About to be in the market for a new circular saw, just looking for the typical 7.25 blade saw. One thing that has constantly bothered me though is the depth adjustment. Every saw I’ve ever had used a flip lever on a nut in the back, and that’s always been the point of failure. They slip, break, seize or otherwise fail first before anything else on the saw. And it’s literally the only setting on a saw that i ever touch beyond changing blades.
So what brand has a reliable depth adjustment?
Yeah, but if I’m going to live without a table saw, I’m going to want to do some creative fixturing once in a while. Fortunately for what I have in mind, fingers will be kept clear. Bigger issue will be avoiding kick back and flying off cuts. I inserted some oak into a cement board wall the last time. I’ve upgraded to a concrete wall now, so much less of a problem.
Hope you’re not talking about using a circular saw upside down as if it were a table saw. I’d do some stupid stuff but that I wouldn’t. If you live in the US or CA you can get a used table saw under 100 if you watch… Even the worst saw on the market is better and safer than using a circular saw like that.
Oh I can easily afford a table saw, I just don’t have the space for one. Especially for a tool that I’ll only rarely use. I ended up going with a Makita framing saw. It’s maybe heavier than I needed, but it’s easy to mount into a jig if I need to. So far I haven’t needed any accurate rips I couldn’t do freehand anyway, but the option is there if it comes up.