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Best Metabo circular saw UK

Updated: 21 October 2026

You want one Metabo circular saw from the five listings still standing on amazon.co.uk, and best only means something once the job is named. A rail-and-saw kit for sheet in a garage is a different purchase from a body-only 18 V saw for CAS packs you already own. This page gives a conditional pick from prices and review files captured on 20 October 2026. The [Metabo circular saw comparison](/hub/power-saws/metabo-circular-saw) holds the full rows. Peter F. did not lab-test these saws. A qualifying purchase can earn a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one Metabo circular saw from the five listings still standing on amazon.co.uk, and best only means something once the job is named.

Our top picks

Metabo KS 18 LTX 57 BL bare

Best overall

Metabo KS 18 LTX 57 BL bare
7.2/10about £159.95
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Metabo KS 55 FS corded

Rank 2

Metabo KS 55 FS corded
8.6/10about £147.99
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Metabo KS 55 FS + FS 160

Best value

Metabo KS 55 FS + FS 160
8.4/10about £274.69
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  1. 1.Best when the rail should arrive with the saw
  2. 2.Best corded body if the rail is already yours
  3. 3.Best cordless hand saw when you already run CAS
  4. 4.Plunge cuts, and the heavy KS 85 kit

Best when the rail should arrive with the saw

The KS 55 FS set, ASIN B07NHBK5WR, is £274.69, the only capture whose title puts the saw, a case and an FS 160 together. Amazon shows 4.6 from 158. FS 160 is 1,600 mm, enough for a 1,220 mm sheet and clumsy in a box room. Reviews say the first cut trims the rubber lip and that clamps are often extra. It is the best value when you have no rail yet, and the wrong spend if a rail is already yours or you need a plunge cut. Confirm a BS 1363 lead. Depth stays 55 mm at 90° and 50 mm on a rail.

Best corded body if the rail is already yours

The bare KS 55 FS, ASIN B00B0W6POM, is £147.99 and our top pick for a corded FS hand saw: 4.7 from 227 ratings, with 55 mm at 90° and 39 mm at 45° on Metabo’s sheet. Those reviews are mostly European-language text on a Spanish-titled listing. Buyers praise Festool and Makita tracks and complain about chip clogging. The carton is an 18-tooth blade, a parallel guide, a vacuum adapter and a hex key. Model 600955000, about 4 kg, 1,200 W. No rail. Own a matching rail and this is the lower shelf price. Without one, rail and clamps can close the gap to the FS 160 set.
Metabo KS 18 LTX 57 BL bare

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Metabo KS 18 LTX 57 BL bare
7.2/10about £159.95
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Best cordless hand saw when you already run CAS

The KS 18 LTX 57 BL, ASIN B0CW188HLM, is £159.95 body-only. Metabo’s UK page states 57 mm at 90°, 52 mm on a rail, a 165 × 20 mm blade and about 2.7 kg without a pack. The amazon weight is 3.7 kg. No battery, charger or rail. It is the cordless hand saw when CAS packs are already on the job, and a weak first battery platform: the sticker is about £12 above the corded KS 55. Amazon shows 5.0 from four reviews, next to 227 on the mains saw. The corded versus cordless guide prices the packs. No listing states minutes per charge.

Plunge cuts, and the heavy KS 85 kit

The KT 18 LTX 66 BL, ASIN B08LW61WJH, is £359.00 body-only. Bullets claim up to 66 mm, variable speed and undercut. The file is 3.9 from 33. Reviews praise power on Festool rails with a larger pack, call a 2 Ah pack too weak, and repeat a base that is not flat. It is the pick only if you already run CAS and you will check the shoe first. The KS 85 set with KFS 44, ASIN B097R5Z949, is £613.79: 2,000 W, 8.4 kg, no star line and no depth on the amazon block. The buying guide keeps the trade-offs. Rail names are on the guide rail page.

Common questions

What is the best Metabo circular saw for guide rail work?
For a Metabo rail in the same purchase, the KS 55 FS set at £274.69 with FS 160 in the title is the listing that matches. For a rail you already own, the bare KS 55 FS at £147.99 is the lower price and our top pick on the 4.7 from 227 reviews. Both are hand saws with an FS groove, 55 mm at 90° on Metabo’s sheet, and neither is a plunge saw. Clamps are often extra on the set.
What is the best budget Metabo circular saw?
The lowest shelf price here is the bare KS 55 FS at £147.99. It is the budget pick if a guide rail is already yours or you accept buying one later. It is a weak budget if one box, ready for sheet, is the brief, because the rail is not included and an 18-tooth blade plus a parallel guide will not track a long cut by themselves. The FS 160 set costs more and removes that gap.
What is the best cordless Metabo circular saw here?
If you already own CAS 18 V packs and you want a hand saw, the KS 18 LTX 57 BL at £159.95 is the match: 57 mm at 90° on Metabo’s UK sheet, brushless, body-only. The file is four reviews, so it is a conditional pick, not a settled one. If you need to plunge, the KT 18 LTX 66 BL at £359.00 is the cordless saw that does that, with a 3.9 from 33 and repeated warp reports. Neither includes a battery.
Is the KT worth the premium?
Only for plunge, undercut and the 66 mm bullet. You pay £359.00 before battery and rail, against £147.99 for the corded KS 55 body or £159.95 for the KS 18 body. Reviews support power on Festool rails with a larger pack and undermine confidence in the shoe. If every cut starts at an edge, the premium buys a feature you will not use.
Bare KS 18 or corded KS 55?
Choose the corded KS 55 FS at £147.99 when you have a socket and you want the larger review file. Choose the KS 18 LTX 57 BL at £159.95 when CAS packs are already paid for and you want the lead off the floor. The cordless saw is about 2 mm deeper at 90° on Metabo’s sheets and 2 mm deeper on a rail, which will not decide an 18 mm sheet. The battery invoice will.

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Sources

Public sources from the research digest, then the amazon.co.uk listings compared on this page. Listings captured 20 October 2026.

  1. Metabo UK: KS 18 LTX 57 BL (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  2. Metabo: KS 55 FS (600955000) (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  3. Metabo UK cordless range catalogue 2025 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  4. Metabo: KFS 44 guide rail (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  5. HSE: Wood dust (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  6. GOV.UK: Product marking, UKCA and CE (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  7. BSI: BS EN 62841-2-5:2014 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  8. amazon.co.uk listings for the five retained Metabo ASINs (retrieved 20 October 2026)