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Makita 5007NBK 13 Amp, 7-1/4-Inch Circular Saw with Carrying Case | List Price: $220.00
Discount Price: $149.99
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Brand: Makita
Binding: Tools & Hardware
Features: - Heavy gauge aluminum wraparound base ensures stable support
- Shaft lock for easy blade replacement
- Heavy duty 13 amp motor for continuous operation
- Ball bearing construction
- AC/DC switch for use with alternative power sources
Perfect for my home improvement projects [Posted on 2002-01-03]
While I can't give a review based upon using the saw on a daily basis, I can praise the saw for the work it does every time I need it. I have used other saws in the past, and this saw has outperformed them all. It's balance is wonderful, and I never been able to follow a line this closely. Oh yeah, it's powered through everything I cut without any problems. I've used it for over a year now without any problems. I highly recommend it.
Well Balanced Saw!!! [Posted on 2002-04-25]
Best saw I've ever used. Weight and balance are perfect and the power is non-stopable. The trigger has no extra safety button, so when your ready to cut, one squeeze and it's cutting. This saw is far superior to the Craftsman, Skill, and B & D saws I have used in the past. You can't go wrong with this Makita Saw!
Excellent Saw - Accurate, powerful, durable, inexpensive [Posted on 2002-12-03]
My brother-in-law does remodeling and as a result, puts his power tools through hell. He's used the same Makita circular saw since the 1980s. It was based on seeing how well his saw still performed that I decided to purchase the Makita. I've never been sorry. I'm not a pro, but I certainly enjoy having a powerful, accurate saw when I need to make home repairs. I haven't found anything I can't slice through with this little monster. I've had it several years and it works like a new tool. The 13-amp motor supplies more than enough power for extended cutting of hard, thick lumber and has the added homeowner's advantage of not causing your 15-amp breakers to trip like some of the larger saws. There's a good reason you see these things all over job sites - they work well and last forever.
Makita 5007NBK 7-1/4" Circular Saw [Posted on 2002-12-31]
This is an excellent saw that I have owned and used on the job for many years. It is lightweight and extremely durable with a powerful 13 Amp motor. The handle positions and balance are just right for me, giving a very controlled cut. With the optional rip fence, and a standard carbide tipped master-crosscut blade, I have used it many times when a table saw was unavailable, to rip 16-foot 2X PT into 1-1/4" strips. This is a brutal task for any 7-1/4" circular saw, but this Makita takes the choking strain and heat buildup in stride. I wouldn't recommend trying this continuously with another brand of sidewinder unless you really want to see what it's made of, and can afford to replace it. This saw is also great for cutting 1/2" cement backerboard using a 7-inch dry-cut continuous-rim blade.
An occasional set of motor brushes and a new power cord are the only repairs made over the years. I'm still amazed that the switch hasn't fried yet considering all of the heavy loading this saw has seen.
The 5007NBK is a contractors' saw made for continuous, repetitive cutting, so there is no electric brake or safety on the trigger switch. The saw has a blade lock for easy blade changing. Depth adjustment is done with a thumb lever located at the rear of the heavy gauge aluminum foot.
This saw was considered by many to be "The Builders' Saw" in the eighties and early nineties and was extremely prevalent on jobsites then. It has outlasted other saws I have owned by many years, and I would recommend it to anyone who is looking for a durable, long lasting tool for heavy on the job use.
simply the best [Posted on 2003-01-22]
Ive been a self employed carpenter for thirty years and used every circular on the market. Skil before & after Bosch, B&D, Porter Cable before & after Rockwell, Milwalkee, DeWalt, Miller Falls, and Sears. Nothing has the feel, power and dependability of this Makita. Even the old worm drive skil, which you need a crane after rafters or stair stringers, has met it's match with the 5007. It is heavy enough not to bounce all over the work as light diy saws do, but light enough to still drink a soda one handed at the end of the day. You can rip all day with it, and it never overheats, nor can you bind it into a stall easily. Only complaint I have is I wish it wouldn't hit you in the face with the saw dust. Good saw buy it. Oh! it is made right here in the USA.
This is a complaint; I dropped mine down a flight of stairs, and bent it. I replaced it. It is now made overseas, and no longer made in Buford Georgia. No wonder so many Americans are out of work.
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