[Stick486]

One trick I've been using is rough cutting with the 18v then running a router against a straight edge to get a clean edge.

use the saw against the straight edge and save a ton of money...
start with a better edge clamp... wide body is more gooder...
PRO-Grip Straight Edge Clamps
add a guide plate(s) for way more versatility..
PRO-Grip Clamp Accessories - scroll way down...
all this beats single use...
take the 4/500 bucks in savings and get you more ''stuff''....

 

[Stick486]

. This may have more to do with my circular saws than the technique.

you answered yourself...
I use a Milwaukee saw... no issues...
get you a Bosch instead,,,
the guide plate is the secret...

but you have made up yor mind you want a track saw... get what want...

 

[Stick486]

Which do you recommend?

corded or cordless???
remember it's the guide plate that is the crux of the whole thing...

 

[Stick486]

I like uncle Brown too, but sometimes you need the right tool for the job. Does your Milwaukee collect dust?

Nick and I have the same saws...
w/ DC hookup - yes...

 

[Stick486]

DC...
the Bosch tools...
https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/boschtools-ocs/dust-extraction-attachments-tool-specific-23478-c/
the saw...
https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/bo...n-attachments-tool-specific-csdchute-27180-p/

today the Bosch would be a better tool than the Milwaukee. DW or Makita..
now this for new today tools and not yesteryear tools...

 

[Stick486]

DC...
the Bosch tools...
https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/boschtools-ocs/dust-extraction-attachments-tool-specific-23478-c/
the saw...
https://www.boschtools.com/us/en/bo...n-attachments-tool-specific-csdchute-27180-p/

today the Bosch would be a better tool than the Milwaukee. DW or Makita..
now this for new today tools and not yesteryear tools...

it's a VOE thing... look to the saws on the shelf - pick a flavor... all of the DW's went to file 13 a long time ago...
also.. w/ what is being suggested is moving you from single purpose to multipurpose...

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[Stick486]

According to this review, CS10 Circular Saw - FineHomeBuilding

There is a lot of play between the blade and the shoe. This is the same problem I have with the 18v.

I have that saw.... and the 10....
I don't agree w/ the review...
I believe because the way Bosch did their saw (some what different than everybody else) it threw the tester off...
if you use the Bosh for a while and become comfortable w/ it then switch to say the Milwaukee... you need to learn the Milwaukee.. switch back to the Bosch after a while and it's a learning curve all over again...
the DC accessory for the Bosch works really well as where the DC on the Milwaukee works pretty good...
seems every body but one person leaves the Makita on the shelf...

 

[Stick486]

@DaninVan..
could you review your Bosch CS...

 

[Stick486]

edited pic...

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[Stick486]

1... Previously I'd use my Makita skill saw and a straight edge guide I bought from Canadian Tire , but the saws fence wasn't very tall , and the saw would go underneath the dam straight edge half the time as the sheet goods bent a bit.
2... but the money's spent .

3... One bonus with buying the track saw I guess , is the track can also be used with my FesTool router with the proper attachment

1... if the sheet bent/sagged you had insufficient support under the sheet...
also those wide body guides I linked to are well made. heavy duty and solid...
and what makes things reall work is the carrier... if you had one on your 1st arrangement you would have seen a major difference in your cuts...
2... way more than you needed to... and twice at that...
3... same for the carriers linked that were linked to..

use something like these... they get even better w/ a center rip and can be made from 1x', 2x's or plywood....
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