Power Devils Circular Saw

I bought this circular saw because it had a deeper cut and was cheaper than most of the other brands around. I've no complaints about the cutting ability and ease of use of the saw. However, 16 months after buying the saw, it is now useless. The motor has blown up, and despite my protestations to the manufacturer, they will do nothing about it, as the guarantee ran out after 12 months. I could accept this if the saw had been heavily used, but in fact I had only cut about four doors to size in the 16 months of owning the thing. I therefore cannot recommend this product as it is obviously cheap for a reason: it is poorly built. ...  Read the complete review

The Power Devil range is good value for money in my opinion although I have had a problem with my circular saw. I dont really like using it as its extremely dangerous in my opinion. The reasoning behind this is the saw guard is made of a very flexible metal and can easily be bent out of shape.This happened on my saw and the blade is now exposed when you retract the guard before it is cutting. Sometimes the guard is misaligned and makes contact with the blade and sparks do fly! It is quite heavy for a small saw too. You really have to hang onto it to keep it under control. Not something for the novice to use and best not used unsupervised. It does not ...  Read the complete review

When looking for a new saw I needed one with a deeper cut for some diy work. The saw would be used very infrequently so would need to be cheap enough to justify getting it. Homebase stocked a small range of saws, Black & Decker, Bosch & Power Devils. The larger saws ranged from £45 - £130. All had similar features and blade size but the quality of construction did show in the price. Working to a tight budget made the Power Devil my only real option. The cheapest comparable Black & Decker was another £40. The saw has a 184mm blade which gives a cut depth of 55mm. It has adjustable depth and angle of cut.There is a rip fence and provision to ...  Read the complete review