Makita 5007Mg Magnesium 7-1/4-Inch Circular Saw

I try it works good makita always have good tools I hope it last for a good time.

Works well. Worth the price

Over the past 20 years i have only owned the red name brand high dollar circular saws but they just dont last, at a rough count I am on number 13 or 14 which is ridiculous. I currently have 3 on my shelf in my shop to be repaired and 4 in my job trailer and they are basically all worn out or have issues and i take pride in taking care of my tools. Enough is enough so I decided to make a change. A year ago I purchased a makita 10" miter saw and it performs flawlessly, very happy, so i decided I was going blue with my circular saw also. After one day of use I couldn't be happier. Extremely lightweight, feels great in the hand, and cuts beautifully. I cant speak to longevity yet but it cant be any worse than what Ive had. Alot is said about them being made in china, well to be honest I dont care where its made as long as its quality and it works and lasts. Im pretty sure the red ones are American made and they have been garbage for me for 20 years. I've made up my mind that as any future tools die they will be replaced with blue

Nice

This saw is really great there’s nothing wrong with it. But it is twice as big as I ever imagined this thing is gigantic so unless you’re about 6 foot five and 275 pounds I would look for standard size saw. It pays to look at the small print. I didn’t even know they made a saw like this.

I have never used a circular saw before in my life, but today I used it to rebuild our old deck. I made ross cuts on angles, beveled cuts for the corners, and rip cuts using the special rip guide. The saw was remarkably easy to use and the cuts came out perfectly. It was also a lot of fun.It was a little tricky to balance the saw while setting up the rip guide so my wife had to tighten the knob once I got the rip guide in just the right place. The idea of making rip cuts scared me, but they were the easiest cuts to make with this saw because of the guide.

This is a top-notch circular saw! I have struggled for the last five years with an inexpensive Ryobi 6.5" saw with this base that seems impossible to dial in so that it is of any sort of use to me. This Makita has a very nice base and adjustment system that seems to be far more accurate and easy to use than my old saw. I like it a lot. The storage box is lives in was banged up a bit in shipping, which pissed me off. But my other teal blue Makita cases are all pretty banged up now, so this one still looks much better by comparison. I did not buy this for the case, and there is nothing *wrong* with it. I just wish Makita would put these in a BOX like the cheaper model instead of in a super-thin cardboard sleeve that leaves the box open to all sorts of abuse as it gets shipped around the world from the maker to the US, to the distributor, to the store, and finally to me. You need to do better in this regard, Makita. The more costly saw is packed really poorly. BOOOOOOOO!!! Otherwise an EXCELLENT product that I hope to use for many years. The hype online about this model is accurate. It is not the best circular saw in this price and power range, but it is really good and I am pleased with my purchase. I love Makita tools!

Makita is great, this saw is no exception. Light, accurate out of the box. Comes with carry case which is nice. Quiet, powerful. Would buy again. I own four Makita circular saws from this one up to their largest almost 19 inch saw and they are all excellent. Used daily for years.