Power Saws
212223- BEST CORDLESS BANDSAW
Ryobi P590 $179
Put down your hacksaw
and pick up the P590, a
cordless metal-cutting
solution priced for the rest
of us. (It’s south of $180
for the saw, two blades,
the battery, and the char-
ger. Solo, the saw costs
$129.) It cuts through typ-
ical hardware-store steel
cleanly and in no time. - BEST BUDGET CIRCULAR SAW
Skil 5280-01 $50
Skil’s long experience
with the circular saw
comes to the fore with this
inexpensive-but-capable
tool, the best in our recent
test of homeowner-grade
machines. It handles
nicely, its cutting depth
is easy to adjust, and its
15-amp motor powers it
through wood even up to
its full blade depth of 2.36
inches.- BEST METAL-CUTTING SAW
Makita XWL01Z $224
Ma k i t a’s 14 -i n c h c o r d l e s s
chop saw is equipped with
a gigantic brushless motor
powered by two 18-volt
batteries. It’s a single tool
with only one mission
in life, which it carried
out better than any other
we’ve tried. Let the sparks
fall where they may.
Digital
Hand
Tools
64 March/April 2020