Dewalt DCS575N-XE

Powerful, fast cutting and well built, can’t fault it – I bought this saw as part of a five piece kit in June 2020, when I finally decided on DeWalt as the tool brand I would buy into, after some research and asking various friends. In hindsight I think I made the right decision, and I wish I’d taken the plunge into the DeWalt cordless tools sooner! For a long time, I was using my housemate's corded Makita circular saw. It was a good saw, and I even bought the same saw after he moved out and took his saw with him. However I probably should have bought one of these instead, because having a cord on a circular saw is just a major inconvenience. Since I got this saw, I’ve hardly used my corded Makita.

I don’t use my circular saw for that much cutting since I now own a corded Makita sliding compound mitre saw, which I use for accurate right angle or other angled cuts. I find the circular saw particularly useful for ripping (since I don’t have a table saw). It comes with a rip fence, which makes ripping easy, though simply following a ruled line is also easy enough. I also use it for convenient cutting when I’m not near a power-point or can’t be bothered lugging the sliding compound mitre saw to location.

I’ve found this DeWalt saw to be an excellent saw. I’ve mostly used it with hardwood. It’s powerful and cuts very quickly. It’s well-balanced and comfortable to hold. It has an LED which is effective at lighting up your cutting area. The blade depth can be adjusted easily, and the blade angle can be changed to make bevel cuts (which I don’t do much but it’s good to have the option). The weight of the saw is fine, it fits my expectations. The runtime also seems pretty good; I used mine to cut firewood from a bunch of off-cuts from some hardwood milling and I could get a decent little pile out of each 6 Ah battery. I also like the electric brake, which stops the blade pretty quickly when you release the trigger, for a bit of added safety.

So, I’m very happy with this saw, and can’t think of anything to fault it.