I've been getting fed up with trying to cut straight cuts in wood for some time now, so decided I needed a better tool for the job. And now I'm cladding the interior of my new shed with OSB board I definitely need more than a jigsaw, handsaw or even a scorpion saw. I'm also planning on boarding in more of the loft soon so it would be needed for that job too.
So I got myself a circular saw.
I did some research first and got this one:
Evolution Fury 1.
http://www.evolutionpowertools.com/us/project/fury.html
This saw has a special multi purpose blade that can cut through anything! If you are cutting wood and it has some nails in it the saw will just carry on cutting through the lot. With a normal circular saw this could cause dangerous kickback. It can cut wood, metal and plastic.
You can also buy a special diamond blade for cutting paving slabs and bricks. That might come in handy soon when I will be laying a new path in the back garden up to the shed.
It doesn't have a laser guide, but really I wouldn't rely on that anyway (a bit of a gimmick) as measuring correctly is the only way to get correct cuts first time. It does have all the other features wanted on a circular saw though. Depth adjustment so you don't have more blade exposed than you need, and angle adjustment up to 45 degrees for bevel and mitre cuts.
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Yes. It is a great bit of kit. Needed it for our new shed as I insulated the inside and needed to cut OSB board to clad the whole inside of the shed. It did a great job, cutting through the board like butter. I've also used it for cutting some metal and plastic pipe and it went through that without any issues.
I especially love the abilitiy to set the exact depth of cut to you don't need excess blade sticking out under the wood as you are cutting, and the angle cutting has come in handy too.
Highly recommend it for the price. I don't know why I never bought one before now. So much easier than a hand saw.
Plus getting this over any other make is worth it too for the multi purpose blade that can cut through wood, metal and plastic.
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