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Will a makita circular saw with 'nice cuts only' blade and a rail guide perform comparably to a dedicated track saw?
Doesn't this come up time after time and the answer is yes, and it's the route you should go down as a track saw only tracks, whereas a circular saw is useful for other stuff too?
Howard-
probably depends on the circular saw, but my (few years old) makita is definitely not as easy to use compared to the £80 draper track saw i got for building a shed/doing decking. the ability to plunge into something to a stop point and then pull up without having to life the whole unit when you're finished makes a massive difference. maybe some newer circular saws can do that?
tldr: a crap, cheap plunge saw is still better than my circular saw for use with a track for straight, repeatable cuts.....in my opinion
terlg
Will a makita circular saw with 'nice cuts only' blade and a rail guide perform comparably to a dedicated track saw?