We then went on to a make a number of thin cuts and every time the guard was consistently pushed back out of the way so that the cut could be made with ease and nothing ever got caught in the lower guard. Just to try the anti-snag guard feature, we took several piece of wood that ranged from really thin to thick. One really nice feature of this saw is the patented anti-snag lower guard which is design to prevent small cut-offs from being caught in the guard. The depth adjustment lever is also easy to manipulate and there is 0РІР‚С– to almost 2-1/2РІР‚С– of depth adjustment. To get the saw to 51 degrees you must slide over the bevel angle adjustment screw in the groove to follow the offset track.

The bevel angle adjustment level is easy to loosen and tighten and there is a positive stop at the 45 degree mark. ItРІР‚в„ўs just long enough that almost does not need an extension cord to make that quick cut in the garage but requires you to grab one to make up those few extra feet you need. The cord is an adequate 8 feet long, though a few more extra feet would have been nice. The upper and patented anti-snag lower guards are made out of die cast aluminum and the rest of the body is made of tough, gray ABS plastic. The SKIL HD5687 has a sturdy stamped steel footplate which should help keep it flat and will really help this saw take job site abuse. We should think that SKIL knows what they are doing when they roll a new Skilsaw product into the market. LetРІР‚в„ўs face it, SKIL has been around a long while with their Skilsaw trademarked brand name and it is for good reason, since they were one of the original circular saws to come on the market over 85 years ago.

If you look around, chances are that you have friends or family that have a Skilsaw and IРІР‚в„ўll make a bet that some of them have been around for bit longer than a year. And of course there is the warranty information, which indicated that this saw comes with a 1 year warranty. Along with the saw came a super thin kerf 24-tooth carbide blade, a blade change wrench and the usual paperwork that we always read though to make sure we know the proper use of the saw and other accessories. Our saw arrived in a heavy cardboard box with the saw well protected.

Skilsaw model 77 15 amp. trigger switch