BT32
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Hello Everyone
I am looking at getting an 18 volt circular saw. I am interested in either Milwaukee or Hitachi as I have batteries for both of their 18 volt platforms. I currently own the M12 fuel circular saw, but I am bogging it down cutting through 3/4 plywood. It gets the job done, but you have to go very slow. My current battery situation for Milwaukee is 2 5.0 and 2 2.0, while for Hitachi I have 2 3.0 compact.
The saws main job would be ripping plywood and mdf down, before it goes to the table saw. I am currently working on making kitchen cabinets, and counter tops for them. Future plans for the house will include some more projects that will involve ripping plywood.
Lowes has clearance the 6-1/2 Hitachi brushless cordless circular saw (C18DBALP4) down to $99.00 from $199. The saw looks like it will meet my needs for my projects. Does anyone have any experience with this saw? Also, have you used it with the 3.0 compact batteries? I don't want to buy a bigger battery in Hitachi as the only tools I am running from Hitachi are the cordless brad and pin nailer.
Link to the saw: https://www.lowes.com/pd/Hitachi-18-Volt-6-1-2-in-Cordless-Circular-Saw-with-Brake-and-Nickel-plated-Aluminum-Shoe-Bare-Tool-Only/1000396249
Thank you for the feed back.
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I am currently running a 23000 BTU kerosene heater and a 9000 BTU Mr Heater buddy heater. I have a similar sized garage that is insulated. I live in Wisconsin. This set up does ok, but you still need to warm your hands up every once in a while. These heaters are rated for indoor safety. I also have a forced air propane heater that is 60,000 BTUs that is not indoor safe and does need venting. I think you will need more BTUs than 12000 to heat that size of space
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Saw them at Menards the other day. Here is a link to them on their site.
https://www.menards.com/main/search.html?sf_categoryHierarchy=&search=Metabo+hpt
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I was in a similar situation a couple years ago. After researching compressors I decided to go with a quiet compressor from California Air Tools and buy nailers separately. The quiet compressors cost more but they sure are nice to use due to the reduced noise level.
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My first time posting, but I keep coming to this forum for the wealth of information on here. I have the M12 fuel impact and just bought the Surge this week. I was also curious which had more power so I did a quick test driving 1/4 x 3 1/2 Spax Powerlags into a 4x4. The Surge was easily twice as fast. I am heavy into the M12 line but wanted the Surge for the noise reduction.
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Hitachi 18 volt 6 1/2 circular saw
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My current 12 volt Milwaukee has the 5 3/8 36 tooth blade from Diablo. I have been using it for a little while, so I could swap it out to see if my results are better. I do like this saw especially for the size and weight, just saw this clearance deal from Lowes and got me thinking about upgrading to it.