If I had to put together a list of tools that readers and users had been asking Milwaukee to come out with for their M12 Li-ion compact tool platform, a circular saw would be at the very top. Actually, an M12 circular saw would be number one with a very huge margin.
Well, you’ve asked for it, and Milwaukee made it happen. They have officially announced their new M12 Fuel 5-3/8″ circular saw.
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Milwaukee softly previewed the new M12 saw a couple of months ago, and we mentioned it as part of our 2014-2015 new Milwaukee tool preview. But now that the saw is nearly ready to launch, full features and specifications have been released.
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Features & Claims
Milwaukee is not shy about their claims for this saw. It’s a Fuel model, and so it’s built with a brushless motor for high performance and runtime. In fact, Milwaukee says that it rivals 18V tools on the market today.
The M12 Fuel circular saw has a cutting capacity of 1-5/8″, which means it can cut 2x dimensional lumber. Milwaukee says it can complete 170 cuts in 2×4 boards per battery charge, presumably with an XC 4.0Ah pack.
It is built with an all-aluminum shoe and aluminum blade guards. There is also a built-in battery fuel gauge.
Press materials say that:
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The new circular saw was engineered to deliver powerful cutting capacity and is capable of cutting most frequently used jobsite materials, from sheet goods to 2x dimensional lumber.
In the past it has been hinted that a 12V circular saw would be somewhat underpowered, which is why many brands haven’t even dreamt of releasing one. Makita and Bosch (internationally) both offer small 12V 3-3/8″ trim saws, but none are capable of working through thicker construction materials.
Milwaukee also says that:
The M12 FUEL 5-3/8″ Circular Saw provides performance and run time that is comparable to a much larger tool, at a fraction of the size and weight.
These claims are along the same lines of what they’ve said about some of their other high performance M12 tools. Tools such as Milwaukee’s M12 rotary hammer, and their M12 band saw do offer great performance in a smaller form factor, and can often handle a majority of the tasks one might use an 18V tool for.
Specifications
- 5-3/8″ blade size (10mm arbor)
- 3,600 RPM
- 12-3/8″ length
- 5.35 lbs weight (with XC battery)
- 1-5/8″ cutting capacity
- 50° bevel capacity
Availability
The new M12 Fuel circular saw will be available as part of a 1-battery kit (2530-21XC), and also as a bare tool (2530-20).
Pricing: $229 for the kit, $149 for the bare tool
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First Thoughts
Milwaukee’s moves aren’t at all surprising. In their M18 lineup, recent tools such as their M18 Fuel brushless circular saw, which features a full 7-1/4″ blade size, are described as delivering corded-like performance. The same has been said about their recent M18 Fuel band saw.
Milwaukee’s M12 tools are positioned as compact cordless tools for lighter or specialty applications, and their M12 Fuel brushless tools are higher performing tools that can tackle some if not many of the tasks non-brushless M18 and 18V tools are typically used for.
Although the M12 circular saw, with its 5-3/8″ blade size, doesn’t quite reach the capacity of 6-1/2″ 18V saws, it offers enough capacity to cut through dimensional lumber, which is a big thing.
It would definitely be understanding if some users abandoned their 18V circular saws in favor of this M12 model, at least for many applications that involve sheet goods or dimensional lumber.
Milwaukee says that their new saw can cut through 170 pieces of 2×4, which suggests a cut capacity of 49.6 feet (170 x 3.5″ x 1’/12″) per battery charge, which seems like pretty good runtime.
There are plenty of 5-3/8″ circular saw blades available, such as from Amazon, but you don’t have quite the same selection as with 6-1/2″ blades, and nowhere near the selection as with 7-1/4″ blades.
The pricing is a little steep – $149 for the bare saw, $229 for the 1-battery kit, but this isn’t unexpected for such a premium M12 Fuel brushless tool. I would like to see a non-brushless tool at a lower price point, but there are reasons why Milwaukee hasn’t come out with one before now.
I think that this saw will become quite popular, and if so it will be easy to see why. The ability to efficiently cut through dimensional lumber and sheet goods with a smaller and lighter tool – who wouldn’t want that?
Jim Felt
These tricky Chinese are beating the stuffing out of my German Bosch peeps. And I like the old Milwaukee colors better too.
What’s with that?
Criminy.
Stuart
Milwaukee Tool is based in the USA, and I believe that’s where most – if not all – of their tools are developed. Just because they’re owned by a publicly-held Chinese corporation doesn’t mean the company and all of their designs are “Chinese.”
Toolfreak
As far as I can tell, most if not all Milwaukee tools are designed, developed, and partially assembled in China, then they are shipped over to the USA where final assembly takes place so they can label them “Assembled in USA”.
The original designs for the Sawzall and drills might still be based on the original USA-made products, but if you pick up any of TTi’s products from Ridgid, Ryobi, Craftsman, etc. you can see there are a lot of similarities, especially if you take them apart.
The Milwaukee line might get some special attention as the flagship brand, but I seriously doubt they bother with having the products actually exclusively designed in the USA without touting that as a selling point and printing it on the package as “designed and assembled in the USA”.
Not that it really matters these days, they could have plenty of Americans over there in China doing the designing.
Stuart
As far as I have seen, a lot of their developments are done right here. They don’t just an office here in the states, they have a full-fledged facility. Production is a different story, which I presume is jointly established by product managers in the USA and factory leads in China or wherever.
Toolfreak
Maybe Bosch will come out with something now that they have developed a 4.0Ah battery as well.
It’s too bad they haven’t, cordless saws that are smaller and lighter weight are fantastic for lots of tricky cutting situations where you wouldn’t want to use a bigger, heavier saw, and where cutting depth isn’t an issue.
Jay k.
Come on February!!!
James C
YES! That will be my birthday present to myself in March. I’ve been waiting a long time for this! I’m hindsight, I guess I’m glad they waited to come out with a brushless model to do it right.
joe
It’s owned by China don’t buy it fools it’s ok to be made in China were using their cheap labor but Milwaukee is completely owned by the Chinese
Jay k.
They still have some of the BEST tools out there – whatever the origin…
fred
TTI is a publicly traded company based in Hong Kong, China and not unlike some publicly traded companies based in the US, Europe and Asia – they own subsidiaries that were once more independently owned in their respective countries. Just kidding – but maybe we (US interests) should buy all of stock in TTI. Since stockholder’s equity represents about 1/2 of the company’s liabilities – we could take back ownership. While I am concerned about the loss of high-quality well-paying American jobs – it seems that the move of consumer product manufacturing out of higher cost labor markets to lower cost ones is something that had its start as soon as the industrial revolution got underway. The industrialization of China just seems like the latest chapter in this story. The other – part of this is that about 7% of US national debt is held by the Chinese – with another 7% by Japan – which may actually be a two-edged sword – since it probably indicates that these Asian nations have confidence in our ability to pay our debt service and that their money is safer with us than some other places.
Joe
Been wanting this for a while now. Now if only they’d come out with some damn nail guns…
Jay k.
Definitely 12v nail guns!!!
glenn
Yes nailers as well please.
Jay k.
Now… is asking for a 12v angle grinder/cutoff tool asking too much???
Glenn
Yes, I agree! A 4 inch M12 Fuel grinder would be awesome and suit my needs perfectly.
I will be buying this saw though when its released over here.
KL
TIA specs say 10mm arbor. Is this considered standard for blades of this size?
Glenn
I know that Irwin, Dewalt and Ryobi have blades available in this diameter and with this size arbor, and I suppose so will Milwaukee now as well.
Stuart
As mentioned above, yes, the arbor is 10mm. And yes, that’s a standard arbor size.
One blade I looked at is advertised as having a 10mm arbor, while the blade says 3/8″.
I believe that most 5-3/8″ wood-cutting and construction material blades should fit this saw.
Tim Drutowski
Just another perfect tool for my arsenal
Jerry
I had a DeWalt 14.4 volt circular saw since they first became available, and plumb wore it out. I replaced it with an 18 volt version, because I made the switch to 18 volt. To be honest, I preferred th 14.4 volt model due to its lighter weight. I mostly used it for trimming 2X4s to length in remodeling projects. I could take the saw to the work, and work in rooms without power and not have to string cords all over. 2 batteries and a charger were enough to keep up with my remodeling uses. While the 18 volt I have now is ‘more’ saw than the 14.4 ever was, the ONLY time I was glad I had the 18 volt over the 14.4 was in an instance where I had to rip plywood. Otherwise the 14.4 was enough for my uses, and was lighter and handier. It’s only shortcoming for my uses, was runtime.
It would seem to me, this would have the best of both worlds, adequate for 2X lumber, in as small and light a unit as you can get, but with the extended runtime of a brushless motor and lithium power. As I am getting older (wiser???) my favorite tool for the job, is fast becoming the lightest, easiest to handle tool the job at hand.
Jerry
PS. A 4 1/2 inch brushless M12 angle grinder might just be the last thing that pushes me to the Milwaukee M12 line.
KL
Nah, if they do an M12 angle grinder it should be 4″ w the 3/8-24 spindle. These are still common in electric tools and even more so in pneumatic. I’ve got a 4″ TC (TopCat) that kicks a**
Jerry
I could live with that, but I already have a full selection of disks, wheels, and brushes for the 4 1/2 inches.
Seriously, though, I have an 18 volt NiCad 4 1/2 inch grinder, and power is more than adequate. I would think a brushless 12 volt lithium unit should be enough for most users.
Steve
Agreed. I have several Milwaukee tools both corded and cordless. My Sawzall could (and did) slice through large 9″ railroad ties the circular saw just couldn’t handle. Massive jobs need powerful tools… but you don’t want to break out a beefy corded saw for small tasks.
The M12 Fuel drills/drivers are excellent, and on par with crappy 18V drills I’ve used in the past (and killed after a few years). Older cordless tools were honestly more disposable than anything else. Getting brushes to replace worn ones was a chore, and by then the battery is on its last legs. I tossed one cheap Kawasaki drill simply because the NiCad battery couldn’t hold a charge, there were no replacements online anywhere (they changed the battery shape/connector), and the charger for that shape was only for NiCd batteries. Literally in 4 years the set up was outdated.
Milwakee’s brushless lineup is real nice at both reducing maintenance (no brushes), AND the power benefits make it real easy to use the tools.
I was a little hesitant to buy the M12 lineup at first… then I tried one. I’m sold. On par or better than all the heavy 18v brushed units I’ve had in the past.
Drill, driver, hammer drill, and now circular saw? awesome. Bring me a cordless angle grinder I can crawl under a car to prep spots for welding and I’m there! 4″ is plenty in that case.
The other tool I’m drooling over? the M18 FUEL Compact Band saw.
The compact band-saw is ideal for cutting cast iron tangs off car spindles for brake upgrades. They make a corded version that’s real slick, and the beefy M28 like has one, but its super heavy… that M18 FUEL model looks perfect for small cast-iron and mild-steel jobs.
KL
Agreed that I’m beginning to favor compact and lighter over massive power. As they say, light is might.
huuh
Well, light is right when it has enough performance. These new 10.8V (marketing: 12V MAX) tools now have the power and runtime to match or even beat early 18V lithium tools in more compact form factor. If early 18 volt tools were adequate for you then you should now be using 10.8 volt tools, not the new 18 volts that are matching corded power.
Steve
Just clarification, Milwaukee, Makita, and DeWALT all call their 10.8v tools as 12 volt. On a multimeter you will get about 12.1v from these batteries with no load (but under load, 3 Li-ion cells should be 10.8v due to chemistry).
The issue I have is the marketing of the 18v vs 20v non-sense. Dewalt has this “20V MAX” line, but it’s the same voltage/power as other manufacturer’s “18v” lineup. Intentionally marketing like that leaves a bad taste in my mouth. :-/
For sheer power, Milwaukee does make the massive 28v lineup though if you DO need more than 18v and can’t do it with a cord.
Corded and pneumatic tools will always have a place in the shop/garage due to their lightness and power on demand… but these M12 FUEL tools are real impressive for contractors and DIYers.
mnoswad
I’ve been using the m12 impact that was in the 99 dollar combo over the holidays and I have to say that i’m actually pretty disappointed in its preformance. I only use the 3 amp battery and compared to an old dewalt nicad 18 v……..the m12 is much slower, actually louder and the battery life is about a 1/4 of what i’m getting out of the old 18v system. The 18v feels better in my hand, even considering the heavier weight.
Are my expectations unrealistic? After hearing everyone rave about the m12 line, i’ve concluded that unless its brushless m12, its not worth anything other than putting cabinets together.
Jerry
Does Milwaukee make a ‘compact’ and a ‘pro’ unit? I have an 18 volt pro model DeWalt in the NiCad version, and it runs circles around my brother’s 20V Max lithium DeWalt. He got his, on one of those Black Friday deals. Often it seems that the special priced units, especially around the holidays, are lower performing units.
Steve
If you got it for 99 bucks that’s the cheap brushed motor version. The beefy, long-lasting line up of brushless motors from Milwaukee all use the name FUEL on their box/plate/logo.
It feels like an old 12v design… because it is.
Sell it and get the M12 FUEL instead, its a world beater.
Typically all brands still sell the cheaper, older designs using brushed motors. You have to actively look for the words BRUSHLESS MOTOR on the box. All Milwaukee FUEL tools use brushless motors.
Joe
$150 for the bare tool.
http://www.internationaltool.com/milwaukee-2530-20-m12-fuel-5-3-8-inch-circular-saw
glenn
You guys are so lucky. Retail price for the bare tool here in Australia appears to be $259! Street price will most likely end up @ $199-229 after release.
http://powertoolspecialists.com.au/milwaukee-12-volt-fuel-circular-saw-m12ccs44-0.html
Stuart
Yes, as mentioned in the post, the bare tool will launch with a retail of $149 and the kit for $229.
Chris Fyfe
I’ll be getting one . Wouldn’t mind seeing a tile saw too .
Chris
MJ
For some reason I was under the impression that you needed a 5-1/2″ blade to get through a 2×4 while a 5-3/8 would just barely not make it through, but that might just be the case with my old Craftsman C3 saw due to the design. BTW, for this kind of saw it is wise and pretty economical to buy a premium blade like Freud Diablo to improve cutting and battery life. I have yet to buy a saw that came with a half decent blade.
KL
Seems to me it depends entirely on the design of the saw body and diameter of the arbor nut.
adam
I know the 12v hacksaws (M12 line / Bosch) came with thin kerf blades to improve performance, I wouldn’t be surprised if the blade included with this was more than decent.
Phil
20 years ago I bought DeWalt’s first cordless saw, it was 14.4 volts, 5-3/8″, and it was beyond handy. I still use it to this day, though it is the last of my working 14.4V tools, and my remaining batteries are pretty much worn out now. I built a lot with that saw, including entire decks and sheds, countless small projects and renovations. I bought a DeWalt 18V 6-1/2″ saw years later, this gets lots of use too. It looks like I can finally retire the 14.4V saw and pick up the Milwaukee as a bare tool. I’m impressed with the apparent heavy duty construction of the thing, with all-metal blade housing and guard to boot. It also looks a bit more compact than my old DeWalt.
Chris
Just in time for the HD 150 off promo to expire 🙁
I just picked up the M18 6.5″ bare tool circ saw with the promo discount. Would have been nice to apply the discount to the M12 instead but I dont think it will be in stores in time for the Feb 1 promo end date.
Nice that its left blade, obviously will be lighter than the M18 6.5″, etc. Will see if HD comes up with any other promos around when the saw finally arrives.
Rob
Been using the cordless Bosch 18V circular saw…cutting out 3/4 oak flooring …it cuts it like butter, but man these 1.5ah(?) batteries don’t last long. I have 2 of them, so i just charge one while i use the other (fast charger)> Its very light weight and works great. I bought it as tool only on one of AMazon deals…
Phil
I semi-retired my DeWalt 6-1/2″ 18v saw for the 18v Bosch, since I have quite a few 12 & 18v Bosch tools. Two years ago i picked up a couple of the 4.0AH batteries, and these can easily outlast some mid sized projects. There are 5.0AH batteries now with sixes on the horizon. A 5.0 pack will last longer than three of the 1.5s combined.
Jimmie
Shame it doesn’t appear have a dust port for a vacuum attachment. Still, I’ll probably buy one.
adam
I can’t say I’ve seen any circular saws with dust ports, though I’m going to take a wild stab that Festool does.
mnoswad
heres the new m18 with dust port.
https://14cyiuhvcgv.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Milwaukee-M18-Fuel-Brushless-Full-Size-Circular-Saw.jpg%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E
the dewalt 18volt in the UK had a dust port also.
tool marketers in the US seem to think that we like to be covered in sawdust even if we are using a cordless tool…………there are wrong. I use cordless and a shopvac at the same time, all the time.
mnoswad
yet looking at the us specs……..the dust port attachment is not going to be included with the tool and not offered in the accessories section either.
Stuart…….can you confirm?
big thumbs down here.
glenn
Interesting, our version appears to have a dust extractor port. See the pic on the right.
http://www.milwaukeetools.com.au/power-tools/cordless/m12-fuel/show/m12ccs44-0
Chris
I wonder how hard it is to get parts for the Euro model(s)? It looks like the blade cover part is exactly the same between US and European model, except for the dust port. Maybe just get the Euro version and screw it onto a US saw?
I cant see the motor side of the blade area so I dont know if there is something molded into that half too, but the half facing us in the pic looks exactly the same (I also found it interesting that one pic shows the Euro model and the other shows the US with the Euro battery hanging off it)
Stuart
Whoops, thanks for the reminder to change the pic out in my 2014-2015 preview post.
The UK/Europe version of the M18 Fuel full-size saw comes with a dust extractor port, the USA version comes with a dust chute.
Tool marketers in the USA have done a lot of market research that shows that most users here don’t use dust extractors.
I asked a power tool brand about a different tool that was marketed with a dust collector port outside the USA and without such a feature in the USA, and this is what they said:
I am assuming that Milwaukee’s research showed the same when they polled their focus groups about these saws.
mnoswad
tell them they are wrong.
North american users cant use a dust extractor if their tools don’t have the extractor port.
chicken and egg logic being used to save a few cents on a plastic nozzle.
i’ll buy an attachment if they offered it.
John
I tweeted their @MilwaukeeTool account publicly about the want for the dust port extractor port for vac attachment option to upcoming US M12 2530-20 as the UK/AUS version has it M12CCS44-0. It looks like its just the shroud difference and port and 3 screws on the schematics. Perhaps if worse comes to worse we could buy the exact part from UK/AUS and retrofit it to the US version. I’d buy it even if it was sold as an accessory, been waiting for this M12 saw for quite a while for indoor work. Would be horrible to have to deal with a dust chute indoors 🙁
CrimsonColin
I was waiting a long time for this tool when I saw it accepted the same saw blades as their metal cutting saw, and has the same rpm settings. However, for anyone like me who is/was thinking about buying this for metal, it is inadvisable.
After an inquiry to Milwaukee after this announcement, I did receive definitive info that this saw is NOT suitable for metal since it has no system in place to deflect metal shavings away from the internal bearings whereas metal cutting saws do. This would lead to metal shavings grinding down the bearings and quickly damaging the tool heavily. Just some input for anyone considering this as an application!
Robert
I have never posted before, but I read just about all the reviews and comments.
I want to post here because I am honestly stumped by the popularity of release of this tool. I am not trying to take a stab at anyone or even this tool (I know how passionately we defend “our” brand name of tools). However, the 12 volt skill saw does not seem to me to be that useful tool in my opinion. Let me explain, if you are going to do heavy duty work (grinding, framing, skill saw cutting) it seems to me that you would want the most power possible. I have a 12v sawzall (even though I see a bit more use for it then a 12v skill saw) if I owned a 18 volt it would out perform the 12 in just about every way other then size (which does not seem like that big of a factor to me on a skill saw). The author of this post says that this is one of the tools that he gets the most people excited about…. Why? I don’t do a lot of work with a skill saw yet I own an 18v that stays on the truck. If I know that I am going to be doing much framing that day I will pack the corded one because the 18 volt is just really not that powerful and tends to kill batteries. Can’t even imagin the 12v. Now granted the numbers that they site is 170 2×4 cuts on a 4.0ah battery is a lot. However, you can only cut 2×4 and most people (especially if you are really excited about the release of this tool) probably don’t have the new 4.0 ah batteries.
I try to think that the 12 volt tools are better for the weekend warrior and maybe it is targeted towards them? Is that the reason? Even that, for the price you are going to pay for something like this you can get a cheap corded skill saw that is not going to burn up your 12volt batteries. I really don’t get the high demand for this tool. Someone please help me understand.
Robert
Just saw the pose above mine after I released my previous comment….. If you are using it to cut conduit, that might be a good use?
Stuart
The way I see it, this saw mainly appeals for users who need a saw for light and medium duty cutting casually or infrequently throughout the day. This saw should handle a lot of the easy stuff one could use a bigger saw for, and some of the heavier cuts in a pinch.
It’s not going to replace 18V or corded saws, but will be favored by users who value its compact size and light weight over power. Some people might even use it alongside a larger saw, with each loaded with a different blade. Maybe an 18V saw with a plywood or flooring blade, and 12V saw with finishing blade for cutting trim and studs.
Jason
It’s also great for someone that doesn’t want the expense of investing in another battery platform. I have the Fuel 6 1/2″ circ saw and sawzall. I also picked up the M12 hackzall because there was a good deal on it. I like having both battery platforms, but if push came to shove I would prefer having the M12 Fuel tools they do 90% of what i need from my tools.
Steve
Yeah, at the price of batteries being 1/3rd to 1/2 the tool cost it’s normal for people to want to stick to one lineup.
I’ve used a 19.2V Craftsmen drill for years for heavy work, and a lighter 18v crap drill for little things around the house.
The M12 FUEL is lighter, more compact, and way easier to use than even the 18v drill (which is now gone).
I’m not sure a circular saw would be useful in M12, since anytime I use a circular saw its likely a big project I just break out the corded one instead.
I wouldn’t think at first glance that anyone would come running to a M12 or even a M12 FUEL (brushless) circular saw, but considering the buying patterns of consumers once they’ve committed to a certain lineup it could make sense.
If nothing else, it’ll give them one more M12 FUEL tool to list on the website and bundle up in a $1000 package deal with the hammer drill, driver, and impact wrench.
I suppose a M12 FUEL angle grinder is next… but it may even outsell the saw… a light, small grinder to use under a car/truck for quick welding prep may be a prefect Christmas gift for the M12 car enthusiast in your family (as is that M12 FUEL 3/8″ impact wrench that’ll do 118 ft-lbs… perfect for lug nuts!).
Steve
M12 FUEL rotary tool.
I use corded Dremel’s frequently for small projects. Every 3 or 4 years one of those burns out and has to be replaced… and they’re always a disposable item IMO.
Dremel played with the cordless version a few times, goign from 4.8v to 7-ish, to a new 12v max version (which still uses brushes).
A brushless (M12 FUEL) rotary tool I could plug in my M12 Red Lithium battery packs into would be a real winner. Who do I talk to to get a 35,000 rpm M12 FUEL tool? 🙂
OnTheWeb
Here is a YouTube video of the M12 circular saw in action:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dz8z4QMguJ8&feature=youtu.be&a
Jeff
I bought this tool without thinking about it having a left-side blade. This makes the shoe useless for maintaining a square cut when trimming and edge. I bought it because I wanted a small saw on my boat and because I am not doing construction. Unfortunately this left-handedness has seriously downgraded it utility for me (apologies to you lefties). I notice that the above photo showing a left-handed worker trimming a piece. I doubt I can learn to do this well.
Stuart
Product images are composed to show off a tool and shouldn’t be taken at face value. The worker or model is probably right-handed and told to hold the saw in a certain way so as to not block the “front” angle.
Jeff
Hi Stuart, the photo (above) shoes that the product image is correct and the operator is holding the tool with his left hand. Whether he is a model who might be left-handed, right-handed, or ambidextrous, is besides the point; which is that the shoe is on the right side and the blade on the left, which makes it very difficult for a right-handed person to trim a board with this tool.
Stuart
Yes, it is correct, if the model is a lefty. He might very well be a righty. A righty would not hold a saw like that, a righty would hold the main handle in their right hand, and auxiliary grip in their left.
Regardless as to whether the operator in the image is righty, it’s shown with a left-handed grip because that shows the tool the clearest. That’s all I’m saying, not that there is anything technically wrong with the image, which sometimes is the case.
Jeff
Nitpicking Stuart. So what!
Of course the advertising wants show the tool, not the arm; but we don’t care about your marketing knowledge here. I just want people to be aware of the difficulty of using this saw as a trim tool if you are right-handed. I hope you can finally understand that.
OnTheWeb
Just patched up a 16′ x 38′ barn floor with lots of repairs with my M12 Fuel circular saw. Along the way I had to cut a bunch of 2×6 bracing and even a couple 2×12 pieces for some custom joist repair.
No regrets on the little beast after more than a year.