Hey, guys! What’s up? Today, I’m super excited! We’re going
to be taking a look at Milwaukee’s brand new 7 ¼” circular saw. So what makes this
different than another circular saw that’s got a battery in it? Well, this is supposed
to be comparable to a 15-inch corded circular saw. So, we’re going to unbox it, take a
look and see what’s involved with the kit, and compare to, yes, a corded circular saw.
So let’s dive in! The model number on this is 2732-21HD. And
as you can see, Milwaukee is definitely telling the fact that this could be as powerful as
a 15A corded circular saw. They’re also saying that this circular saw can make up
to 750 cuts on one charge. Let’s take a look at what’s inside the kit because the
battery with this saw is slightly different. All right, let’s open up the box. Ooh!
One of the things I love about Milwaukee is they always—well, for the most part—give
a great bag. Some of the tools don’t come with a bag, but this one did, and I love it.
It’s sturdy. Let’s open this up. So here’s the bad
boy. This is the saw. So the cool thing with this kit is you get a Rapid Charger, and this
charges the batteries much faster than a traditional Milwaukee charger. This is a port. Actually,
I’m not sure what this is. So we’ll have to figure that out.
Now, this is the part of the kit that makes it special: it’s the battery.
This is Milwaukee’s 12.0 Ah high output battery, and this is what gives the circular
saw that 15A ported power. Now, unfortunately, it’s on one tick. So I’m going to go ahead
and charge this, and then we’ll start doing our tests.
One thing I forgot to mention at the beginning: this is not a paid tool review for Milwaukee.
Yes, they sent the saw to us, but we don’t do paid tool reviews.
And then finally at the bottom here, you have your circular saw blade. This is a framing
wood blade, and it has 24 teeth. Ah, finally! Let’s take a look at this!
The blade is on the right-hand side. You have your front grip made out of nice, sturdy rubber.
You have your rubber grip for the main handle here. You’ve got your lock on/off switch.
You have your rafter hook. And one of the things that’s great with Milwaukee is they
always make these nice and sturdy. One of the things I really love are the sight
lines on this shoe. Take a look at this. I mean, if you’re like me and you have bad
eyesight, these sight lines are phenomenal. There’s a nice, big lower guard lever, so
you can easily pull up on the lower guard to make your plunge cuts. There’s also a
nice, but knob to adjust your beveled cuts. So as you could see here, you just make your
bevel. And this goes from 0° to 50° in 1° increments. Of course, there’s a rip fence
slot here on the left of the shoe. The depth adjustment lever is right here on
the left side, so you just pull up then you can easily adjust your depth.
They actually put the Allen wrench right into a slot here in the saw, so you never lose
this. And that’s nice. You’re going to need this to change out the blade or install
the blade. So like I said, the blade is on the right-hand
side. I really like that. It’s just a personal preference. Then right here, this is where
you can install the dust port. That’s what this thing is. I thought it was that, but
I just wanted to double-check. You can remove this screw here and then install the dust
port. And then you can attach this to a Shop-Vac to reduce any of the dust being shot off from
the saw blade. The arbor size is 5/8 of an inch for this
saw. So Milwaukee does give you a blade. They also have these special blades. They’re
cobalt infused tungsten carbide blades. They’re supposed to be rated for both cordless and
corded saws and run cooler, so you can definitely check these out. If you’ve already used
one of these and you like it, or you don’t like it, let us know in the comments.
Hopefully, the battery’s done charging. I’m going to go grab that.
Before we start having some real fun by making test cuts, the maximum depth of cut at 90°
is 2 ½”. If you’re making a beveled cut at 45°, the maximum depth of cut is 1 7/8”.
I just pulled this off the charger, and we’re at two dots after 40 minutes. So this 12.0
Ah battery takes a little bit longer to charge than the 5.0 Ah.
The LED light for this circular saw is right here. I think it’s a great location. So
now we’re going to dive in to making some cuts, and we’re going to compare this to
other saws so you can see how it performs. Oh, and before we get started, check out this
electronic break. That’s freakin’ quick! Maybe that should be our first test is comparing
the electronic break. So this is the DEWALT Flexvolt saw which I’ve been using. I really
like this saw. I think that the break on the Milwaukee, though, definitely beats it.
The first test that we’re going to do is with a standard 2x4. This Milwaukee saw is
running off of the 12.0 Ah battery and the 24-tooth saw blade. Not too bad as you can
see through the 2x4. Now, the DEWALT Flexvolt is using their 60V
Max battery and also a 24-tooth saw blade. So going through here, you can see it’s
a little bit slower, and it’s lagging behind in relation to the Milwaukee saw.
Now, this is a 13A Black & Decker corded saw. This saw is admittedly using an 18-tooth blade.
So 6 less teeth than the 24-tooth blade. But again, I feel like it’s lagging behind the
Milwaukee a little bit. Now, this is a side-by-side comparison with
the Milwaukee on top and the DeWALT Flexvolt on the bottom. As you can see, the Milwaukee
moves a little bit faster through the 2x4. No, this is the Milwaukee versus the Black
& Decker. The speed is comparable. And as you can see here, the Black & Decker barely
beats the Milwaukee. Okay, so let me know what you thought about
the 2x4 test down in the comments. Which saw do you think performed the best? I’m really
impressed with the Milwaukee cordless saw. Now the thing is it is about 12 lbs, so it’s
a little bit heavier with that 12.0 Ah battery. Keep that in mind. Now for the next test,
let’s do a 2x12. This is a 2x12 piece of pressure-treated lumber.
So the first saw here is the Milwaukee, again with the same blade, same battery, making
its way through this 2x12. The next test that we did was with the DeWAL
Flexvolt. This is the 60V Max battery. Same saw; nothing’s changed. It’s lagging a
little bit behind in terms of the speed versus the Milwaukee. Now we are going to do a side-by-side,
but just take note of how it’s performing with the 2x12.
This is the corded 13A Black & Decker with the same 18-tooth saw blade. Again, making
its way through the 2x12 pressure-treated piece of lumber.
This is a side-by-side of the Milwaukee versus the Flexvolt. Now, take note of how fast I’m
actually trying to get the saw engaged with the 2x12. That attributed to the side-by-side
a little bit off, so I apologize for that. But again, I felt like the Milwaukee did a
little bit better even though the Flexvolt finished first.
So this is the Milwaukee versus—Milwaukee on top—versus the 13A Black & Decker on
the bottom. Again, the video’s a little bit off in terms of when the saw’s engaged
in the 2x12. But the Milwaukee did very well versus the corded Black & Decker circular
saw. Man, it’s a busy day here in the neighborhood.
Everybody’s mowing their grass right now. But with the 2x12, I thought the Milwaukee
did do the best followed by the DeWALT and then the Black & Decker. Again, let me know
what your thoughts are in the comments. Now for our next test, we’re going to be
doing a bevel cut. So we’re going to be doing a 45° bevel cut.
This entire test was done with a 2x6 regular-treated piece of lumber. So it’s not pressure-treated.
This first test is with the Milwaukee. Same battery; same saw blade. So nothing really
different there. I thought it really made its way through that 2x6 very fast.
This is the DeWALT Flexvolt. Same blade; same 60V Max battery. Didn’t do half bad. I felt
like it lagged behind the Milwaukee just a bit. But it performed very well for a cordless
circular saw. And again, this is a 2x6. This is the 13A Black & Decker. Same saw blade;
nothing’s been swapped out. And we’re doing a 45° bevel cut through the 2x6.
Now we’re going to do a side-by-side. The top is the Milwaukee; the bottom is the DeWALT.
We’re going through the same 2x6 doing a 45° bevel cut. I think, in this particular
case, the Milwaukee beat the Flexvolt hands down. But you can make your assessment in
the comments section. This is a head-to-head between the Milwaukee
on top and the 13A Black & Decker on the bottom. Again, the Milwaukee did really great compared
to this 13A corded Black & Decker. But let us know your thoughts in the comments.
Things are getting a little dusty here. Overall, our first impressions of this saw are that
it has plenty of power, especially with the 12.0 Ah battery which, by the way, you can
use on any Milwaukee tool. The price for this is roughly $299. I say roughly because it’s
listed online for that price, but it also goes up to $399. So probably between that
$299-$399 range. But guys, this is definitely comparable to any corded saw.
Now, let us know your final thoughts down in the comments. We’d love to hear what
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Thanks for watching, and we’ll talk to you soon! Take care!
Whoo! This is the aftermath of all the cutting. Lots of wood on the ground here, and sawdust!