Circular saws

Accurate cuts through solid wood or sheet material – a portable circular saw will allow you to master woodworking with ease and precision. The powerful motors mean that making swift progress while maintaining absolute precision is a piece of cake. The portable circular saw is ideal for undertaking work on boards, square timber, roofing boards and other workpieces. Just install the cordless battery and attach the extractor to the integrated extractor connector. That is all that is required for safe and dust-free work at all cutting depths. The professional portable circular saw has been developed for manual operation and, when used in the system with an extractor and guide rail, provides maximum simplicity in day-to-day work. Festool portable circular saws impress users with their intuitive operation, considerable durability and excellent results, whether on construction sites or in workshops.

Further information about our circular saws

Whether you’re cutting roof battens to length, sawing lining boards or shuttering to size, cutting chip board to size, or creating rip and cross cuts in materials up to 55mm thick, our circular saws provide versatility, flexible usability, and maximum precision.

Core features of our circular saws include cross cutting guide rails for precisely accurate repeat cuts, quick acting brakes for enhanced safety, and a patented guide system for the safe guidance of saws and router bits. Our circular saws are also portable, making them ideal for mobile use around work sites.

To ensure you can get the most out of your circular saw, we supply a wide range of accessories and consumable materials. From battery packs and rapid chargers, through to standard saw blades, panther saw blades, universal saw blades, and fine tooth saw blades, we’ve got everything you need to optimise the performance and longevity of your saw.

Armed with over 90 years’ experience in providing quality and performance power tools, here at Festool, we offer a wide range of products that make life easier for professional tradespeople – helping them to achieve high quality results quickly and efficiently.

Of course, if you require any further information about our pendulum saws, or any of our high quality, performance focused power tools, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Our experienced and knowledgeable team is always on hand to answer any of your questions to ensure that you find the right tools for your requirements.

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Cutting layered boards using the circular saw
Layered boards and panels can be cut extremely easily and precisely using a circular saw. They can then be used for a variety of things, such as external cladding for buildings. This illustrated guide explains how to go about cutting layered boards and what safety equipment you require for this work.
Project description, Sawing, Jointing
Longitudinal joints to partially replace or extend beams at the threshold or top plate
The following guide shows how beams can be connected by longitudinal joints as part of a renovation. Portable circular saws, cordless drills and eccentric sanders are used to do this. One of the longitudinal joints created by carpenters, the French scarf joint, is primarily used to partially replace damaged wood in old buildings or to extend wood.
Project description, Sawing, Routing, Drilling/Screwdriving
Manufacturing a lap joint for a double beam construction
In this application example, the creation of a post end with a double beam construction is shown.
Double beam constructions with lap joints on the post provide a stable connection which is used, for example, to build a carport.
Project description, Sawing, Drilling/Screwdriving, Routing, Sanding/Brushing
Building your own saddled staircase in the garden area

This application example shows how you can build your own saddled staircase. Furthermore, a Festool portable circular saw is used in conjunction with the cross cutting guide rail system to cut out the stair stringers.

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