DEWALT DWE575SB 15A Lightweight Circular Saw with Carbide Blade & E-Brake, 7-1/4-in

I purchased this saw to complete a home improvement project that my battery saw was not able to fully complete. This is a great saw and I am very happy with it's performance so far. I look forward to many more years of service from this saw.

Until today I thought this was a pretty good saw. I ripped a couple pieces of 2 X 8 and the saw is now ready for the trash bin. Past saws I had would have done this with ease. Apparently the armature went bad as I smelled something burning and noticed much sparking. I have used this saw very little and now its junk.

I have used Dewalt tools for over 45 years and have always loved them. I am sorry to say that I cannot say the same about my 575SB Circular saw. I have owned 3 other saws with poorer reputations, and although they were under-powered or heavy they always cut straight. The Dewalt will not cut a straight line out of the box because the blade is mis-aligned with the shoe. In addition, there is not adjustment provided as with other saws. I had cut very thin plywood when I first bought this saw and thought it was difficult to get through the material. I wrote that up to perhaps trying to cut too quickly with the provided blade, but never thought it was the saw's fault. It has not been abused or dropped. I only discovered the problem as I was attempting to cut some a counter top. This is obviously a factory defect, but as I have had the darn thing for over a year now and have trashed the paperwork that came with it (after all, it was a Dewalt - what could go wrong?) I doubt that Dewalt will do anything about it. I could never recommend this saw at all.

I’ve been putting dewalt tools in the ringer for fifteen years now…bought this saw for cutting 2 1/4 inch red spruce lengthwise(12 feet)… did not let go of the trigger once and pushed it to the max…was very impressed!!!!!

I bought this saw to replace my old Makita worm drive saw which is to heavy and worn. Lighter weight, sufficient power, I used it to rip an inch off 2x6, no problem, easy, no kickback. It’s reversed from the typical set up so that the wide foot is on the workpiece and the narrow part is on the waste but it might be difficult to use with a square at full depth. The setup makes sense.