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This thing is powerful and light. I also have a trim saw for small jobs, but as a starter I would get this. You can never have too many tools, although several saws is a luxury. I'm not sure why all right-handed saws do not have the blade on the left side. This is my go-to saw. It will do it all for you. I like the balance better than a worm-drive, but for monster cutting, it's good to have one of those, too.
So I was very happy to buy a few of the newer MAG saws when they came out.And they performed wonderfully. It should go without saying a commercial duty tool should NOT break so easily. I've owned my own a residential construction business for over 20 years. The repair guy at the local tool store that caters to contractors said he has seen 100's of these with the same problem. Porter Cables previous circular saws (743 and 347) were among the best I had ever used. From 3'. All three of them have broken where the table meets the depth adjustment guide.
As you can imagine, I've seen and used my fair share of circular saws. for a while. So, I am back to shopping for the older ones on eBay. Yes, they were dropped.
Accurate (square/flat baseplate from the outset) good power, nice weight/balance in the hand, and the directional sawdust exhaust port is a nice feature. Arrived quickly packed in the manufacturer's box. All good. Should have gotten one of these a long time ago. The saw works beautifully for rips and crosscuts.
After using it to cut 10 boards, the blade clamp self destructed. I liked the way it felt, I had used the 325 before, I have several other tools from Porter-Cable and it received top rating from Fine Homebuilding in 2004(). Traditional, bolt-style blade clamps are available [.]., which I will surely be buying. I did buy the saw locally and it is under warranty, but I am now on my third blade clamp in less than two weeks (partially because it took 1 week to receive the replacement). After researching my options, I selected this saw for several reasons. The saw blade that came with it has dished and hits the guard. I really don't know what else will go wrong once I get to use it.I bought a HD77M to replace it, no problems with that. The sight does not track with the blade.
I don't understand how it can be this way, but.I just can't get the saw to follow a straight line. It pulls to the left. I've used lots of circular saws without this problem. A friend in the trades tried it (to show me it DID cut straight, it wasn't the saw, and make fun of me) but had the same problem.
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