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Loving everybody's unified respect for parkside tools.

Best thing about the Hikoki is that it goes in, out and you can shake it all about.

Great video ! Love your tool comparison videos, always so interesting!

Bought a Parkside last week in Lidl. 29.99 bare tool. I already have the 4ah battery for other tools. Only fault I have found is the guard snags sometimes apart from that excellent for a DIY er like me

Great video yet again for us garage DIYers loving how relevant this channel is to myself and loads of people I know. For me this video showed an £80 pound usable tool vs an unusable £160 lump of metal and plastic because out the box without the battery the Hikoki is just green paper weight.

A 4ah battery for the parkside saw makes a big difference as I found out on mine

Great review thanks for your honesty as always nice one 👍👍👍👍👍👍👊

I bought a Parkside circular saw, mains powered 210 mm blade more than six years ago, it is only used occasionally it performs very well, it was excellent value for money.

very interesting comparison Thx for share!

The parkside coped with the materials but the hikoki was the clear winner with the speed and efficiency of cutting but also the quality of the cut appeared better

Good review fella, cheers 👍

Every time he says "Parksider" I start singing the Bomfunk MCs' "Freestyler".

I just picked up this saw from Lidl for £30, brilliant! Chewed through pallets and decking like cheese. Love that electronic break

Super...big like !!!

I will be keeping my euye out for a parkside saw .. i love the parkside stuff ..ive got loads of lidl stuff ..its great for me a hobbyist ..and youtuber 😉😁

I needed, for occasional use and for convenience if nothing else a cordless circular saw, after watching this I bought the Parkside and a 4Ah battery, cost was a major consideration and this seemed to perform adequately on the video, I've got to admit I'm very impressed so far with it's performance, that said I've not used a 'high' end one so got nothing to compare it to, build quality is very good tbh and it's done everything I've thrown at it so far very well, is it of a Dewalt/Festoo/Makita/Hikoki quality, well no it isn't and never will be, but neither is the price, so impresed with it I bought the Parkside cordless jigsaw, again similar findings, very pleased with both of them

Just watched this video and I've been using my parkside saw for around 5 yrs and prefer it to my Makita much better saw and yes I agree the blade guard is infuriating but on the whole the saw has outperformed the Makita hands down I bought it just in a box with 1 battery, charger, blade all ready to go and its always the first saw I pick up its worked hard for me in 5 years almost every day doing something and yes it's still the original battery 👏😊

I've been using Parkside gear for at least the past 5 years. A good friend of mine is a pro painter and he was sufficiently impressed with my Parside drill that he got one himself. Uses it on a daily basis and had no problems. Just got the new High Power Parkside circular saw to work on the renovation of a flat we just bought. I suspect that all the (minor) issues with the smaller Parkside saw will be solved by this upgrade. The only Parkside tool that I haven't been especially impressed with was the belt sander, which was hugely noisy and died with heavy use. I wanted to replace it with another, but none were in stock online, so it's going to be an Einhell. But out of all the Parkside gear I've had, that's been the only fail. Here are the successes 18v Drill cabled reciprocating saw 18v igsaw cabled planer cabled staple gun 20v stapler 2x hot glue guns Very happy with all of them. I'm no pro, but I probably use most of these tools more than almost any normal amateur. As for the price; You can buy 4 of the parkside gear for the price of 1 of the Hikoki/Hitachi machines. And don't get me wrong, I've used Hitachi gear as a pro (finisher on a coach production line) and they really are lovely to use, but even as a rich serious amateur, I wouldn't even consider the Hitachi. And even as a pro, I can't see that the slight improvement in productivity would make any sense, especially if you go for the new high power circular saw and 4A battery.

Good review.

Wprawdzie szukam przewodowej tarczówki, ale film mi się spodobał i obejrzałem całość. Poza tym człowiek się też dokształci z języka. Łapka w górę.

I was looking at a cordless circular saw until I got on to evil bay and I found a 240v Makita hs7601j1 with case for 50 quid pick up only like new so decided to get the Makita fantastic saw

Great tool review Thomasz. I'm actually a fan of the parkside tool range. The tools are good enough for most jobs. and for peoply like myself with a smaller budget it is good affordable. ofcourse A-brand tools probably lasts longer and and better aftersales services. but still. I recently bought a parkside 20v wrench and last week i bought a parkside drill press. will be soon on my channel. Thanks for sharing mate.

Thank you for that ,I have been going mad trying decide ,Parkside or a brand name ,woodwork is my living, also the Parksides are available on eBay for £ 99.99

This saw is quiet and light to use but has a flaw that should be designed out. Don't get me wrong - it cuts very well - it's just that on my saw, the blade does NOT cut parallel to the sole plate. This is because the cutting depth adjustment bracket has too great an offset from the pivot at the back of the sole plate. A crude fix involves bending this bracket slightly using pipe pliers to pull the slotted part of the depth guide closer to the RHS edge of the sole plate until the blade to sole plate distance matches at the front and rear of the sole plate.

The Hikoki have powerful battery 4 amp and the Parkside 2 2 amp battery's. If you want to make a fair comparison, use than also an 4 amp battery for the Parkside circular saw.

Another nice video! I think that the Hikoki would benefit in power pretty much by a 6Ah battery.

For what I would use it for I’m definitely going for the cheaper option

I like ur accent and style 👏👏

I was always told that in cutting thinner materials the blade of a circular saw should only just show under the material not fully out.

It was the cutting of the 12mm ply with the blade all the way down for me

Try the 36v Hikoki saw if you can. It 's a beast.

Man, i got nearly everything from Parkside when i started my fixer up house, Sliding Mitre Saw, table saw, large router, nailer gun, belt sander, circular saw, hammer drill, combination drill and a cordless drill. Over the course of 5 years i had ALL except the router fail on me more than once. I had the hammer drill replaced 4 times within warrantee. By now i have scrapped or sold all Parkside tools except the router. The tools are okay when new but they fail fast after intense use and they loosen up and degrade very fast. I have replaced them with Hikoki and Metabo tools, which have taken more beating but keep better accuracy and durability, actually the Hikoki and Metabo all still function as if they were brand new.

Great vid Thomas. Where did you buy your toggle clamps?

Great video again mate! What would you say the uses are for a circular saw when you've got a table saw already? (Just trying to find reasons to get new tools here :) )

It's not a really fair comparison is it. I have a parkside impact driver and it outperforms some bosch drivers. So it's not all that bad. Batteries are way cheaper, so you can easily buy 2 x 4Ah for the price of a 2.5 Ah of a more known brand. It all depends what you use it for. I have makita tools for the hard work, bosch tools for the less hard work and some select parkside tools for things I rarely need but come in handy to have. Almost forgot the metabo sander I have, it's also doing a very good job, well built !

Do you know which universal track saw guide could work with the parkside mini circular saw from lidl

Need to redo it with a 4mah battery on park side. Massive difference

The park side is more of a hobby saw or weekend woodworker doing light projects

Hi Tomasz, where can you get those awkward saw blades for little parkside? They are 150x16 and I could not find any to be bought. Would 165x16 fit?

Would you test the Parkside 12V saw (PHKSA 12 a2)?

Try with parkside professional brushless (black)...

I just dont get why people compare tools made for budget hobby user with tools made for professionals. Its like comparing fiat punto with a bmw m version...it makes no sense

Were the blades the same age with same amout of use?

Try using a 6ah battery or even better use a 36v multivolt battery and see this Hikoki come to life.

From what I see the Parkside doesn't cut straight. Is it you or the tool?

What s the Parkside like with the 4 amp 20 volt battery!;!!!??????

Parkside is most of the time worth the money. I own few tools from them and 9 out of 10 I am happy with it. Saw costed me 29.99 exactly. And as I can see. Parkside blade cover is not opening very well. That's the biggest minus for me

parkside recommended by me remove grease and grease it with synthetic grease , gel

That was very interesting, Could you tell me in which country these two cordless saws are made.

They have 4ah batteries in right now btw

Nice vid.. I especially enjoyed your accent! Kinda brummy mixed with Eastern European haha!

Test Hikoki vs parkside performance!!!!!!

Or, put the park a 4 amp or 8 amp battery!! With a proper blade, will keep up easily!!

I agree about the lack of a dust port in the package from hikoki - not good. What's worse is that they don't seem to be available anywhere to buy, at least I couldn't find one anyway. Have you got Nick's contact details? Have a word and get him to send you one, that's what I did 👍

Hi, Thanks for a good review, Are both machines 18V? I know Hikoki sales two identical saws where one is 18 and the other 36V. I just want to be sure ;) BR Hans

I don't mind paying more for better gear, but what I do object to is when manufacturers leave things out which are really needed to use the unit. Not providing an edge guide is bad enough, but designing that stupid dust extraction port and not providing an adaptor is unforgivable.

Parkside with a 4 amp battery performs so much better than with 2amp

Could you link the blade that you pointed out?

Did you try to use a diferent blade with parkside? I'm interested if it would make a difference, as i suspect the blade isn't the best quality?

Since Hikoki has a larger blade diameter the angular speed it produces is greater than on Lidl. It is a huge difference so that is one of the reasons it cuts faster. Comparing them with the same diameter blades would be a proper competition.

Parkside 20v?

I bought a Hitachi angle grinder and I mounted a sanding pad adapter on it, and guess what ? it over heated and died. so I bought a Crown angle grinder which was half the price of the Hitachi and guess what ? did the same job over with no issues

Parkside three years warranty, you can buy three to one of the Hokey Cokey

My issue with the Parkside is a 2Ah battery. Not really sufficient for any Circular Saw, despite the higher RPM of the blade.

The Hikoki gave a deeper cut on the log.

70 quid for that Parkside saw incl two batteries and a charger must've been a real bargain. I've had a look on ebay and they're none for that money that include any battery or charger; £50 for a bare tool, plus lots of used ones being listed at ridiculous prices often more than what they are brand new, but ebay seems to be full of people trying it on, and people selling spare ones that don't work (good luck in selling those). The ones with the battery included are about £100. You could buy a DeWalt corded circular saw for that price.

I would have thrown that parkside saw at a wall if i had to use it. I know its cheaper but the way it gets stuck and it is soooo slow to cut. AHHH and that guard... It would piss me off and i would just Park It On The Side as the name suggests and get the real tool the Hikoki.

4ah battery on the parkside makes a huge difference and only 24.99 for the 4ah battery!

Bought a Parkside circular saw about 8 years ago. Can't buy replacement blades!

Tomek, i bought one (parkside) and its crap, wont go through anything over 10 mill on a good day, it stops too and wont start for a minute or two.

well nex time use 4ah battery for parkside please

I keep thinking you are saying “Park cider” 😄

If you use bigger battery 4 ah for parkside then will provide more power .

hahaha...1:37 blank stare...."yep that's it" Ratchet!

Love my other parkside tools but the saw lacks power

"Einhell brushless" and "Parkside brushless" are both offering 5 years of warranty, there is no need to be humble about quality

The Hitachi has a brushless motor and cuts 2-3 times faster and obviously much smoother than the Parkside. And if you cope it with a 5 or 6Ah battery - it will cut noticeably faster, tools like brushless grinders, saws, routers, planners, etc - benefit massively from stronger batteries. This Hitachi is a 165mm saw, but has a cutting dept of 66mm - greater than a 185mm saw. It has also much better build and comfort of use than the Parkside (as s a pro tool) - and supposedly would last much longer. It is superior to the Parkside (and not only) - in every way apart from noise (due to the higher revs). It costs more..well - of course! What else? Is it worth it...well...if you make a few cuts per year..not necessarily. But if you want to have a nice tool when needed and can afford it - definitely. And if you use it professionally and already have some Hitachi batteries and a charger - the choice is a no brainer.

Why did Hitatchi change the name?

Hikoki professional, Parkside hobbi

Running a 2AH battery against Hikoki 3AH battery?. Put a 4AH battery into the Parkside and see how it goes.

Tomasz.Srocza do kołocza porownałeś. Tak jakbyś fiata do AMG porównał .Niby jedno i drugie jeździ

A 4Ah battery not only lasts longer, but provides more amps to the tool, actually double than a 2Ah battery at the same voltage. A typical 2Ah battery can provide about 20A of sustained amperage without too much voltage drop, that means 20A x 18V = 360W MAX Power delivered to the tool. A 4Ah battery will double that to 720W, close to a corded power tool! The test is irelevant without taking into consideration the battery capacity!

you need to test both saws with 4.0 Ah batteries and you'd be surprised.

If you work the Parkside one any way hard, it will die young. More so even these days as the looks have improved but the quality has dropped. They used sell pretty good tools. No more.. The last few I bought (I like Lidl, I like shopping in Lidl) died amazingly fast. I've stopped buying Lidl power-tools. They're just not durable any more.

parkside need replacement cutting disc and 4a battery. original pakside cutting disc Shit

Swap the blades and try again...

Please stop pronouncing it as a "Parksider". Just Parkside. Ha Yes, I got one and occasionally use it with a 4 amphour battery. Much Better. But I found getting the blades are a pain as not many places sell 150 mm blades off the shelf. So again you need to get them when Lidl have them in stock. It does the job but for diyer's.

I have that Parkside saw and it is the worst damn saw I've ever owned.

Very interesting. Parkside pasing the test.

Sorry but a premium saw iin power tooks s Bosch,Marita or Dewald not Hitachi 😅😅😅😅😅

Parkside not parksider

Why do you pronounce it as if the name was a PARKSIDER ?

Are you British or not m8?

Test with same blade.....

Akcent nieźle podrabiasz, ale właśnie - podrabiasz. Śmiesznie to brzmi czasami, a marka lidlowska to Parkside a nie Parksider

Parksider lol

The Hikoki is superior to the hobby saw. Depth of cut, power, reliability, accuracy, trueness. It shouldn't be running on a 3ah battery yet it still absolutely anialted the hobby saw in every test. Although you were only testing power, throw a 6ah or even the multivolt battery into the hikoki next time.

Parkshite.....

Czym ty jesteś zaskoczony? Przecież ten parkside to totalne gówno. Wolę dopłacić kilka funtów i mieć super sprzęt