Mini circular saw?

[Erni]

Small update on the Ryobi battery powered saw. I cut up some 3/16 panels today.

Using Lipo batts this thing actually works great as far as power. But I found that the thin saw wondered away from the cutline over a distance as small as 20inches. I used a fence and did a great job of keeping the base tightly against it. But over that 20 inches the saw wondered about 1/16 to 1/8 from the cut line. Recutting did not grab the extra wood, and I had to cut in reverse to get the saw to bite.

The saw was the general rip saw, very thin and had flex.

Would a finer toothed saw do better? Maybe try a smaller blade?

This almost works, but with that much drift its not good enough.

[Not_A_Llama]

Small update on the Ryobi battery powered saw. I cut up some 3/16 panels today.

Using Lipo batts this thing actually works great as far as power. But I found that the thin saw wondered away from the cutline over a distance as small as 20inches. I used a fence and did a great job of keeping the base tightly against it. But over that 20 inches the saw wondered about 1/16 to 1/8 from the cut line. Recutting did not grab the extra wood, and I had to cut in reverse to get the saw to bite.

The saw was the general rip saw, very thin and had flex.

Would a finer toothed saw do better? Maybe try a smaller blade?

This almost works, but with that much drift its not good enough.

I have a fine toothed dedicated plywood blade on mine. No wandering to speak of.

https://www.homedepot.com/p/Avanti-6...140A/202035216