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What Customers Are Saying
Customers overwhelmingly praise this circular saw for its exceptional value and powerful performance. The laser guide stands out as a game-changer, consistently highlighted for precision and helping users achieve straight cuts with confidence, especially those with limited experience. Reviewers describe the saw as powerful and smooth, cutting effortlessly through lumber and plywood while remaining lightweight and manageable. Many appreciate its affordability compared to far more expensive models, with strong brand trust cited as a key factor. A few customers noted minor issues with blade installation or the depth adjustment lever, but these isolated concerns do not diminish the overwhelming positive sentiment.
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Bringing significance back to this brand. Works flawlessly. I don't think I could have a better saw for twice the price. I have ZERO regrets with this purchase.
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Very Solid Saw
Would RecommendRecently picked up one of these saws for minor cuts here and there. It's easy to adjust, cuts straight and doesn't bog down when cutting thicker materials.
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very nice circular saw
Would RecommendI bought this to replace my 30 plus year old craftsman saw. worked great very happy with the features highly recommend.
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Great buy and value.
Would RecommendGreat addition to my family of skil tools. Quality product and I highly recommend this tool. I switched to a plywood blade and it worked perfectly for my project.
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Almost perfect.
Another great Skil product, Cuts straight and accurate. It does have one major annoyance. Rip fence isn't included and the one from my PWRCore 20v saw doesn't fit. This could easily be corrected during design instead of having to buy a seperate one for each saw.
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Never bogged down
Would RecommendI just want to give credit where credit is do. I cut granite and was low on funds so I bought a cheap saw to try and get the job done. But what I found out is this saw is far from cheap, truthfully was better than any other saw I tried and yes I've tried many brands and non hold a candle to this one! I'm on my 3rd one cause granite is unforgiving but it held on longer than even the ones made for granite! Your name says it all congrats on being the best 🏆
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Good price….nice saw!
I really didn’t need a new corded circular saw but my other one is an extremely heavy worm drive that is becoming hard to handle at my age (70s). This Black Friday sale had a decent price on this one. Although not a lightweight it is considerably lighter than my other saw and much easier when doing a quick cut or small project. It’s plenty powerful and the laser is an added bonus! Never had a saw with a laser.
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Too early to tell
Would RecommendHaven't had a chance to use it yet, but I am sure it will work great
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Would recommend
Would RecommendPowerful, easy to use, consistent saw. The first circular saw I've purchased and I'm very pleased with it. I did replace the blade it came with pretty quickly with a Diablo blade, but I find the laser guide to be accurate. Weight is good—light enough to use it for awhile but heavy enough to feel sturdy and stable. Great value.
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Missing front angle bolt
Skill saw 15amp laser works great except for the missing front angle screw. Hope Skill will send one or tell me where I can find one. Rating will go up if they do.
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Missing dust collection
This circ saw performs well but doesn’t come with dust collection adapter. Having a hard time finding one. Skil doesn’t sell them as an accessory either.
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Hi there! Thank you for your review of the 5280-01 Corded Circular Saw. We will pass along your feedback regarding the dust collection adapter for rev... Read More

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