Best Ryobi Power Saws

The ryobi 150mm circular saw 18v is useless with your small batteries it sucked the life out of three of small batteries to cut a length of wood around 3 feet long very disappointed had to use the large battery

Ryobi table saw - not level! – Bought this last weekend. Had to fiddle with the various gauges to make the blade straight, but if you actually read the instructions - it’s not too… Read more

hard. Set up the stand, and the table is not level!?! Got a 15mm lean across, and 8mm lean front to back. Whilst theoretically it doesn’t affect the function of the table - it’s not in any way OK for the table to be out of square on the basic parameter of levelness. More than disappointed - I sent them a question on how to fix it, and they don’t monitor their queries inbox. Sent them a second - no response again. Tried to send Bunnings a complaint - the form doesn’t work! (Not an unusual tactic for big corporates.) I have stocked up on #Ryobi tools this year (30!). And overall they are good, but service matters. I will be returning this for a credit.

Only for light duty use – The motor burned out after about 12 months of occasional use (1-2 times/month), mostly gardening and a bit of 'demo' type work. After a bit of grief… Read more

from Bunnings re. warranty, I replaced it with the much more expensive brushless version, which so far doesn't get as smoking hot but really isn't any more powerful.

Failed after ~12 months - motor burned out - beware Ryobi's warranty "gotcha" – After around 12 months of use around a semi-rural property, tasks such as cutting lantana and other bushes, a little bit of "demolition" work cutting… Read more

up some old house framing, this recip saw failed. I believe the motor burned out, as it started making that "underpowered motor smell" towards the end of its days.

Took it back to Bunnings and decided to pony up for the far more expensive brushless version. Turns out by doing that Ryobi are now saying the new saw is not eligible for the extended warranty - I should have requested a refund (as per the warranty conditions) and then bought a new one. Lesson learned.