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Went for quality after that. First had a Skil saw. Blades kept blowing out.
Surely the motor bearings are permanently lubricated. I'm assuming that all that needs oil is the blade's drive shaft. I emailed the company but never got a response. This is a robust saw with a solid feel and seems amply powerful for any job. My only complaint is that the owner's manual recommends periodic lubrication without saying what needs to be lubricated.
in addition to a great price, the option of mounting the blade horizontally seemed potentially useful for some remodeling I wanted to do. This tool paid for itself in my estimation in this task alone. Since then, I have used it for a variety of jobs including pruning a few large tree branches, cutting through juniper roots and pvc pipe in the ground, and some demolition work I needed to do for a bathroom remodel.
I was able to control the depth (not precise, but enough) so that I did not cut all the way through the particle board and did not harm the plywood subfloor. I haven't had any problems with this saw and would not hesitate to buy it again. The particle board pried up nicely and cleaned up quickly with some very minor chisel work.
I've had this saw for about a year--its one of those tools that I bought knowing I could use it even though I didn't need it immediately (a great price on sale). Using a long Milwaukee "the ax" blade and holding the saw at a shallow angle, I was able to cut carefully yet quickly around the entire perimeter, including the toe kicks and next to a tub. So far, I have only used Milwaukee blades and they are holding up well.
I haven't owned a different brand to compare with, but had my heart set on a milkwaukee when I opted for this instead. That need came two weeks ago when I found I needed to cut through 3/8 inch particle board around the perimeter of my bathroom, including about 15 linear feet under a toe kick.
I've used it enough to go through a few blades (which change out easily and lock in place securely) and it still looks and behaves like it was brand new.The grip is comfortable and the weight feels solid but not heavy. I've cut all thicknesses of plywood, 2x4s, and paneling and it hasn't given me the least bit of trouble even once. I bought this saw to do some exterior remodeling on my house. It cuts through wood like a hot knife through butter.
It worked fine for about 1h of demo work, eventually the clamp developed a problem where it would not lock the blade in horizontal position (and I needed that the most to cut close to wall without bending the blade) anymore and releasing vertical lock was sometimes a challenge as well.The clamp also became VERY wobbly to the extent that the blade was oscillating around like crazy.The tool was returned and Lowes rep said this is not the first time this tool was returned to them for this or similar issue with clamp. I bought this saw at Lowes and it initially sounded like a quality tool with nice features (four way clamp is a nice idea. on paper).
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