Very welcome

Glad it helped

No worries!

It is very good for small jobs, I was a bit disappointed when cutting thicker board and along the grain of softwood.

You are welcome

You are welcome!

You are right, Cordless tools often lack power but can be very useful for certain jobs. Thank you for watching!

Thank you! Good luck with the woodworking!

Thanks, will do!

Interesting, It does seem to work better. Thanks for the input!

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....

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 am pretty sure they don't. good luck and thanks 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!

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Thanks Steve. Yes, mains is best for heavy duty work. Btw - the Parkside cordless drill is brilliant!

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

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.

Hi, I do now use the 4amp batteries, not sure about more power but definitely longer use time. Cheers!

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

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

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..

Blade size 150mm. Bore size 16mm. Hope this helps.

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 Thank you

😃 or perhaps 10 times?

@@thestonecraftingworkshop7490 That would take some skill, even if intentional! 8O

Needs one hand to hold the saw

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.

You might do the occasional cut if you go really slow but this is not a tool for kitchen fitters! best of luck.

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

It will give a longer work time!

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!!

True, the 4 ah gives longer use. Thanks for watching.

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.

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 !

I am not a huge fan of this saw though for thin board it has its uses. thanks for the interest.

This is true, I never realised! Thanks for pointing this out.

This was the blade supplied new with saw