When set to zero and using the laser guide my cuts are about 3mm to the right of the line I want to cut. There is a laser adjusting screw but it will only move the laser to the left.
Cordless tools don't lack power. Use right cordless tool with right battery. They are each rated differently for different jobs. Stronger ones use stronger batteries, two of them.
You need to get 20V 4mA battery - you have the smaller battery - they were on sale 2 weeks ago and is lucky, your local store may still have some on sale
Hi Mike, since making this video I have gotten a 4ah battery and it certainly improves the performance of this tool.Thank you for raising this and for watching,
Hi Ian, sorry, I have no experience of any other cordless saw so I would not try to recommend one. Try looking at the feedback on screwfix tools, I generally find they are more trustworthy than Amazon feedback. I think you will find any circular saw will cut mitres. Remember that if you are cutting mitres you are effectively cutting thru thicker timber so you might want to consider a mains power saw? Best of luck!
Good honest review mate, wish i had seen this before i bought one, piece of s##t if you ask me, stops every time on anything over 5 mill mine does, was considering new blade but i reconed the tool was just not powerfull enough and you have proved that. Cheers.
I just bought one - mine's cutting 15 mil boards no problem, I haven't tried it on anything thicker yet. I also cut up a bunch of 11mil OSB boards and was surprised that the battery level barely changed. I bought some Bosch blades, just for a finer cut. Pretty happy with it so far. Great for the money....
I wonder whether the larger capacity battery might make a difference in power - fat chance, I guess. 19mm is quite a severe limiting factor. It'd be interesting to see if it would manage 23mm plywood or timber - I'd guess MDF would be harder? I'd expect MDF to have approximately 5-10% more glue/binder in it than plywood which might be an issue with this. Then again, a 5% difference should not be much of a factor.
Hi Stelios, I doubt the bigger battery would make much difference, I don't think a bigger battery gives more power, just full power for longer. I think we have to accept that this tool is best for thin board or smaller (shorter cuts) jobs on thicker timber. I do find a lot of uses for mine, mostly a matter of convenience. Thanks for watching.
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 My thinking was that a battery that lasts, say, 2x, should be able to give 2x the current for the same voltage at its endpoints. Hence, 2x the current for the same voltage makes for 2x the power. Reality is never the same as theory, however, in particular, even if the battery could provide 2x current, the motor might not demand it.
Bigger battery will give you more power for sure.. A 2.0amp battery only has 5 single cell batteries joined in series so effectively whatever current 1 single battery can handle is your lot.. You need the 5 to make up a total of 21v fully charged... However if you double up the capacity to a 4.amp theres twice as much cells obviously, So if the tool is looking for more power then its much easier for 10 cells to deliver that ask.. You are overloading those single cells in a 2,0 amp using a circular saw or sds drill ect that demands high current draw.. The only way you would get decent power out of a 2.0amp battery is for the top end batteries that have very expensive battery cells that are probably twice as powerfull as a cheaper lidil sourced battery cell.. Even on my makita circular saw I would never use a 2,0amp.... And also buy a decent aftermarket blade and Im pretty sure with a 4amp battery you would cut through thicker board..
@@petrokemikal Come to think of it, the only difference between the 5 cell and the 10 cell battery, power delivery wise, is the halving of the internal resistance of the battery as seen by the motor. In that sense, the current delivered by the 10 cell should be higher than that by the 5 cell but not twice as high (because the motor and the rest of the circuitry have their own series resistance). So therefore I agree with the response given by @The Stone Crafting Workshop above.
@@Stelios.Posantzis Yes you wont get twice as much power more like half as much in real world , but that's quite a lot !! Needed for the big motors like circular saws, grinders ect..
Where these sold as bare tools without the battery and charger? It'd be perfect as I already have a charger and 2 batteries for other tools in the range.
I bought mine today from Lidl and they are sold as bare units without battery. Cutting parallel along the grain to make thinner timber is not possible as the machine stops and beginning to smoke. Only good for small cut and thinner materials
Sorry David ,I am really not an expert in timber cutting blades. I am still using the general purpose blade it came with and it is fine for the work I do with it. I'm guessing it will depend on what type of work you are doing.
01:52 "which prevents you [(from)] cutting your fingers off too often" - I reckon you can only do that a maximum of 5 times (assuming you're one of the vast majority that have 5 fingers to start with) lol !!
I normally use ryobi but I've recently got this saw the jigsaw and drill all I need now is impact driver and recip saw. Its pot luck finding them tho. I think I'll take the circular saw back tho it is poor
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 I think your right I thought it would have more power being 20v the 4ah battery does help but overall it just doesn't compare to a corded. My ryobi stuff has been beat and still going well just the batterys that let them down. But the Parkside prices are good the tools seem well made but the drill I have has a slight wobble from the chuck you notice it severely when using screws but it's a metal chuck
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 once I get the 20v recip saw angle grinder and impact driver and sds I'll sell my ryobi stuff. I don't use them daily so I don't need ryobi quality but the one battery any tool is what got me same with Parkside
With 2ah battery supplied with tool 2.6kg. With a 4ah battery 2.9kg. I did not know until recently that the 4ah battery is sometimes on sale in store as an additional extra. I have just bought one and will do a comparison test as soon as I can.
Hi, I am not an expert on rechargeable batteries but I think a 4ah battery would increase the endurance but not the power of the saw, and would take longer to charge. Am I right in thinking this?
I use Bosch professional kit, when using the circular saw there’s a big difference in power with the 4 or even 3ah battery. Anything lower feels sluggish, no idea why but other guys I know say the same wether it’s Makita or dewalt. Great review and it’s amazing how they build these tools to such a good standard and make money.
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 A 4ah battery can deliver twice as many amps as a 2ah - plus you get the longer endurance as well. Always use the largest battery you can get, but I agree battery tools seldom have the power of mains tools.
A 4Ah battery would have a lower voltage drop when used. It's nominal voltage is 18V. When the battery is fully charged it has 20V. After you use it a little bit the voltage will decrease. The bigger the battery the better because the voltage drop takes place after a longer period.
@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 I've seen other videos comparing the two, and with that, I think it may be something you should look into 😊 great content, by the way !
The blade I used was the general purpose blade supplied with the tool. If you were to try a coarser rough cut blade I'm sure it would affect the speed of cut and the battery life. Thanks for bringing this up!
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Thanks for your reply. I'm currently awaiting the delivery on this particular saw and already looking for an alternate blade. Any recommendations? Thank you in advance!!
If you would rather a hand saw over the product... well my friend that means its scrap. If you really need a battery saw go for a dewalt or millwaukee, money well spent.
Hi, This tool really is best for thin board or small tasks as you have found. You should have no trouble returning it. Good luck with finding a suitable replacement.
Thank you, very well, I understand my new circular saw so much better now and why I had trouble.
Glad it helped
Fantastic review, no bullshit, on the money. Thank you
You are welcome
Keep up the good work Steve 👍
Thanks, will do!
Superb Video Sir! Im saving for a mains power one
Good decision cheers!
Thank you I'm a female and I have taken up woodworking I saw this in my lids and I googled and RUclips to you thanks
Thank you! Good luck with the woodworking!
Thanks for the review.
No worries!
Thank you for your swift reply Steve, Many thanks Tony,
Very welcome
Have you tried to lift up the blade to the board level?
Will be easier to cut I believe....
When set to zero and using the laser guide my cuts are about 3mm to the right of the line I want to cut.
There is a laser adjusting screw but it will only move the laser to the left.
My cordless saw hasn't got a laser guide so I can't help. Sorry.
You've confimed my own experience with battery powered tools. I find myself using mains powered tools most of the time.
You are right, Cordless tools often lack power but can be very useful for certain jobs. Thank you for watching!
Cordless tools don't lack power. Use right cordless tool with right battery.
They are each rated differently for different jobs.
Stronger ones use stronger batteries, two of them.
Steve have you tried a 4amp battery, they have a lot more power than to 2 amp battery,!!!????????
Hi, I do now use the 4amp batteries, not sure about more power but definitely longer use time. Cheers!
You need to get 20V 4mA battery - you have the smaller battery - they were on sale 2 weeks ago and is lucky, your local store may still have some on sale
Hi Mike, since making this video I have gotten a 4ah battery and it certainly improves the performance of this tool.Thank you for raising this and for watching,
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 I buy a 8A battery ,and works well....
Mine died after not much use, guess I cooked it, cordless is very handy at times on site-24v saws out now - I wonder?😊
This really is not a contractors tool, If you are a pro you really need to pay a lot more for a cordless saw. Best of luck
I use the 4 amp battery and it cuts 22mm fine
Interesting, It does seem to work better. Thanks for the input!
Hi Steve, What alternative cordless saw would you recommend for this type of work that can also do mitring please ?
Hi Ian, sorry, I have no experience of any other cordless saw so I would not try to recommend one. Try looking at the feedback on screwfix tools, I generally find they are more trustworthy than Amazon feedback. I think you will find any circular saw will cut mitres. Remember that if you are cutting mitres you are effectively cutting thru thicker timber so you might want to consider a mains power saw? Best of luck!
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Thanks Steve. Yes, mains is best for heavy duty work. Btw - the Parkside cordless drill is brilliant!
Thank you Steve
You are welcome!
Good honest review mate, wish i had seen this before i bought one, piece of s##t if you ask me, stops every time on anything over 5 mill mine does, was considering new blade but i reconed the tool was just not powerfull enough and you have proved that. Cheers.
It is ok for cutting thinner timber!
I just bought one - mine's cutting 15 mil boards no problem, I haven't tried it on anything thicker yet. I also cut up a bunch of 11mil OSB boards and was surprised that the battery level barely changed. I bought some Bosch blades, just for a finer cut. Pretty happy with it so far. Great for the money....
I wonder whether the larger capacity battery might make a difference in power - fat chance, I guess. 19mm is quite a severe limiting factor. It'd be interesting to see if it would manage 23mm plywood or timber - I'd guess MDF would be harder? I'd expect MDF to have approximately 5-10% more glue/binder in it than plywood which might be an issue with this. Then again, a 5% difference should not be much of a factor.
Hi Stelios, I doubt the bigger battery would make much difference, I don't think a bigger battery gives more power, just full power for longer. I think we have to accept that this tool is best for thin board or smaller (shorter cuts) jobs on thicker timber. I do find a lot of uses for mine, mostly a matter of convenience. Thanks for watching.
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 My thinking was that a battery that lasts, say, 2x, should be able to give 2x the current for the same voltage at its endpoints. Hence, 2x the current for the same voltage makes for 2x the power. Reality is never the same as theory, however, in particular, even if the battery could provide 2x current, the motor might not demand it.
Bigger battery will give you more power for sure.. A 2.0amp battery only has 5 single cell batteries joined in series so effectively whatever current 1 single battery can handle is your lot.. You need the 5 to make up a total of 21v fully charged... However if you double up the capacity to a 4.amp theres twice as much cells obviously, So if the tool is looking for more power then its much easier for 10 cells to deliver that ask.. You are overloading those single cells in a 2,0 amp using a circular saw or sds drill ect that demands high current draw..
The only way you would get decent power out of a 2.0amp battery is for the top end batteries that have very expensive battery cells that are probably twice as powerfull as a cheaper lidil sourced battery cell.. Even on my makita circular saw I would never use a 2,0amp.... And also buy a decent aftermarket blade and Im pretty sure with a 4amp battery you would cut through thicker board..
@@petrokemikal Come to think of it, the only difference between the 5 cell and the 10 cell battery, power delivery wise, is the halving of the internal resistance of the battery as seen by the motor. In that sense, the current delivered by the 10 cell should be higher than that by the 5 cell but not twice as high (because the motor and the rest of the circuitry have their own series resistance). So therefore I agree with the response given by @The Stone Crafting Workshop above.
@@Stelios.Posantzis Yes you wont get twice as much power more like half as much in real world , but that's quite a lot !! Needed for the big motors like circular saws, grinders ect..
Hi Steve Hope all going well with you,?? Just a question, Do you no if Parkside cordless batteries fit Ferrex cordless power tools, Many thanks Tony,
I am pretty sure they don't. good luck and thanks for watching.
Where these sold as bare tools without the battery and charger? It'd be perfect as I already have a charger and 2 batteries for other tools in the range.
As far as I know you cannot buy these without battery.
I bought mine today from Lidl and they are sold as bare units without battery. Cutting parallel along the grain to make thinner timber is not possible as the machine stops and beginning to smoke. Only good for small cut and thinner materials
What blade should I get for my one? 190mm, 30mm, 15’ tooth? Thanks
Sorry David ,I am really not an expert in timber cutting blades. I am still using the general purpose blade it came with and it is fine for the work I do with it. I'm guessing it will depend on what type of work you are doing.
01:52 "which prevents you [(from)] cutting your fingers off too often" - I reckon you can only do that a maximum of 5 times (assuming you're one of the vast majority that have 5 fingers to start with) lol !!
😃 or perhaps 10 times?
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 That would take some skill, even if intentional! 8O
Needs one hand to hold the saw
I normally use ryobi but I've recently got this saw the jigsaw and drill all I need now is impact driver and recip saw. Its pot luck finding them tho. I think I'll take the circular saw back tho it is poor
I just don't think that a cordless saw has enough power for this particular task. Though it is good on lighter work.
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 I think your right I thought it would have more power being 20v the 4ah battery does help but overall it just doesn't compare to a corded. My ryobi stuff has been beat and still going well just the batterys that let them down. But the Parkside prices are good the tools seem well made but the drill I have has a slight wobble from the chuck you notice it severely when using screws but it's a metal chuck
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 once I get the 20v recip saw angle grinder and impact driver and sds I'll sell my ryobi stuff. I don't use them daily so I don't need ryobi quality but the one battery any tool is what got me same with Parkside
kitchen worktop is a no no then ?
You might do the occasional cut if you go really slow but this is not a tool for kitchen fitters! best of luck.
What's the blade size ??
And blade bore hole size .
Blade size 150mm. Bore size 16mm. Hope this helps.
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Thank you
Is it heavy ?
With 2ah battery supplied with tool 2.6kg. With a 4ah battery 2.9kg. I did not know until recently that the 4ah battery is sometimes on sale in store as an additional extra. I have just bought one and will do a comparison test as soon as I can.
Use a 4 or 8 amp battery dunno y you would even try to use a 2 amp for cutting large wood
It will give a longer work time!
A 4ah battery would be better to use on this
Hi, I am not an expert on rechargeable batteries but I think a 4ah battery would increase the endurance but not the power of the saw, and would take longer to charge. Am I right in thinking this?
I use Bosch professional kit, when using the circular saw there’s a big difference in power with the 4 or even 3ah battery. Anything lower feels sluggish, no idea why but other guys I know say the same wether it’s Makita or dewalt. Great review and it’s amazing how they build these tools to such a good standard and make money.
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 A 4ah battery can deliver twice as many amps as a 2ah - plus you get the longer endurance as well. Always use the largest battery you can get, but I agree battery tools seldom have the power of mains tools.
A 4Ah battery would have a lower voltage drop when used. It's nominal voltage is 18V. When the battery is fully charged it has 20V. After you use it a little bit the voltage will decrease. The bigger the battery the better because the voltage drop takes place after a longer period.
@@CountPorcula That means that both batteries will have the same output power. One will last longer, though. Kotik mentioned something else
I'm sure the 4Ah battery pack would have made a difference
I think the 4ah battery will give a longer cutting time but I am really not convinced it gives more power. Cheers
@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 I've seen other videos comparing the two, and with that, I think it may be something you should look into 😊 great content, by the way !
Yo should use a bigger battery - then you get more power.
True, the 4 ah gives longer use. Thanks for watching.
Surely, the blade and therefore the amount of teeth has a lot to do with things, too.
The blade I used was the general purpose blade supplied with the tool. If you were to try a coarser rough cut blade I'm sure it would affect the speed of cut and the battery life. Thanks for bringing this up!
@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Thanks for your reply.
I'm currently awaiting the delivery on this particular saw and already looking for an alternate blade.
Any recommendations?
Thank you in advance!!
If you would rather a hand saw over the product... well my friend that means its scrap. If you really need a battery saw go for a dewalt or millwaukee, money well spent.
I am not a huge fan of this saw though for thin board it has its uses. thanks for the interest.
rip cut, cross cut = 2 different blades
Go one of these today. Going for a refund tomorow. Thing is terrible for overheating and shutting off.
Hi, This tool really is best for thin board or small tasks as you have found. You should have no trouble returning it. Good luck with finding a suitable replacement.
Blade cover is not Alu. its plastic
This is true, I never realised! Thanks for pointing this out.
Obviously a terrible blade. Change that and remake review.
This was the blade supplied new with saw