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Circular Hand Saws
The hand-held circular saw is the power tool that many private individuals purchase first when they embark on the adventure of woodworking. A drill and/or a cordless screwdriver is already available in most households, but this does not apply to the same extent to a hand-held circular saw.
With the appropriate additional equipment, a hand-held circular saw can even replace a table saw (and mitre saw) in the long run for the dedicated woodworker, depending on the preferred work areas and techniques. Usefully, however, it also remains as a supplement to a table saw or sizing saw that may be purchased later.
For commercial users (carpenters, joiners, joiners and others), the hand-held circular saw is an indispensable tool. In addition to the table saw, band saw, cross-cut saw and mitre saw, one will always find one (or more) hand-held circular saws in their workshops.
The following is a first introduction to the topic of hand-held circular saws for interested private users to help them decide on the right machine..
When using the hand-held circular saw, one must distinguish between the 'normal' hand-held circular saw (whose correct name should actually be the pendulum hood circular saw) and the immersion circular saw. The most important difference is that the hand-held circular saw cuts into the workpiece from the edge, whereas the plunge-cut saw can also cut (i.e. 'plunge') into the centre of the workpiece. On our page on the Plunge saws you will find detailed explanations of this and the other differences between the two types. There you will also find notes on the work for which the plunge-cut circular saw is particularly suitable. Here, however, are the common features of both types of saw:
The hand-held circular saw is better suited than the plunge-cut circular saw when it comes to the following tasks:
When buying a hand-held circular saw, various factors play a role. Among the most important are: