Makita SH02R1 12V max CXT® Lithium-Ion Cordless 3-3/8" Circular Saw Kit (2.0Ah)

Impressed with this little guy. Cordless. Deceptively powerful. Cuts through 1x like butter. Not too heavy or cumbersome to operate one-handed at least in short spurts. Easy to adjust depth. The 1" cut depth might be a negative to some as some of the competition cuts deeper, but the overall quality makes up for this. Makita picked the perfect blade diameter (3 3/8") to keep the saw easy to manuever. Well designed ergonomic grips make it easy to maintain control. Kickbacks are pretty easy to control. The kit is a great value because you get the saw, blade, two batteries, charger and case. I like the battery check feature on the battery itself so you always know how much juice you have left. Battery life is excellent so far. Probably not something you will use every day, but I can see it coming in handy for getting into tight spaces or cutting small lumber or drywall. Highly recommend!

This is a great little saw for small jobs that you don't want to break out the big guns. Battery life is good, blade is sharp.

I used the 9.6v model from 1987 to 1996 five days a week cutting out grout doing tile repair. It always performed well on grout but strained it self on wood. My 9.6v Nicad batteries finally wore out and were too pricey to repurchase and I stopped doing tile repair so I wasn’t using it as much. Now years later this 12v model I just purchased performs very well on 3/4” wood. It seems to have the same rotation speed but extra strength to keep going through the wood. I only have used it very little so far but it seems like it will be better then it’s predecessor. I like it for plumbing repair. To access a pipe in the wall I’ve been using a key hole saw. A saw with a long pointed blade and large teeth. You have to be careful not to cut into pipes or electrical wires with a push and pull type of hand saw but with the 12v Mikita circular saw I set my depth to the drywall thickness and I’m able to cut anywhere without worrying about cutting through wires or the new type of plastic plumbing pipes. I tried it on a 2x4 for kicks. It cuts fine but you have to cut through both sides since it’s cutting depth is about an inch. The kit comes with two batteries, charger and a carbide tipped wood saw blade. When cutting through drywall you get a cleaner cut than with a hand saw and about the same amount of dust. This saw is going to make my work much easier and faster.

because my expectations were reasonable. The sound of the low RPM motor will throw you when you first hear it. But trust me, it more than makes up for it with it's power.However, this is NOT a replacement for a circular saw! The ONLY similarity to a circular saw is...the blade is round! This is a niche cutting tool, made for getting into tight places, awkward positions, or for precise cuts. It WILL cut 5/8-in OSB, 3/8 and 1/2-in plywood, and 3/4" stock,or tile, but not all day long. It is the perfect remodeling tool for those cuts you cannot get to with any other tool. I needed it to cut long strips of 1/2-in drywall from my walls and ceilings for a remodeling project. It was imperative that the hundreds of feet of cuts be perfectly straight, even when being cut overhead, leaving a clean seam for joining new drywall. This tool gave me excellent, clean cuts, that were effortless, even overhead. A bonus was that the slow (but powerful) RPMs did not throw dust everywhere! If it broke after getting that chore done, I would have gladly spent the money on it. I fully expected that the drywall dust would have done it in. But I use it to cut holes in the back of cabinets to accommodate plumbing while crawling inside them, and plunge-cut into sub-flooring to install floor outlets. I use it all the time for odd little cuts. Again, this is a "cutting tool" made to get into small spaces, awkward positions, and for precision cuts, when you can't get there with anything else. It will cut plywood, and cuts pine up to 1" thick--just not all day long. Used as intended, you will LOVE this compact and precise little "cutting tool". Now that it has saved me countless hours and from many headaches, I can't imagine doing a remodeling job without it!

Lights , enough power to do small jobs around the house, and another thing that is a nice case , so make everything after work got inside look tidy , protected and easy to carry...I would love it and have 2 batteries so I can use it with Makita multi cutter ...so everything is so convenient.

came on time, just what I needed, and the price was not to bad.

used it to do a cedar siding repair...cut through the 1" pieces with ease...ergonomic..

Pro : -Very compact -Batteries will last for multiple cuts Cons : -The minimum angle i get is not make a straight cut, it is at a slight negative angle, around 5 degrees off, so I have to do multiple cuts to adjust it right. If you have to change the cut angle frequently, it might be frustrating.

..enough to cut thru up to 2.5cm (1 inch) thick wood. Very much liking it.