On Wed, 09 Mar 2005 08:22:23 +0000, Andy Hall
wrote:

On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 23:50:36 GMT, "Mark" wrote:

John Rumm typed:

What, no comments? Can't believe you all think it is now perfect!


Only the wife is Perfect, but it's a reasoned argument that's hard to fault.

I guess she told you to say that..... :-)


Found this in the last Argos catalogue p150, graphically shows why cheep
tools can disappoint some. ;-(
Scan at
http://tinyurl.com/4jx2z


Oh dear......

This really does show how much of marketing game all of this is for
the retailers.

- The plate of the saw is very obviously bent and in the most obvious
place.

- The user is wearing gloves - basically unsafe practice with a
circular saw.

- But it does have a laser and a soft grip.

- .. and with names like Challenge and Xtreme it must be really good
and suitable for sustained use.

- I suppose that "Challenge" can be seen in a number of ways.

What a crock of ****.

LOL!

I have the version of this saw without the laser. I've used it and
thought it was fairly good and am quite pleased with it. It came with
an extra finer toothed blade.

The going rate for a cheap saw like the Challenge is around £25-30,
though for £40 you can get an entry level Skil. The Skil only has a
40mm depth of cut, though being smaller is less unwieldy.

I'd like to hear what sort of circular saw people have, what they have
used it for and what it's good/not good at.

cheers,
Pete.