Blade depth of cordless circular saw

[woodman-46]

Hi,
I have recently purchased a cordless circular saw that I'm very happy with. I have used power tools for a long time but just had a question please. If I am cutting sheet of say 10mm board I have been setting the blade ( as I usually would do ) at about 1/4 inch deeper than the wood being cut. However when I do this the angle of the saw becomes less comfortable/less intuitive when holding it. Its more acute. When the blade is set to full depth the angle of the saw/handles etc is much flatter and for me much more natural to hold. Question is if there is nothing underneath the board being cut to get in the way of the fully extended blade is there any reason not to use it like that. I can't see that there is but would appreciate opinions.
Thanks James

 

[foxhole]

I always run at full depth unless job calls for otherwise .

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

Have to say I never give it much thought on a circular saw, I do on the table saw but not the circular. I have a Titan circular saw that replaced a 20 year old Bosch, normally Titan stuff is OK but this one is utter crap, fortunately I seldom have to use it.

 

[woodman-46]

Thanks. Mine is an Einhell 18v. It's a great well made saw and batteries are interchangeable with my other Eiinhell tools.

 

[big-all]

you will increase the drag on the blade as more teeth and distance
if its fractionally off line you can double the load and get burning as the back off the blade cuts as well
you may get more chipping as the blade is going up or down rather than a 90% forward or backward
if you can live with that and a small reduction in safety with masses off uncovered blade exposed its not a problem

 

[chirpychippy]

Supposedly it's part safety and puts less load on the saw if you only cut just below the thickness of the material.

I cut sheets often but with a Plunge Saw set at just below material thickness, but that is because I like to fully support the material with timber battens and don't like cutting through my trestles.

 

[Tigercubrider]

Some people use insulation panels as a stand-off. You can use the same bit many times before replacing it. Gives good support

 

[big-all]

Supposedly it's part safety and puts less load on the saw if you only cut just below the thickness of the material.

I cut sheets often but with a Plunge Saw set at just below material thickness, but that is because I like to fully support the material with timber battens and don't like cutting through my trestles.

i always prefer 2/3 teeth 2/3mm proud
i use 10mm clip together rubber mats on the garden bench that stops a foot or so before bench end and cut clear off the rubber with the worst that can happen is black sawdust
having said that there are a few 3mm "scores" where i forgot to reset the dep from 12mm to 6m when cutting 6mm[5.5mm ]ply

 

[chirpychippy]

i always prefer 2/3 teeth 2/3mm proud
i use 10mm clip together rubber mats on the garden bench that stops a foot or so before bench end and cut clear off the rubber with the worst that can happen is black sawdust
having said that there are a few 3mm "scores" where i forgot to reset the dep from 12mm to 6m when cutting 6mm[5.5mm ]ply

I use these at £72 a pair they're not cheap, I have wrecked 3 pairs previously, when I found them again on Amazon £40 for 2 pairs I snapped them up and am determined not to wreck them.