Makita 18-Volt X2 LXT Lithium-Ion (36-Volt) Brushless Cordless 6-1/2 in. Plunge Circular Saw (Tool Only) with 55T Carbide Blade
$349.00
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Description
The Makita 18-Volt X2 (36V) LXT Brushless 6-1/2 in Plunge Circular Saw Kit (XPS01Z, tool only, batteries and charger sold separately) delivers precise and more accurate cutting when combined with an optional guide rail system (sold separately). The saw and rail system work together to produce accurate cuts with minimal tear-out. The saw combines a powerful Makita-built brushless motor powered by two 18-Volt LXT batteries with automatic speed change technology, which adjusts cutting speed and torque during the cut for optimum performance. The saw has a variable speed control dial (2,500 – 6,300 RPM), with soft start and an electric brake for added convenience. It has a large 2-3/16 in cutting capacity at 90°, with a bevel capability of -1 to 48 and positive stops at 22.5 and 45. When used with a rail system (sold separately) the plunge circular saw is a more portable option to a table saw for select applications, and is ideal for use on the job site or in a workshop. For improved tool performance and extended battery life, Makita created star protection computer controls. Star protection is communication technology that allows the Star Protection-equipped tool and battery to exchange data in real time and monitor conditions during use to protect against overloading, over-discharging and overheating. For increased versatility, the tool can also be powered by Makita 18-Volt LXT and compact lithium-ion batteries with the star symbol indicating star protection inside.
- Powered by (2) LXT batteries, X2 LXT technology delivers more power, speed and run time without the hassles of a cord (batteries not included)
- Makita built electronically controlled BL brushless motor delivers 6,300 RPM for maximum performance and 50% longer run time per charge
- Automatic speed change technology adjusts cutting speed and torque during cut for optimum performance
- Variable speed control dial (2,500 – 6,300 RPM) for optimum performance in a variety of materials
- Ideal for cutting large wood panels and other wood materials in confined areas
- Close to the wall cutting (11/16 in.) for expanded cutting applications
- Large cutting capacity (2-3/16 in. at 90 and 1-9/16 in. at 45)
- Bevel capability (-1 to 48) with positive stops at 22.5 and 45
- Electronic speed control maintains constant speed under load for smooth cutting
- Soft start features for smooth start-ups
- Easy-to-set depth adjustment with large scale
- Smooth and convenient plunge release lever for operator comfort
- Dual front and rear bevel supports provide additional rigidity for precise and accurate bevel cuts
- On-board hex wrench for fast and easy blade changes
- Locking lever holds the blade in position so that the wrench can be inserted through the hole in the blade case for easier blade installation
- Built-in depth stop allows a preliminary first cut of 2 to 3 mm to be performed prior to cutting through the entire material for clean and splinter-free cutting
- Rubberized soft grip handle provides increased comfort on the job
- Large 1-7/16 in. rear dust port directs material away from the operator and easily connects to a vacuum system
WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including arsenic, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov
Additional information
| Weight | 11.77 lbs |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 10.90 × 15.70 × 11.80 in |
| Batteries Included | No |
| Depth Adjustment | Yes |
| Tools Product Type | Power Tool |
| Saw Drive Type | Sidewinder |
| Power Tool Features | Brushless, Depth Adjustment, Electric Brake, Keyed Blade Change, Spindle Lock |
| Number of Total Batteries Included | 0 |
| Motor Type | Brushless |
| Model | XPS01Z |
| Maximum Speed (rpm) | 6300 |
| Maximum Cut Depth @ 90 Deg. | 2-3/16 in |
| Maximum Cut Depth @ 45 Deg. | 1-9/16 in |
| Included Accessories | Allen Key/Wrench, Blades |
| Included | No Additional Items Included |
| Cordless/ Corded | Cordless |
| Battery Amp Hours | No Battery |
| Cordless Tool Type | Circular Saw |
| Construction Material | Plastic |
| Condition | New |
| Color Family | Teal |
| Charger Included | Charger Not Included |
| Blade Location | Right |
| Blade Diameter (in.) | 6-1/2 |
| Blade Diameter | 6-1/2 |
| Bevel Capacity | 48 |
| Battery/Charger | Tool Only |
| Battery Size | 18-volt |
| Battery Power Type | Lithium Ion |
| Voltage (volts) | 18 |
Reviews (55)
55 reviews for Makita 18-Volt X2 LXT Lithium-Ion (36-Volt) Brushless Cordless 6-1/2 in. Plunge Circular Saw (Tool Only) with 55T Carbide Blade
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Mauricio Glover (verified owner) –
Has worked great for finish work. Alleviates the need to wrestle with putting sheet goods through a table saw or ripping down lumber to make them more manageable for finish cuts.
Hattie Abshire (verified owner) –
Great tool. Charged batteries and out right to work. Guide and tool was easy to use and cut straight lines without worrying about chipping surface was cutting. Would recommend for sure. Price is definitely worth the money.
Lamar Gusikowski (verified owner) –
I saw this tracksaw on homedepot website, but it was out. I ended up ordering it through acemetool and acemetool gave me extra 2-5ah batteries. What a deal. All together came with 4-5ah batteries, track, plung saw, 2 hard plastic boxes for 499.00 free shipping.
Keeley Mertz (verified owner) –
The saw works very well. I get a much cleaner cut than I did with a traditional circular saw.
Monique Bednar (verified owner) –
Powerful, great saw with no cords!
Cale Brakus (verified owner) –
Best clean cuts ever
Vinnie Reichert (verified owner) –
Saw works great.
Rahsaan Miller (verified owner) –
I recently acquired the Makita XPS01PT Kit (includes the XPS01, a 55T carbide tip ultra-thin-kerf (0.63″/1.6mm) blade, two 5 Ah 18V batteries and a high-speed charger in two blue-green systainer-like containers), and it came with the 55″ rail and 2 more 5Ah batteries for free (a promotion). That is significantly less than the cost of a Festool TSC-55 and comparable supporting gear. (The XPS01PT kit is missing a dust bag, and there seems to be no Makita-brand dust bag accessory available at this point. The Makita XPS01 is compatible with the Mafell dust bag (Mafell 206921).)I have and love my Festool TS-75. (Festool swapped the TS-75 for my TS-55 REQ that was recalled in 2013.)The Makita’s dust collection ability when connected to my Festool CT/Mini dust collector is adequate, but it’s a bit more messy than the TS-75. (A bit of duct tape over the arbor access hole might help if this turns out to be a problem.) The dust port on the Makita is directly compatible with the CT/Mini’s hose without any need for an adapter. The other issue with dust collection is that since the Makita is battery operated, the dust collector needs to be manually operated. (The Makita XPS01 doesn’t have a wireless dust control feature. A new model XPS02 does have Bluetooth dust collector control.)The Makita rail is almost the same as the Festool rails. I have 55″ and 75″ Festool rails, Parallel Guides*, and an MFT/3. The two brands of rails are functionally cross-compatible — the Festool saws will work on the Makita rails, and the Makita saws will work on the Festool rails. The Makita rails have an additional locking edge that works with the Makita saw’s slide lever. (*The Festool Parallel Guides do not work with the Makita rail. The lip for the locking slide lever on the slot of the Makita rail obstructs the clamps on the Parallel Guides.)As delivered, the Makita’s blade was set to cut about 1/16th inch closer than my TS-75. Unaltered the Makita would trim all my three existing Festool rails too close for the TS-75. So I needed to adjust the Makita to match the cut location of my TS-75. (Alternatively, I could have adjusted the TS-75 to match the Makita blade distance.) This required adjusting the four hinge block mounting screws on the Makita to set its blade to match my guide rails (which are trimmed to my TS-75). (The Makita has these screws on the underside of the saw base.) This took a little trial and error. The Makita has no riving knife. So kickback potential is greater. But the Makita does have a locking slide lever which can be used only on a Makita rail, and it will hold the saw on the track or prevent it from falling over when doing bevel cuts.The Makita also lacks the splinter guard on the waste side of the cut that the Festool saws have for 0-degree cuts. But cuts with Makita saw have been very clean.The Makita XPS01 comes with a 165mm blade compared to the TS-55’s 160mm blade. They both have the same 20mm arbor. This gives the Makita a little bit more cut depth. Those silly little mm’s make all the difference when cutting 2-by lumber where the TS-55 comes up just short when making a bevel cut from the rail.I have not located a source for replacement blades that match the one supplied with the cordless Makita XPS01. (Makita B-57071 55T ultra-thin-kerf.) The wider thin-kerf blade that comes with the corded Makita SP6000K (Makita B-07353) is readily available. Freud, Tenryu, Oshlun, Festool and others sell 160mm blades that will work in the XPS01. I have a 48T thin-kerf (0.87″/2.2mm) Freud blade that I bought when I had the TS-55 REQ, but I have not tried it in the XPS01. The Makita XPS01 is nicely made, performs well and is an excellent value.
Karl Gerlach (verified owner) –
The saw is just what I was expecting. It works like a champ
Frederique Howell (verified owner) –
Easy to use and very accurate, it has plenty of power.
Idella Mitchell (verified owner) –
Pricy tool but definetly worth the money. The accuracy and smoothness out of this saw is not even comparable to a table saw. I use this for professional use as a carpenter.
Mabel Conroy (verified owner) –
I bought the package deal with the track included…. great saw accurate clean cuts.
Pedro Hoppe (verified owner) –
2, 5ah batteries last about 1 hour of production style cutting. Even up to 2 hours depending on the material and pressure used to push the saw through the material. Mine has performed exceptionally well production cutting as you might do with a corded tool. I’ve done tens of thousands of repetitive cuts with this saw, running it all day for weeks on end. The saw is very accurate and the bevel cuts are equally as accurate to the bottom edge of the anti-splinter strip. The saw runs very smooth and cuts very smooth as expected from Makita tools. It comes with a 55 tooth blade and spins it 2,500 to 6,300 rpm which is adjustable with a speed dial. It feels like it keeps the speed in the cut for any given speed setting and a small green light near the battery level indicators lights up when the saw is maintaining speed under load. The available high speed, the 55 tooth blade plus the automatic speed change feature combined make for an extremely smooth feel when cutting. If you have a second pair of 5ah batteries then you will be able to have two charged before you can ever run the two installed on the saw out of power. The plunge action pivots the blade into a plunge cut on an arc from a pivot point near base at the rear of the saw. You do have to keep a little forward pressure when plunge cutting and take it slow or it will kick back. My track has a cut in it from the saw kicking back on someone. There are now about 4 inches of the splinter strip that I can’t use The saw is very light weight and easy to use. The dust collection works very well and removes almost all of the dust if the dust collector hooked up to it is decent. I’ve had ok success even with an in-expensive Ridgid shop vac. Very smooth running and relatively quiet. It has a full featured set of adjustable controls. The blade size is interchangeable with other brand’s replacement blades but Makita does use a 165mm blade as does DeWalt (I also own the cordless DeWalt track saw). Most track saws use a 160mm blade and most replacement blades are 160mm. As long as the arbor is 20mm and the blade is 165mm or less it will work well in the tool. The blade the saw comes with is has a 2.2mm kerf as do most replacement blades whether they’re Makita or any other brand including DeWalt and many Tenryu. The replacement splinter strip and friction strips for the track are easy to find and are relatively in-expensive to replace but will last around 5-10 thousand cuts and last longer when used with dust collection. They usually only need replacement from improper storage or kick-back cutting into them. The cases are great and are compatible with certain Festool cases and dust collectors with storage connections on the top. The saw is comparable with Festool tracks as well but the Makita tracks cost less and are equally well made. Overall, this saw is a professional precision tool that performs well, is also reliable, powerful and durable. I hope this review is helpful.
Rosalia Pagac (verified owner) –
To my surprise, the dealer included the Makita 194368-5 Guide Rail, 55-Inch. This is a great kit and worth the cost especially considering you get all the following:18V X2 LXT (36V) Brushless 6-1/2″ Plunge Circular Saw (XPS01Z)(2) 18V LXT Lithium-Ion 5.0Ah Batteries (BL1850B)18V LXT Lithium-Ion Dual Port Charger (DC18RD)6-1/2″ 55T C.T. Cordless Plunge Saw Blade, Wood, Mdf, Lam. (B-57071)Hex Wrench (783203-8)Interlocking Case, X-Large (197213-3)Interlocking Case, Medium (197211-7)The saw is very accurate on the track and cuts exactly . It cut right at the edge of the anti-splinter strip. Doing bevel cuts are just as accurate. The saw cut as smooth as you’d expect from this brand however it is suprisingly light in your hand.The plunge action pivots the blade into a plunge cut on an arc from a pivot point near base at the rear of the saw. You do have to keep a little forward pressure when plunge cutting and take it slow or it will kick back. Occasionally the plunge area is slightly off from the rest of the cutting.Dust collection is on par with the collector you use and using a collection unit will save on blade life.Be careful when using other blades than Makita or DeWalt.Makita and DeWalt use 165mm blades, most other track saws use 160mmCheck to see that the arbor is 20mm and the blade is 165mm
Zoie Lockman (verified owner) –
Nice tool, ready to go out of the box. Powerfull, makes clean cuts, no chipping. 2mm pre-cut setting in very useful.
Darius Dickinson (verified owner) –
Great tool! Works flawlessly. I highly recommend if you are working with large sheet material.
Monica Mayert (verified owner) –
Very great product, it cuts accurate, and great dust absorption. I thought about returning but I’m very happy that I decided to keep it after using it on a small project and it was very useful for cutting very large ply woods (4×8 feet). I also cut small panels at different degree with ease.
Jed Hermiston (verified owner) –
The cut is unbelievable. Love this tool. Wish I would have gotten one along time ago.
Wilson Gleichner (verified owner) –
Very happy with this product and the fact that it came with an extra set of batteries!
Winnifred Goodwin (verified owner) –
This saw has lots of power and a speed dial. Most track saw require purchase of the track, but Mikita came with the track and has an 8 footer available. After a dozen sheets of 9/16th siding it is still on the initial charge. The charger does a fast charge on the batteries. Great saw, great buy!