I can see a proper artist there 👍😁
I purchased a Parkside circular saw today. I have a load of 2 & 4ah batteries, so £29.99 is an absolute bargain. 3 year warranty too!
I also picked up a cordless angle grinder for £25 and a brushless paddle mixer for £35. I already have five of their cordless drills & impact drivers, a cordless multitool, a cordless jigsaw + a load of corded stuff & 12v tools. So far none of it has let me down. Yes, it's not Mikita standard but it's not a million miles away. When you think you can pay 3-4 times as much for the big brands, you're not getting 3-4 times the tool.
For the tools where I need precision, I pay the extra. For example, the Parkside track saw served me well for a number of years but I decided to invest in a Mikita as I wanted it to be that little bit more accurate & have all the features in the rails etc...Money well spent. When it comes to things like impact drivers, the Lidl ones do the job perfectly at £25 a pop, meaning I can have multiples, each with their own dedicated bit, which makes jobs much quicker.
I wanted the circular saw for when I'm out and about, so I can sling it in the car boot and cut down sheet goods or timber to fit in my car boot or break down a pallet/trim a gate etc... It's ideal for that & if it did get pinches, I've not lots a ton of money.
Totally agree with you there. You don't have to spend a fortune to get a decent tool.
It's not a really fair comparison is it. I have a parkside impact driver and it outperforms some bosch drivers. So it's not all that bad. Batteries are way cheaper, so you can easily buy 2 x 4Ah for the price of a 2.5 Ah of a more known brand. It all depends what you use it for. I have makita tools for the hard work, bosch tools for the less hard work and some select parkside tools for things I rarely need but come in handy to have. Almost forgot the metabo sander I have, it's also doing a very good job, well built !
This saw is quiet and light to use but has a flaw that should be designed out.
Don't get me wrong - it cuts very well - it's just that on my saw, the blade does NOT cut parallel to the sole plate.
This is because the cutting depth adjustment bracket has too great an offset from the pivot at the back of the sole plate.
A crude fix involves bending this bracket slightly using pipe pliers to pull the slotted part of the depth guide closer to the RHS edge of the sole plate until the blade to sole plate distance matches at the front and rear of the sole plate.
Hmm mine seems to not have that problem
I will be keeping my euye out for a parkside saw .. i love the parkside stuff ..ive got loads of lidl stuff ..its great for me a hobbyist ..and youtuber 😉😁
Yes they are fairly good tools for a reasonable price 👍
@@CasualDIY oh forgot to say .. your channel is great .. where are you originally from ? My wife is Polish .. your accent doesnt sound Polish ,
@@theriggsworkshop8606 hehe thanks, Yes I'm Polish 👍😁
@@CasualDIY ahh. Right.. Cool.. 👍
Try the 36v Hikoki saw if you can. It 's a beast.
Maybe one day 🤔
What s the Parkside like with the 4 amp 20 volt battery!;!!!??????
Much better made a video on that 👍
I was always told that in cutting thinner materials the blade of a circular saw should only just show under the material not fully out.
That's correct, it was purely for show purposes👍
Great video ! Love your tool comparison videos, always so interesting!
Thanks👍
Another nice video! I think that the Hikoki would benefit in power pretty much by a 6Ah battery.
Thank you and and I fully agree with you👍
As would the parkside from a 4ah battery
@@petrokemikal Do you say that out of your experience with different power tools with different batteries?
Were the blades the same age with same amout of use?
As far as I remember the blades were brand new
Do you know which universal track saw guide could work with the parkside mini circular saw from lidl
I think you need a plunge saw for those tracks
From what I see the Parkside doesn't cut straight. Is it you or the tool?
Definitely me 🤣😂
I like ur accent and style 👏👏
Hehe thanks
Thank you for that ,I have been going mad trying decide ,Parkside or a brand name ,woodwork is my living, also the Parksides are available on eBay for £ 99.99
Glad I was able to help and thank you for watching 😁👍
If wood working is your livelihood why on earth would you buy cheep, it's sold by Lidl on the understanding that it's for Domestic use only.
Great review thanks for your honesty as always nice one 👍👍👍👍👍👍👊
Thanks mate👍
Great tool review Thomasz. I'm actually a fan of the parkside tool range. The tools are good enough for most jobs. and for peoply like myself with a smaller budget it is good affordable. ofcourse A-brand tools probably lasts longer and and better aftersales services. but still. I recently bought a parkside 20v wrench and last week i bought a parkside drill press. will be soon on my channel. Thanks for sharing mate.
Thanks mate, my point is exactly the same. Sometimes its not worth getting the top brands and pay on some occasions 4x the money. Where the budget tools can do the same job to a decent standard.
My issue with the Parkside is a 2Ah battery. Not really sufficient for any Circular Saw, despite the higher RPM of the blade.
That's true
Since Hikoki has a larger blade diameter the angular speed it produces is greater than on Lidl. It is a huge difference so that is one of the reasons it cuts faster. Comparing them with the same diameter blades would be a proper competition.
also the hikoki has a 3ah battery vs 2ah of the parkside, wich probably is giving a bit of power delivery edge over the parkside
very interesting comparison
Thx for share!
Thank you kindly 👍
It was the cutting of the 12mm ply with the blade all the way down for me
Parkside is most of the time worth the money. I own few tools from them and 9 out of 10 I am happy with it. Saw costed me 29.99 exactly.
And as I can see. Parkside blade cover is not opening very well. That's the biggest minus for me
I think so to. The only tool I wasn't happy with was the pillar drill, it was really bad.
@@CasualDIY i heard they made them in few places that I s why they are different quality sometimes.
The park side is more of a hobby saw or weekend woodworker doing light projects
That's correct, I wouldn't use it as my every day saw as I think it wouldn't last as long as the Hikoki
I just dont get why people compare tools made for budget hobby user with tools made for professionals. Its like comparing fiat punto with a bmw m version...it makes no sense
Would you test the Parkside 12V saw (PHKSA 12 a2)?
Hmm not planning to do that currently
Good review fella, cheers 👍
thank you kindly :)
Hi Tomasz, where can you get those awkward saw blades for little parkside? They are 150x16 and I could not find any to be bought. Would 165x16 fit?
Silverline do them and Freud but you need the adapter ring, 3 of them actually came with my Silverline blades.
@@CasualDIY thanks a million. For what I need which is weekend projects if not super casual that little parkside would be just fine
Yes that's my point for that type of work this tool will be perfect
Do you think that biger blade would fit? If I get it right it uses 150mm blade and cutting deept is 48mm. I dont't mind if it takes long to cut but i need to get it trought 2"x4" which can be sometimes something like 51mm thick. With 160mm blade cutting depth shold be something like 52mm which should be enought.
Good review.
Thank you kindly 😁👍
I agree about the lack of a dust port in the package from hikoki - not good. What's worse is that they don't seem to be available anywhere to buy, at least I couldn't find one anyway. Have you got Nick's contact details? Have a word and get him to send you one, that's what I did 👍
Thanks Keith, no don't have his details mate. But would love to get hold of that dust port. That dust is just killing me lol
Casual DIY I’ll have a word!
@@keefykeef thank you
Hi, Thanks for a good review, Are both machines 18V? I know Hikoki sales two identical saws where one is 18 and the other 36V.
I just want to be sure ;)
BR Hans
I think they are both 18V but I can't honestly remember. And unfortunately my whole workshoo is in storage so I can't even check for you.
Tomek, i bought one (parkside) and its crap, wont go through anything over 10 mill on a good day, it stops too and wont start for a minute or two.
Must be buggy mate, take it back and get your money back. Mine still works fine, still looking to buy the 4ah battery
Casual DIY yeah not possible mate, bought it in England and now live in Poland mate.
Well that is a problem
The Hikoki have powerful battery 4 amp and the Parkside 2 2 amp battery's. If you want to make a fair comparison, use than also an 4 amp battery for the Parkside circular saw.
Yes still trying to get one 🤔
Here in the Netherlands it is readily available.
I have yesterday ordered 2x 20v 4 amp battery's for €19,98 apiece
Don't have Lidl near me that's the problem and over the last few months when I had a chance to be in Lidl they didn't have any🤔
I have ordered it by the Lidl webshop here in the Netherlands, is there no Lidl webshop in your country?
@@lexpee hmm never though of checking that actually 🤔
The Hitachi has a brushless motor and cuts 2-3 times faster and obviously much smoother than the Parkside. And if you cope it with a 5 or 6Ah battery - it will cut noticeably faster, tools like brushless grinders, saws, routers, planners, etc - benefit massively from stronger batteries.
This Hitachi is a 165mm saw, but has a cutting dept of 66mm - greater than a 185mm saw. It has also much better build and comfort of use than the Parkside (as s a pro tool) - and supposedly would last much longer. It is superior to the Parkside (and not only) - in every way apart from noise (due to the higher revs). It costs more..well - of course! What else? Is it worth it...well...if you make a few cuts per year..not necessarily. But if you want to have a nice tool when needed and can afford it - definitely. And if you use it professionally and already have some Hitachi batteries and a charger - the choice is a no brainer.
Do corded saws come with brushless motors as well?
@@Tome4kkkk Usually not, but it depends on the model, it will be clearly stated in the model description.
@@sizif717 On the other hand I imagine brushless motors give more advantages in battery power scenarios because of efficiency. With corded supply you don't care :)
@@Tome4kkkk Brushless is a superiour technology in every way. More power, more efficiency, less maintenence.
@@sizif717 Thank you. I don't have a lot of money but so far I am true to my "don't buy shit, ever!" mantra. It also helps that I need a fraction of the tools as I'm a handtool woodworker.
Bought a Parkside circular saw about 8 years ago. Can't buy replacement blades!
Why not? There is plenty of blades from mamy brands in that size.
For what I would use it for I’m definitely going for the cheaper option
sometimes its the best way
Try with parkside professional brushless (black)...
Didn't managed to get one yet lol
Super...big like !!!
Thank you 👍
Parkside three years warranty, you can buy three to one of the Hokey Cokey
Great video again mate! What would you say the uses are for a circular saw when you've got a table saw already? (Just trying to find reasons to get new tools here :) )
Well for me is when the sheet is too large to break it down on the table saw or some awkward shape.
I bought a Hitachi angle grinder and I mounted a sanding pad adapter on it, and guess what ? it over heated and died. so I bought a Crown angle grinder which was half the price of the Hitachi and guess what ? did the same job over with no issues
Yep sometimes the budget tools are actually very good, better that the branded expensive tools👍
That was very interesting, Could you tell me in which country these two cordless saws are made.
My guess that they are made in China like anything else...
I thought Parkside were a division of Bosch? maybe wrong??
70 quid for that Parkside saw incl two batteries and a charger must've been a real bargain. I've had a look on ebay and they're none for that money that include any battery or charger; £50 for a bare tool, plus lots of used ones being listed at ridiculous prices often more than what they are brand new, but ebay seems to be full of people trying it on, and people selling spare ones that don't work (good luck in selling those). The ones with the battery included are about £100. You could buy a DeWalt corded circular saw for that price.
Yes I bought it few years back. It just shows how the prices of everything are going up. I wish my earning was going up in that rate 🤔
They have 4ah batteries in right now btw
Parkside 20v?
Great vid Thomas.
Where did you buy your toggle clamps?
Thanks 😁 just in Amazon I thing they were about £10
parkside recommended by me remove grease and grease it with synthetic grease , gel
4ah battery on the parkside makes a huge difference and only 24.99 for the 4ah battery!
Could you link the blade that you pointed out?
Sure, here you go www.ffx.co.uk/tools/product/Freud-F03Fs03640-8025331201959-150-X-2.4-X-20-X-24T-General-Purpose-Saw-Blade
@@CasualDIY Thanks!!!
Test Hikoki vs parkside performance!!!!!!
Did you try to use a diferent blade with parkside? I'm interested if it would make a difference, as i suspect the blade isn't the best quality?
Yes, I think they are Silverline they came as 3 pack. Not the best tho
I got some good quality blades for my parkside reciprocating saw, It makes an immense difference, but don't use it for cutting 6" Heavy gauge pipe, After having it for a few years it finally snapped the shaft
Try using a 6ah battery or even better use a 36v multivolt battery and see this Hikoki come to life.
Yes I've heard good thinks about the 36v multivolt. Maybe one day I'll get that bad boy 🤣
Nice vid.. I especially enjoyed your accent! Kinda brummy mixed with Eastern European haha!
Thanks, and you nailed the accent 👍😁
@@CasualDIY got it cause I'm a brummy meself! I'm still waiting for the saw to come into lidl too..
Very interesting. Parkside pasing the test.
Yes not a bad saw at all
If you use bigger battery 4 ah for parkside then will provide more power .
Yes need to finally buy one👍
battery 4 ah vs 2 ah gives more worktime without stopping but also more power i don't believe
@@domenicogiannattasio9037 you don't have to.
I'm saying what I see from my experience.
@@mirek190 in my honest opinion i have no experience but if you have seen i 'ill try it
@@mirek190 many thanks for your experience
If you work the Parkside one any way hard, it will die young. More so even these days as the looks have improved but the quality has dropped. They used sell pretty good tools. No more.. The last few I bought (I like Lidl, I like shopping in Lidl) died amazingly fast. I've stopped buying Lidl power-tools. They're just not durable any more.
Hmm interesting, not bought any tools from Lidl for a while now so can't say from my own experience
Parkside with a 4 amp battery performs so much better than with 2amp
Yes I'm still trying to get one...
I would have thrown that parkside saw at a wall if i had to use it. I know its cheaper but the way it gets stuck and it is soooo slow to cut. AHHH and that guard... It would piss me off and i would just Park It On The Side as the name suggests and get the real tool the Hikoki.
Hehe Hikoki is much better for sure
The hikoki puts the Parkside to bed doesn't it, that's with a lower amp battery to (there's a 6a multivolt battery available for it) - the whole point of a power tool is to make your life easier it would piss me off the blade stopping or the guard getting in the way an just the fact it takes forever to cut.
The Hikoki gave a deeper cut on the log.
Yes that's true
Maybe because it had a larger diameter blade? Or am I just being a dumb blonde? 😀
@@Jetjai yes it does have larger blade
well nex time use 4ah battery for parkside please
Finally managed to buy one 👍
A 4Ah battery not only lasts longer, but provides more amps to the tool, actually double than a 2Ah battery at the same voltage. A typical 2Ah battery can provide about 20A of sustained amperage without too much voltage drop, that means 20A x 18V = 360W MAX Power delivered to the tool. A 4Ah battery will double that to 720W, close to a corded power tool! The test is irelevant without taking into consideration the battery capacity!
And I made a video on testing the 2Ah and 4Ah and the results were exactly as you stated 👍
Love my other parkside tools but the saw lacks power
True, allegedly the bigger battery gives it much more power but I'm still to test that
@@CasualDIY will be waiting to see.. good video
Tomasz.Srocza do kołocza porownałeś. Tak jakbyś fiata do AMG porównał .Niby jedno i drugie jeździ
No wlasnie jedno i drugie jeździ. Jaki sens porównywać te same jakościowo rzeczy? Tu chodzi o pokazanie że czasami czymś bardzo tanim też można coś zrobić. Może nie będą to super rezultaty ale dla niektórych to właśnie wystarczy. I nie zmarnuja masy kasy na narzędzie które będą używać raz na Boży czas.
Why did Hitatchi change the name?
I think it's just the tool section as they wanted to separate themselves to be know as tool division only. They also bought Metabo and in some countries the tools are called differently. I read about it but it was bit messy.
Hitachi Power Tool Devision was bought by a corporation called Koki Industries. Along with Hitachi power tools, Kiki inherited the german brand Metabo, which was bought by Hitachi previously. The new owners, Koki, ould not keep the Hitachi brand and for most of the markets they just changed it to Hikoki. For the US the same Hitachi tools are branded as Metabo HTP( what a mess :). Metabo themselves, even under the hat of Koki, have their different lines and products, not compatible to Hikoki and Metabo HPT.
Running a 2AH battery against Hikoki 3AH battery?. Put a 4AH battery into the Parkside and see how it goes.
Yes I just need to get one 😁
"Einhell brushless" and "Parkside brushless" are both offering 5 years of warranty, there is no need to be humble about quality
@British Naturalist Yes, actually, the easiest warranty procedure ever. Walked into Lidl with a broken tool, said it broke, showed them the bill and got a new one. No fuss, nobody even checked what was wrong with the old one. And I'm not the only one with that experience.
Please stop pronouncing it as a "Parksider". Just Parkside. Ha
Yes, I got one and occasionally use it with a 4 amphour battery. Much Better.
But I found getting the blades are a pain as not many places sell 150 mm blades off the shelf. So again you need to get them when Lidl have them in stock.
It does the job but for diyer's.
I found some Sliverline blades that mach the saw, not the best but cheap and always available. And then the Freud 150 mm blade seems a good option to.
@@CasualDIY Awesome. I may invest in a Freud blade as I really like the saw but think mine is starting to struggle as I've used her well.
I keep thinking you are saying “Park cider” 😄
Mmm I like cider 😂👍🤣
@@CasualDIY 😆
Need to redo it with a 4mah battery on park side. Massive difference
Yes that will happen one day
Sorry but a premium saw iin power tooks s Bosch,Marita or Dewald not Hitachi 😅😅😅😅😅
LOL. I think you only managed to spell ‘but’ correctly
@Crashawsome yeah but the funny thing is that you understood every single word
The Hikoki is superior to the hobby saw. Depth of cut, power, reliability, accuracy, trueness. It shouldn't be running on a 3ah battery yet it still absolutely anialted the hobby saw in every test. Although you were only testing power, throw a 6ah or even the multivolt battery into the hikoki next time.
Yes that's true, Shane those batteries are so expensive 🤔
hahaha...1:37 blank stare...."yep that's it" Ratchet!
you need to test both saws with 4.0 Ah batteries and you'd be surprised.
I think you are right, as soon as the 4.0 Ah battery will appear in my local Lidl I'll pick it up and do the test again👍😀
@@CasualDIY not sure where you live but plenty of stock in uk stores atm.
@@mkay1807 just managed to pick one up 😁 few videos coming up shortly 😅
Hikoki professional, Parkside hobbi
Swap the blades and try again...
Why do you pronounce it as if the name was a PARKSIDER ?
Not sure I just do🤣
I have that Parkside saw and it is the worst damn saw I've ever owned.
Probably they vary from model to model. Did you not take it back? Lidl got a very good return policy.
parkside need replacement cutting disc and 4a battery. original pakside cutting disc Shit
Test with same blade.....
Akcent nieźle podrabiasz, ale właśnie - podrabiasz. Śmiesznie to brzmi czasami, a marka lidlowska to Parkside a nie Parksider
Jak wiesz jestem Polakiem więc akcent zostanie, a i nie jest to moim jakimś życiowym celem żeby mieć jakiś super angielski akcent. Ja lubię sobie potocznie mówić Parksider🤣 w opisie jest poprawnie, chyba🤔
Are you British or not m8?
No mate, I'm Polish 👍
Parkside not parksider
Czym ty jesteś zaskoczony? Przecież ten parkside to totalne gówno. Wolę dopłacić kilka funtów i mieć super sprzęt
Hmm nie jest taki zły, z mocniejsza baterią jest całkeim ok. A dopłacić to b chyba trochę więcej niż kilka funtów zeby kupić "super sprzet"
Taki zły nie jest, ale się męczy przy grubszym materiale, no trochę przesadziłem z tymi kilkoma funtami, lepiej dopłacić drugie 80 i masz fajne hikoki a to że nie ma baterii i prowadnicy to Twój wybór...jest też zestaw w walizce, który posiada prowadnice i adapter do odkurzacza, wiadomo że będzie kosztować trochę więcej ale płacisz za jakość. Jak byś pracował zawodowo z taką piła z Lidla to byś dnia nie wytrzymał, jak już coś kupować to z najwyższej półki. Jest takie powiedzenie- kupisz coś taniego to płacisz dwa razu- pozdrawiam
Parkshite.....