In message , Bob Minchin
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wrote:
On 06/12/2015 19:11, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
In article ,
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The places with the best prices for MDF/ply sheets tend not to have
panel saws so I'm wondering about getting a cheap cordless saw so I can
cut roughly to size in the car park and get the bits in the car. This is
likely to be the only use for it so required depth of cut is only 25mm,
and quality doesn't matter as long as it will do the job. 12V would be
good because then I could run it from the car if the battery died,
although something designed to run between 10.8V and 18V would probably
do the job well enough.
Any suggestions?

I've not really seen any cordless tool you could easily run off a car
battery. You'd need some sort of plug to fit where the tool battery goes?


If it's a cheapie I'd be happy to solder a couple of wires or fit a
connector.
That would be a better solution, no charger is likely to provide enough
current to run the saw. A saw with 2 battery packs would allow you to
sacrifice one to fit a lead (DON'T just connect to the battery as the
current won't be controlled) and use the other cordless as designed.

since the OP's specified use was to cut up boards at the merchants, I'd
don't really see the need for all this talk of running it from the car.

Surely a battery or two for the saw is going to be sufficient for that?
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Chris French