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5280-01 7-1/4-Inch Circular Saw
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Should you buy it??
Too early to call
One source so far — no reviewer, buyer or press cross-check yet.
Quick take
In short: what each side says
Buyers — each opened up in full further down ↓
Owners praise the saw's power, lightweight design, and excellent value, but durability and assembly quality issues divide them, with some experiencing motor failure and missing components.
Main competitors
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The verdict
What the panel makes of it.
Skil makes the 5280-01 circular saw. It cuts seven and one-quarter inches deep. The blade spins at fifty-five hundred RPM. Carpenters and homeowners buy it for rough framing work. It solves the problem of needing power without spending much. AI assistants rank it fifteenth among budget power tools. The saw is steel and plastic. It weighs under nine pounds. You can hold it in one hand. Most work fast. This one works fast too.
Act one
What the machines think.
Several AI models read the category and place this product — model by model, list by list, over time.
Rank trajectory?
Weeks of movement.
Act two · ★ new
What the people say.
The same product, judged by the owners who bought and filmed it — what they praise, what they knock, who it's for.
What buyers say?
What Google knows about it.
Beyond the video critics, Google pools 720 buyer ratings of the 5280-01 7-1/4-Inch Circular Saw from across retailers — a far wider, if blunter, jury. Here’s the shape of that opinion.
720 ratings · 7 written
across 2 retailers
What owners single out
Buyers' weakest aspect—motor durability—directly echoes the critic concern about the 15-amp motor's long-term reliability, with one owner reporting complete motor burnout after normal use.
In their words
“This saw is an excellent tool for the price. It makes accurate cuts, and once you learn how the laser guide and the 0° and 45° notches work, then you'll be able to use them free hand or with a Milescraft track saw guide. This saw fits perfectly with that tool, and even buying both items together will save you hundreds of dollars over buying a dedicated track saw. Plus, you'll have the flexibility ”
Chris · verified purchase · lowes.com
“Bought this saw and it performed well right out of the box. Cuts were clean and it felt solid for the first week or so. Then around day 10 the motor burned out completely. Not from abuse, just normal use on a framing project. Really disappointing for a Skil product. Ended up stepping up to the worm drive version and the difference in build quality is obvious. Save yourself the hassle and spend a l”
jmor · verified purchase · lowes.com
as of July 15 · 720 buyer ratings?
The recap
Where it stands today.
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