BLACK+DECKER 1250 W 66 mm Cutting Depth Blade Circular Saw Power Tool, CS1250L-GB & Workmate, Work Bench Tool Stand Saw Horse Dual Clamping Crank, Heavy Duty Steel Frame, WM301

Purchased at £46.95 in December 2015. After first use I was very pleased with it and regard it as a valuable addition to my toolkit. It will probably be used more often than I originally planned.My first use was to cut down some hardwood doors I was given. My favourite form of recycling is to break down old wooden furniture or doors to make new items with. I've been doing this for years but using hand saws, not a power tool and the difference is dramatic. I found the CD602 reasonably easy to set up (READ THE MANUAL!), easy to use and very powerful. It sailed through the dense hardwood with very little effort on my part and after practising on some scrap I was able to make long straight cuts with ease. Clamping a straight edge to the work piece as a guide really helps and works much better than the supplied cutting guide. The saw is heavy compared to my other power tools (a drill and a jigsaw) but it is very powerful. A surprise for me was how cleanly the saw cuts, at least with the specialist blade I bought for it. I was expecting a rougher cut after seeing online videos by DIY enthusiasts, but although cuts do need some work with sandpaper and/or a plane afterwards there isn't as much of that as I expected.The dust extraction is fairly effective, and as I was using it without any bag or vacuum cleaner attached it was pumping sawdust out of the right hand side at a fair rate. I may get an adaptor for a vacuum cleaner or a bag attachment at some stage, but for now I just know I have to be aware of where all that sawdust is going to emerge and perhaps lay down a cloth to catch most of it.I found just one thing that I regard as negative; there is no power light of any kind to let you know that current is flowing. On something like this, which can slice through flesh and bone very easily, I think some form of light to let you know it's live is important. When a power tool can take fingers or limbs off as easily as this could, I want to know if it's plugged in at a glance. Still it's a minor niggle, the saw works very well indeed.Oh, and these are not negative comments on this product, just inevitable things you should prepare for if you buy any circular saw. It's noisy enough to damage your hearing so buy a pair of ear defenders to go with it, or use earplugs. In addition while cutting I was hit in the face by a few tiny wood chips, not hard enough to leave any mark, but hard enough to feel a little sting here and there. I was wearing safety glasses and I suspect they were hit too, and if I hadn't been wearing them some of those little chips would probably have hit me in the eyes. So wear safety glasses or goggles too.A doctor who worked in a casualty department also told me that a circular saw can cut off a human finger in less time than it takes to feel it happening — so if you use one always keep that in mind and be VERY careful.

Bought a cheaper one first and it blew up on second use, big mistake- lesson learned. Decided to go for one with a good name, Black and Decker. Could feel the difference straight away, decent build, works well and does the job every time. This is a good buy.

This is my first dedicated circular saw and I bought it on impulse because it looked like bargain. This saw is priced at the top-end of the 'budget' models. In particular, I want to use it for rebating and/or cutting large sheet material which is too cumbersome to be cut on my table saw.The circular saw arrived in good time and in good condition, well-packaged despite being a quite chunky weight which could have suffered if mis-handled. The first thing that struck me was the weight of the saw: it is very solidly built. In setting it up for square-ness of cut, it appears to be a little 'agricultural' in its engineering, but it just requires care in the setting. Once set, the 'beast' sawed effortlessly through 18mm chip-board and 12mm plywood, showing that it will be a very useful tool for my domestic use. I'm not so convinced by the accuracy of the guide-fence and I prefer to use a long guide-clamp to run the saw against.In summary then; a well-built and competent piece of kit which will be a very useful addition to my domestic workshop..

Well boxed and easy instructions. Easy to assemble and very easy to use. The safety guard and adjustments are straight forward and the saw has a deep cut and is just over 2 inches. I used it for fence posts and notching out and the saw performed very well cutting through tanilised 4x4’s. A good price for a good saw.

Great price, great product!! Sliced through my 275mm x 47mm wood with ease!!!

Good quality but the fitted blade is not for any high finish job. Possibly perfect for ripping up an old deck. Also not clear in instructions the exact replacement blade size in order to buy a finer blade. Weight and placement of motor is not the easiest to centre on the work. Oh and it says laser guide but I haven't found it. Price is good but overall dissapointed really.

Lost faith in B and D years ago after working for them and seeing the quality go down. Only bought this as I needed a next day delivery saw for workmen and this was chepeast. Don't know where they are made now but seem to be a lot better than a decade ago.Workmen pleased with this and did all the jobs well, including cutting a window gap into a shed wall using the saw upright! Good value and better than cheapo crappy makes at Argos etc.

Badly designed piece of kit. Knuckles torn against metal guard plate when using saw. Plus bladestill wobbles even tho bolt is tightened up to max. ,causing cut to waver from cutting line and wasting wood. Which was only 12mm in thickness. Very disappointed about this as have bought numerous B and D items over the years.