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Questions tagged [circular-saw]

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Setting cut depth on a circular saw

When using a circular saw to cut through panels or dimensional lumber or whatever, the DIY folk on YouTube always set the cut depth to “a hair beyond what you’re cutting”. I’ve been blindly doing the same, but realized the other day I have no idea…
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Where is the blade/spindle lock on an old Skilsaw 5250 7 1/4" circular saw?

I have a Skilsaw 5250 7 1/4" circular saw i picked up used 20 years ago. No idea how old it is, but still works. I recently put a metal grinding blade on it to cut roofing tin. Worked great. But now I want to put the saw blade back on. Never saw a…
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Why does a cordless circular saw have the blade on the left?

At the moment considering the purchase of a circular saw for light work. I'm looking at a corded model and a cordless model. But the question I have is not about which one is better. My question today is why the corded one has the blade on the…
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How to restrain the arbor on a circular saw to change the blade

Been trying to change blades on my B&D circular saw But as I try to fasten it the whole thing turns,Seems like the arbor is loose,What could be the problem and can it be fixed?.....Thanks guys.
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Old Skilsaw model 77 blade won't tighten

I'm on a farm, and I'm a little person learning to do big work. I was having so much trouble controlling a direct drive circular saw due to the gyroscopic twist when starting it up, my "adopted brother" found me this wonderful worm drive Skilsaw. …
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how to fix blade wobble in circular saw

The blade on my Skilsaw model 5150 wobbles quite a bit. I can tell the wobble is coming from the shaft itself. (I can grab the shaft and wiggle it around quite a bit --- the result of the "looseness" in the shaft is about a 3/16" wobble on the rim…
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Ryobi circular saw motor runs, blade doesn’t

Ryobi CSB142LZ - Used a fair amount. Recently used it and made a lot of noise. It seemed like the spindle lock was partially engaged. Now, the spindle lock does nothing, ie, doesn’t prevent the blade from turning. The motor runs, but the blade…
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Circular saw blade won't tighten

I have a Milwalkee 7 1/4" circular saw. When I tighten the nut to secure the blade it continues to turn never completely stopping. Then when I run the saw it comes loose again every time. I've taken nut and washer out, cleaned and shop vac'ed it and…
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How to tighten a circular saw without a spindle / arbor lock?

I have an older Black & Decker Sawcat #987. It does not appear to have any way of locking the spindle that I can find. How are you supposed to tighten down the blade bolt if you can't hold the spindle from turning? It gets semi-tight and then the…
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circular saw efficiency

My 12 year old Black & Decker 7308 Type 7, 230 Volt A.C corded circular saw is struggling to rip 12 mm plywood; I have changed the blade and it still struggles to rip. Can you help me diagnose the problem? I tried to cut a 30 mm thick wood, but it…
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Why does my circular saw cut to the right of the notch?

I don't know if I'm having a brain fart and this saw has always done this, or my more recent cuts required being more accurate, but my Craftsman circular saw cuts about an 1/8" to the right of the notch cutout. Is this normal, I thought it was…
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What causes circular saw to wander when cutting?

My Makita circular saw wanders to the right, even when trying to follow a guide! Why?
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Circular saw blade clogs nonuniformly

I rip cut few pine boards today with my circular saw and noticed that only a third part of a blade is clogged up. Should I be worried about unbalanced blade or some arbor problems?
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DeWalt 20V cordless circular saw stops after 10 seconds

I have a brand new DeWalt 20V cordless circular saw. I need to make very long (14-feet) cuts on a lot of boards. The problem is that the saw stops cutting after about 10 seconds. At first I thought the batteries were dead and made two 10-second…
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Circular Saw Outer Washer Clamp Not Fitting with Metal Cutting Blade

I have a 7 inch Craftsman circular saw. I'm replacing the rip cut blade that came with it, with a new Norton Blufire metal cutting blade. The issue is the new blade is thicker so now the outer clamp washer won't fit over the housing and lock in…
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