Ive used the heck out of that saw for five years and it is still going strong....never once had it stop like that on metal......of course I use the correct blades for the material I am cutting. I also use their impact drill drivers and have punished them for the same five years one of those died recently after an exceptionally grueling session. I also have no complaints about the battery performance. I will admit I take good care of my tools and do not abuse them too much. They are light but pretty rugged.
My 4 year old grandson watches these vijeos with me, (sound off-of course), and now thinks he should have a saw to open Christmas and birthday presents, just like Uncle Bumble. Raise 'em right, I say!!
I guess I'm not much different from your four year old, because that little chainsaw is growing on me to the point where I'm almost considering buying one for no reason at all.
Stanley owns all sorts of companies now... Craftsman, B&D, Dewalt, Irwin, Lista, MAC tools, Bostitch, Proto... They're becoming the Disney of the tool world!
I don’t know how many times I have heard people say, “DeWalt has gone downhill since Black & Decker bought them.” Ha! B&D bought them in 1960. The “DeWalt” most people know has always been B&D.
SouthernGuy8503 My was DeWalt stuff is falling apart, so i jumped ship and got all ridgid's brushless tools a couple of months ago. I'll keep my DeWalt cordless framing nailer tho.
goddamn it hurts my heart to see porter cable reduced to this, growing up watching the new yankee workshop and hearing "porter cable, the woodworker's choice" every episode
I know it's not a fair comparison, but damn, my old porter cable Tiger Saw would eat this thing alive (along with 22 years worth of truck bodies, trees, car frames, rear axles, drywall, whatever).
Most of the Porter Cable stuff is older Dewalt clones. Being an orphan they are a parts bin tool brand. They arn't innovating new stuff but simply taking existing parts/engineering from Dewalt to make a tool for loyal consumers(wood workers). So what parts are they using: if you view schematics of internals you'll see they simply reuse the older 18V Dewalt(NiCD) tools with Porter Cable plastics over them. This can be clearing seen with tools like the 1/2 impact Dewalt DW059HB vs PORTER-CABLE PCC740B. So the tools are pretty much 5-10year old Dewalts running on new lithium. Definitely not top by today's standards but not the bottom of the barrel.
Porter plug in belt Sanders, pneumatic nail guns, circular saw, router, and a host of bench tools.. circa late 90's early 2000's were AmAaazing! The places they put metal instead of plastic was similar to Milwaukee.
Yo dont cheap out when makin a fookzall. That shaft heated up from friction from the "bearing" and could easliy burn your hairless pet of whatever nationality.
My first Porter Cable was purchased back in 2007.. now, 2019, most of my tools are Porter Cable and I have never had any issues or complaints. I am a full time general contractor..
this is a real small thing, but I appreciate that you duck the volume on the audio when you yank the trigger on that saw, even when it stepped on your narration a bit. thanks, AvE.
Baker Romeo I was thinking the same thing! It's nice when your sitting in bed with the corded ear-hole pluggeres in what for not blowing your eardrums into low earth orbit!
I have this same saw and she is pretty tough. it has been scrapping with me many times and cut lots of things from small I beams to rebar. Also has been dumpster diving, cut mufflers, tires and used to cut down trees to make a motorcycle trail. She has survived the abuse and extreme heat and cold and has earned its keep for going out scrapping or dumpster diving.
So funny story with this saw. A friend of mine owns a diesel shop and works on medium and heavy duty trucks as well as pickups. We were doing a lot of exhaust *cough* “modifications” at one point and our sawsall shit the bed on us late one night. Bear in mind in a small town we have wal mart and Lowe’s to choose from so we went to Lowe’s and picked one of these babies up. We figured if we get a few uses out of it the 40 bucks was well worth it and we could finish the job we were on. So fast forward through about two years of very heavy use and neglect and the ole porter cable is still kickin. It’s been one of the best battery sawsalls I’ve seen. We have left this thing in the rain and fully submerged it in various engine fluids over the course of its life. Dropped it from the top of trucks and probably ran it over a time or two and it is still going. I don’t disagree with your knowledge on the engineering side of this thing however I can fully say it is one tough little saw! Great video nonetheless!
I still have my 1990's plugin TigerSaw. The only thing I replaced on it was the power cord strain relief which dry rotted. Other than that, it still works fine.
I had the portacable saw you speak of . Loved that saw when it fell off the scaffolding and plummeted to the ground blowin apart from the 40ish foot fall i buried it and said a few words. I too liked that blade on the good side. It now rests in pieces under a house in seaisle city south Jersey. Incase anyone needs parts
You're right about the 743 being one HELL of a circular saw! I've had mine for over 20 years, used it in a professional construction environment for at least 15 years of that, and I'd still put it up against anything out there. Arguably the single best circular saw ever made. I know alot of guys in the business that go on and on about worm drives, but I think they're too heavy and bulky. Broke my heart to find out they quit making it!
My Dad had a Porter Cable jig saw from the '60s that was an absolute work of art. The thing had like 3 different gear cases that all ran in different weights of oil. He ended up with it for free when one of the oil plugs rattled out and it stripped the teeth off a gear. He went down to the actual tool store (long since closed), ordered the actual gear that failed, repaired it, and used the piss out of it for the next 30 years until someone finally stole it. I just hope the dickhead that stole it actually knew what he was getting and didn't just take it in for scrap metal. That would be the worse crime. PC has been just about total junk for about 20 years now. My 15 year old PC Sawsall is only a mere shadow of what that old jigsaw was (but still did come with an exploded diagram of EVERYTHING and the part numbers for the stuff) and the new stuff is just about not worth owning at all.
I've had a Porter Cable 20V set for some years now. Got a great deal. Use them quite a bit, for a home user... Even ponied up and got the 1/2" impact wrench. I like them. Haven't let me down yet.
I got the 20V set at Costco. The dinky circular saw is crap. The Saw Zaw spits out blades. The impact is solid and so is the drill. Battery charger is 1 at a time.
@@FlipTheTables I've used the circular saw for long rip cuts of decking with no issues. The 4ah battery helps. The key with the blade lock on the recip is to make sure the quick lock is fully engaged into the blade.
Jerry Wick Grip it and rip it. Same with the drill. Better wind up the cord good and tight cause when she snags, it's taking your wrist with it. I prefer my tools to have not been feminized.
I've got a bunch of these Porter Cable 20v tools. I just use them for home and auto repair so they don't get used much. But when I need them, they work pretty good.
Maybe just me but AvE reminds me a bit of the mysterious cowboy tester in the old Live it Up TV series. Carrying the torch of consumer protection for the next generations. And doing so while placing various unmentionable parts in available vices. And yes... Porter Cable used to be good at one time... the world is drowning in chinesium now. - Eddy
At my old job we had about 3 or 4 different brands of power tools. So someone modded all of the batteries to fit every model of their tools. The Porter cable ones fit the dewalt tools and were cheeper.
Porter Cable was bought by Stanley Black & Decker. They are the parent company to Craftsman, DeWalt, Irwin, Lenox, Proto, Facom, Stanley, MAC Tools, Vidmar, Bostitch and Black & Decker to name a few. I believe they also used to own Delta but sold it to Chervon or something.
I recently had the pleasure of replacing the missing drive belt for a Delta miter saw. My dad gave me the saw because it doesn't work without the belt and he got it for free from a cabinet-maker friend because it doesn't work without the belt. My dad assured me that I could just "go online and get the replacement part from Delta." Yeah... As far as I can tell Delta hasn't stocked or sold that part for well over a decade... Well before the brand was sold. I did find a third party replacement, so all is well. I guess.
For belt replacement, if it's a standard V belt, just use a link belt if a regular replacement is hard to find. You can make it whatever length it needs to be and they cause less vibration.
I've got link belts on everything I own. I'll never use those old rubber v-belts again. Harbor Freight sells a link belt made in the European Economic Community. It's good to go.
Cool. I've heard some good things about those link belts. The drive belt for this Delta saw is a toothed timing belt, so I couldn't have used a link belt.
as a commercial electrician i used porter cable tools everyday for a year and a half before i switched to Milwaukee. all the credit to them, they kicked ass
Somewhere there is an old guy who once proudly worked for Porter Cable, gave an honest shit about his work and the product and his company, who has a little tear in his eye and almost wishes he'd died already like most of his friends.
Nothing disappoints me more than when a bunch of MBAs take what was a good brand and use it to hawk cheap junk. Porter Cable used to be a good brand of woodworking tools. Now their corporate overlord is just using the name to suck money out of consumers.
Ave I've been rocking with you 3 years you got the best channel on RUclips it's not just the educational entertainment Best of both worlds keep rocking on taking apart the tools and analyzing you are truly appreciated
How diddly bad is it that I’m at the man’s workplace and I gets the RUclipss notifier that AvE just posted a new BOLTR and my brain stops choochin what for watching this vijayho full-through. Boss man should be yelling at me “FOCUS YOU FAK!”
I have an identical sawzall here in New Zealand. In every aspect the same as the Porter Cable you’ve reviewed here. Here it is branded as Stanley Fat Max (more “trade quality” than standard Stanley products) I got it free with a drill, impact driver combo from Stanley Fat Max. It’s been given hell by myself and the builders I employ. mainly used on demolition/remodelling of older houses. The builders love it as it’s much lighter and more compact than the Makita cordless sawzall the usually use. I’ll send pics to you when it wears out or breaks - so you can compare your comments about weak points or poor design/materials. Several of us love your videos reviews of tools/devices/life in general. Keep up your great work. Ken
I have had Porter Cable drills and impacts for the past 15 years. I have had Zero issues except for the over moulding coming off. I only upgraded for more power and I figured it was time for a fresh drill. I donated the old ones to my apprentice. They still run strong after years of abuse.
Sad..... have the original Tiger Saw. Chopped a few cars, trailers and limbed a bunch of trees with it. The 35 y/o palm sander I have is still second to no one....
I got all these battery powered porter cable tools. Home owner Shit for sure. I’d never use them for work but around the garage for half the money they get the job done.
Yeah, they are just fine... not going to build a house with them. Although I probably could until they died... but I'm under no delusion that's what they were purposely built for. But the batteries are a great deal cheaper than other brands.
I've got a P-C jigsaw that was my dad's. Talk about a VERY nice tool! Couldn't sell it at yard sale for even 5 bux, and paid about $14 for new L-blades. Prolly never use it, but it's just too good to throw out.
Ave just wanted to say your vidjeos are awesome, you have opened my eyes up to a larger understanding of the crap I purchased, my buddies and I have talked about how awesome it would be to drink a beer with you up in the BC. Keep doing what you're doing it's perfect.
I bought a pc drill and driver set about 5 years ago bc they were on sale and I didn't think they would last very long but they have. 5 years of hard use and abuse and they are still kicking. They might not be what they once were but they also don't cost what they once costed. Nothing is what it used to be and PC is as good or better than a bunch of others for a great price. Hard to beat them value wise.
For as much as you rip on the "Cryobis", I'd thought you'd have cracked one of their staple products like a drill or a saw open by now? The green ones seem to hold up just as good as the Milwaukees or Dewalts these days.
Pepsiaddicto Their new brushless hammer-drill (which if you bought the combo w/ batt and charger came with a free brushless tool of your choice) actually has a real rotary hammer action and not just a click ring. The whole chuck moves back and fourth like a rotary hamer. Suprised the hell out of me.
Pepsiaddicto ive rode mine hard not expecting it to last very long doing mechanic work for a paving company down right abuse it and its still chooching got it to fill a gap between two higher end tools that i use most its built better then that thing for sure!
I have the ryobi stuff for home use. It's ok for that. Nothing like the makita i used to have when i was renovating the old house. That thing lasted 15 or so years before one of the nimh batterias gave up. So i sold it on...
Man, you really think ryobi is as good as Milwaukee? Idk. That seems like a stretch. I used my friends ryobi a couple of times and it was a complete POS
Vega Tech results may vary there made and owned by the same company. I've hammered on my ryobitch, spilled hydraulic fluid on it,it wallers in the dirt,diesel&asphalt working on asphalt paving equipment wasn't expecting it to last long boy was wrong owned it for 3 yrs now!
This reminds of what happened to Sidchrome, which was an Australian hand tool company. It was bought out by Stanley (as it was then) who immediately shut the whole thing down and turned it into a zombie brand selling rebadged foreign-made Proto and Facom etc. The whole deal was basically an asset-strip/elimination of a competitor.
They aren't even mid range consumer grade. My dad got their costlier corded sawsall and got roughly an hour of non continued use until it started smelling nice and nastily hot then started smoking. I took a look at it by plugging it in and running it with no load and it smelled hot and started pouring smoke almost instantly. He ended up going back to his 40-50 year old saw from the "same" brand despite the jammed on switch and missing parts and bare copper spotted cord.
At least fix the cord, that just needs some shrink tubing, something to cut the cord with, and a soldering iron. You probably don't want the old man to get shocked on accident.
@Sebastian Johansson I've not only tried, I've also made him a replacement cord and been hounding him to let me install it and weld the shoe back together so it's at least usable.
I too own a PC circular saw. My dad bought back in 1960 at the Army & Navy in Victoria. Of course it was when 7" blades were the size. 2 years later the saws moved up to 7 1/4" and stayed that way for many years. Meaning, if I want a 7" saw blade...I would have to luck out at garage sales. Mine still has the steel blade that needs sharpening. Carbide tips were not a thing yet. I did luck out and did get 1 blade with carbide tip missing the odd tooth. Still have original carbon brushes in the 120 volt corded motor. (I have been meaning to take them out to see if there is any brush left. Some other day I guess. Built 3 houses with it so far.
I have one of these that I paid 59 bucks for, with battery and charger. Its actually been pretty decent for the price. Its doesn't hit as hard as my Makita, but it gets most of the jobs done that I need it too.
As far as I can tell judging by lowes inventory they seem to be dissolving porter cable. All the robot lumps and plastic is turning red with a crapsman 20v logo slapped on it.
no, Topcraft, Parkside is from Lidl. I got a few of those X-team cordless tools too, they look the part, but they feel more like an under powered toy than a serious tool, still not bad, 3 tools and 2 batteries for 170€...
so they do sell tools in American Aldi's too, or are you in the UK ? what brand name do they go with? we had "Topcraft" since forever and the tools had a Belgian importer but last year they suddenly had a new brand called "Duro" and the tools come from Germany now
At the Aldi's near me (inner inner city ones) they go very quickly. The brand I got is Workzone and I just got the box out ...it is a 3 yr warranty. There is no real tool selection, it's just first come first serve. The stores are almost always fairly packed. I'm in the midwest USA.
Yup, back in the heyday of the New Yankee Workshop, a Porter Cable plunge router was a skookum choocher. Been a long while though since I rocked the flannel look.
All my Greenworks 40v tools have spring eject battery. It's really handy on the chainsaw and helps on the others. The battery is huge (10s2p 18650 2100mah), and would be hard to pick out of the machine without it. It keeps the battery from rattling and makes the spade connections to the devixe.last longer
I'm thankful you did that review. I've been seeing their ads for 3 tools recip, drill, light, 2 batts and charger for 1 low price. That ain't nothing more than a ryobi.
They blow ryobi away..,,,,I bought a big set of this stuff five years ago and only had to replace the impact driver recently but it was used heavy everyday. Dont be afraid of them it is a great deal.....if they are as good as the ones I bought....they may have cheapened but I have a new impact driver and it seems as good as the original
Thank you Ave for your video ! I bought a Porter Cable kit and this very saw came in the kit . I really like my Porter Cable saw ! ! I understand that it isn't for a professional, but for me, the weekend warrior it does the job. When my saw stops " Choochin " It will go in the recycling bin and I will buy another saw. We are living in a " USE AND THROW AWAY " society ! Sad but true ! Cheers from Canada ! Polar Bear country .
Wish I had that when I was stocking. On the plus side I was trusted alone with the multi ton cardboard compactor. Yes, I once masqueraded as a Christmas Elf! : )
I got the set of B&D tools, recip saw, circ saw, a drill and light, with 2 1500mAh batteries for a hundred dollar bill, out the door. The recip saw and drill are the nicest things on the kit. Well, the light turns on so I guess it is, too. But for the cost of a DeWalt drill, I got the whole lot. It isn’t as good of course but for what I do around the house and occasional REAL work, it’s a fine compliment.
There built cheap, but I’ve used the 20v drill and the 1/4 drive impact driver every day for close to two years and surprisingly they are still giving her hell. First day I had the impact driver I forgot it was on the steer axle of a fire engine and backed right over the top of her. Picked out some pebbles and blew the dust out and a year later still going. Blows my mind.
I kinda saw that machine on another website. But there was no sawblade on it. I think the silicone pokie bit was for putting shmoo into thight spots?!?
No, it's actually a schmoo remover. You need enough friction to release the schmoo, that's the key. Many guys give up after a few thrusts. Hence why this tool is the better choice for finacky customers.
I've taken apart a Ryobi battery and the cells didn't seem to be individually protected, but it had a massive circuit board which seems to handle over current, under voltage and balance charging
When Pentair, Porter-Cable's parent company, was purchased by Black & Decker, it seemed like all advancements in tool technology were given solely to DeWalt. The only positive thing to come from all that was the warranty duration.
I'm a home gamer for the most part. I have a bunch of 20v Porter Cable tools and some corded ones too. I wouldn't want to build a house with them, but for home and auto repairs, and occasionally trying to build something, they're not tea bag.
Real AC Sawzall or not at all. As bias as I can be towards corded, it really pays off when it comes to doing serious work with the ol reciprocator. Our old American built Milwaukee is irreplacable.
The big Super Sawzall stalls at 15A. Basically 1800W. Can the motor in your Makita handle 50A Presuming the batteries can maintain 36V at that current? What really matters for plunge saws is the stroke length.
Hey AVE I was flying out of Love Field in Dallas back during the Holidays. waiting on the plane I stopped by a Chic-Fil-A to gets some nuggets. A guy in the line pointed at me. got excited and went "Hey I know that guy on your shirt" I had on your Cockford- Olllie sweatshirt. We had a great conversation. That's the power of AVE. Making friends across the globe.
The Canadian Tire Maximum Lithium drills seem pretty decent. Name brand parts, individual cell balanced battery charging. 5 year in-store warranty (no questions asked).
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"gave up the ghost... Now I'll give it back to her."
Got to teach them early what happens when you loan out your tools, eh!!!
We burped at the same time. I'm wearing headphones so I felt my burp but heard yours. That was surreal, thanks.
But whose burp did you smell?
Breaks the tie....
@Joe Copa yea and I sharted
Do you remember burping 4 years ago? With AvE?
@@noahleek9696 I think the burp killed him. He ded
@@noahleek9696 I do now. Thank you, I am once again blessed.
Broke the daughters drill..... you owe her a Hilti now
Yep
Ive used the heck out of that saw for five years and it is still going strong....never once had it stop like that on metal......of course I use the correct blades for the material I am cutting. I also use their impact drill drivers and have punished them for the same five years one of those died recently after an exceptionally grueling session. I also have no complaints about the battery performance. I will admit I take good care of my tools and do not abuse them too much. They are light but pretty rugged.
My 4 year old grandson watches these vijeos with me, (sound off-of course), and now thinks he should have a saw to open Christmas and birthday presents, just like Uncle Bumble. Raise 'em right, I say!!
My son asked if we were going to watch a vejo the other day, brought a tear to my eye
"sound off-of course" WTF??? I suppose you're NOT going to let him find the old stack of Playboys too...
I guess I'm not much different from your four year old, because that little chainsaw is growing on me to the point where I'm almost considering buying one for no reason at all.
Give the poor child some volume.
They are just words. Teach him when to use them. No spitting or swearing in front of a lady!
Stanley owns all sorts of companies now... Craftsman, B&D, Dewalt, Irwin, Lista, MAC tools, Bostitch, Proto... They're becoming the Disney of the tool world!
Lumberjack Engineering but nothing worth buying.
I don’t know how many times I have heard people say, “DeWalt has gone downhill since Black & Decker bought them.” Ha! B&D bought them in 1960. The “DeWalt” most people know has always been B&D.
chris jones I love my DeWalt stuff though.
SouthernGuy8503 My was DeWalt stuff is falling apart, so i jumped ship and got all ridgid's brushless tools a couple of months ago. I'll keep my DeWalt cordless framing nailer tho.
R C
You beat me to it by 11mins.
ELU flip over and chop saws of the 80s
were all really decent stuff!
goddamn it hurts my heart to see porter cable reduced to this, growing up watching the new yankee workshop and hearing "porter cable, the woodworker's choice" every episode
SuperAWaC wasnt he selled to craftman tools? Always looked like a sears salesman to me
You know who else sold their name... huffy!
No kidding, man. I had a load of PC stuff. Was good stuff 15-20 years ago.
Eh, we started using porter cable power tools a few years ago and have had really good luck with them.
I know it's not a fair comparison, but damn, my old porter cable Tiger Saw would eat this thing alive (along with 22 years worth of truck bodies, trees, car frames, rear axles, drywall, whatever).
Most of the Porter Cable stuff is older Dewalt clones. Being an orphan they are a parts bin tool brand. They arn't innovating new stuff but simply taking existing parts/engineering from Dewalt to make a tool for loyal consumers(wood workers). So what parts are they using: if you view schematics of internals you'll see they simply reuse the older 18V Dewalt(NiCD) tools with Porter Cable plastics over them. This can be clearing seen with tools like the 1/2 impact Dewalt DW059HB vs PORTER-CABLE PCC740B. So the tools are pretty much 5-10year old Dewalts running on new lithium. Definitely not top by today's standards but not the bottom of the barrel.
Porter plug in belt Sanders, pneumatic nail guns, circular saw, router, and a host of bench tools.. circa late 90's early 2000's were AmAaazing! The places they put metal instead of plastic was similar to Milwaukee.
That thing was made to shake a rubber hot dog angrily at German hairless cats.
I live a sheltered life. Someone explain this one to me.
Julius Caesar. Once you know, you can never un-know it.
I'm willing to accept that risk. lol
Some enterprising people attach a certain type of people pleaser to the reciprocating end and use it for invasive home projects... ;)
Yo dont cheap out when makin a fookzall. That shaft heated up from friction from the "bearing" and could easliy burn your hairless pet of whatever nationality.
My first Porter Cable was purchased back in 2007.. now, 2019, most of my tools are Porter Cable and I have never had any issues or complaints. I am a full time general contractor..
Gel g brother if you owned anything pre Black and Decker you'd have complaints
this is a real small thing, but I appreciate that you duck the volume on the audio when you yank the trigger on that saw, even when it stepped on your narration a bit. thanks, AvE.
Baker Romeo I was thinking the same thing! It's nice when your sitting in bed with the corded ear-hole pluggeres in what for not blowing your eardrums into low earth orbit!
I have this same saw and she is pretty tough. it has been scrapping with me many times and cut lots of things from small I beams to rebar. Also has been dumpster diving, cut mufflers, tires and used to cut down trees to make a motorcycle trail. She has survived the abuse and extreme heat and cold and has earned its keep for going out scrapping or dumpster diving.
So funny story with this saw. A friend of mine owns a diesel shop and works on medium and heavy duty trucks as well as pickups. We were doing a lot of exhaust *cough* “modifications” at one point and our sawsall shit the bed on us late one night. Bear in mind in a small town we have wal mart and Lowe’s to choose from so we went to Lowe’s and picked one of these babies up. We figured if we get a few uses out of it the 40 bucks was well worth it and we could finish the job we were on. So fast forward through about two years of very heavy use and neglect and the ole porter cable is still kickin. It’s been one of the best battery sawsalls I’ve seen. We have left this thing in the rain and fully submerged it in various engine fluids over the course of its life. Dropped it from the top of trucks and probably ran it over a time or two and it is still going. I don’t disagree with your knowledge on the engineering side of this thing however I can fully say it is one tough little saw! Great video nonetheless!
I still have my 1990's plugin TigerSaw. The only thing I replaced on it was the power cord strain relief which dry rotted. Other than that, it still works fine.
Yep - got one of those too. Half a dozen renovations or more and still cranking. . .
Sad.... I've got a bunch of old Porter Cable. The stuff from their metal body era was absolutely indestructible.
"Fluoridated pills... I've said too much" 😂😂😂😂😂
That unboxing took WAY too long
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I had the portacable saw you speak of . Loved that saw when it fell off the scaffolding and plummeted to the ground blowin apart from the 40ish foot fall i buried it and said a few words. I too liked that blade on the good side. It now rests in pieces under a house in seaisle city south Jersey. Incase anyone needs parts
I bought a porter cable cordless drill in 1997. Still works perfectly although it's needed a couple of batteries over the years. Used to be good stuff
"I don't keep wood in the shop because flammable."
Wood handled choocher and hand broom made of straw in plain sight!
You're right about the 743 being one HELL of a circular saw! I've had mine for over 20 years, used it in a professional construction environment for at least 15 years of that, and I'd still put it up against anything out there. Arguably the single best circular saw ever made. I know alot of guys in the business that go on and on about worm drives, but I think they're too heavy and bulky. Broke my heart to find out they quit making it!
My Dad had a Porter Cable jig saw from the '60s that was an absolute work of art. The thing had like 3 different gear cases that all ran in different weights of oil. He ended up with it for free when one of the oil plugs rattled out and it stripped the teeth off a gear. He went down to the actual tool store (long since closed), ordered the actual gear that failed, repaired it, and used the piss out of it for the next 30 years until someone finally stole it. I just hope the dickhead that stole it actually knew what he was getting and didn't just take it in for scrap metal. That would be the worse crime.
PC has been just about total junk for about 20 years now. My 15 year old PC Sawsall is only a mere shadow of what that old jigsaw was (but still did come with an exploded diagram of EVERYTHING and the part numbers for the stuff) and the new stuff is just about not worth owning at all.
I've had a Porter Cable 20V set for some years now. Got a great deal. Use them quite a bit, for a home user... Even ponied up and got the 1/2" impact wrench. I like them. Haven't let me down yet.
I got the 20V set at Costco. The dinky circular saw is crap. The Saw Zaw spits out blades. The impact is solid and so is the drill. Battery charger is 1 at a time.
@@FlipTheTables I've used the circular saw for long rip cuts of decking with no issues. The 4ah battery helps. The key with the blade lock on the recip is to make sure the quick lock is fully engaged into the blade.
I Wonder if the "file" is there on purpose, so it wears down quicker?
those corporate wankers are getting smarter
Must be a british motor corp engineer, just let it wear to size
I was wondering if it is like the cross hatch pattern on a motor's cylinder wall. Looked very intentional.
Those are roughing marks.
The guy running the lathe got overzealous, therefore there wasn't enough meat left for the grinding process.
John Possum maybe to create less friction? I mean.. until the bushings gets too hollowed for the job
I'll keep my oldschool Milfucky Sawzall. No batterias. Plug her in and hang on for dear life.
mephInc you got one of the almighty onespeeders too eh?
Jerry Wick
Grip it and rip it. Same with the drill. Better wind up the cord good and tight cause when she snags, it's taking your wrist with it.
I prefer my tools to have not been feminized.
I've got a bunch of these Porter Cable 20v tools. I just use them for home and auto repair so they don't get used much. But when I need them, they work pretty good.
He really loves that mini chainsaw.....
I need one in my life actually
That and salad shooter
I have this tool. It's been working great for me for a few years. I've worked it pretty hard on many occasions.
I bought a Porter-Cable 14" bandsaw last year. Turns out it was made with the same parts as the Jet branded saw.
I have about 5 porter cable tools from recent years and they all work well. Very well.
Maybe just me but AvE reminds me a bit of the mysterious cowboy tester in the old Live it Up TV series. Carrying the torch of consumer protection for the next generations. And doing so while placing various unmentionable parts in available vices.
And yes... Porter Cable used to be good at one time... the world is drowning in chinesium now.
- Eddy
A good old used tool is much better than a new one for the same price.
Just what I needed after a long day of selling drugs.
Shmoo-monger!
@Matthew Farrell He didn't say illegal drugs. He may be a pharmacist.
At my old job we had about 3 or 4 different brands of power tools. So someone modded all of the batteries to fit every model of their tools. The Porter cable ones fit the dewalt tools and were cheeper.
Is there a wannabe Picatinny rail on the top of that reciprocating saw? 🤔
Probably a lure for trigger-happy consumers. 😁
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Ashley Buck - Stroke? 😬
ajtrvll good spot to put 45 degree offset sights, red dot, or scope....
Lawndart Productions - All good choices. I was leaning towards an IR nightscope for those after dark reciprocating jobs. 😉
Well where else would you put your Acog?
Porter Cable was bought by Stanley Black & Decker. They are the parent company to Craftsman, DeWalt, Irwin,
Lenox, Proto, Facom, Stanley, MAC Tools, Vidmar, Bostitch and Black & Decker to name a few. I believe they also
used to own Delta but sold it to Chervon or something.
I recently had the pleasure of replacing the missing drive belt for a Delta miter saw. My dad gave me the saw because it doesn't work without the belt and he got it for free from a cabinet-maker friend because it doesn't work without the belt. My dad assured me that I could just "go online and get the replacement part from Delta." Yeah... As far as I can tell Delta hasn't stocked or sold that part for well over a decade... Well before the brand was sold. I did find a third party replacement, so all is well. I guess.
For belt replacement, if it's a standard V belt, just use a link belt if a regular replacement is hard to find. You can make it whatever length it needs to be and they cause less vibration.
I've got link belts on everything I own. I'll never use those old rubber v-belts again. Harbor Freight sells a link belt made in the European Economic Community. It's good to go.
Cool. I've heard some good things about those link belts. The drive belt for this Delta saw is a toothed timing belt, so I couldn't have used a link belt.
Run a google image search for delta miter saw belt and you may be able to locate one like that.
sdp-si.com might have the timing belts, they are typically a standard pitch and sizes.
I have the cordless drill from this series / era, smoked the motor right outa 'er last month with a 4" hole saw.
Im glad that Uncle Bumblefuck made it to 2018.
Most porter cable tools have that style that reminds me of a starship. Like one of that "rough" spaceship aesthetic star wars spaceships had.
"Well, I'll give it back to her now."
We have old school Porta-Cable band saws from 30 years ago in our shop that we still use...back when they were a real brand
after your done with the demolition job you just throw it in the pile with the rest of the junk plus the nsa gets another data point
as a commercial electrician i used porter cable tools everyday for a year and a half before i switched to Milwaukee. all the credit to them, they kicked ass
Somewhere there is an old guy who once proudly worked for Porter Cable, gave an honest shit about his work and the product and his company, who has a little tear in his eye and almost wishes he'd died already like most of his friends.
He would be somewhere near Syracuse, NY. If you find him let me know because I would like to meet him too.
I have had Porter Cable 20 volt tools for many years now and I work them hard and I have never had one problem out of any of them.
Nothing disappoints me more than when a bunch of MBAs take what was a good brand and use it to hawk cheap junk. Porter Cable used to be a good brand of woodworking tools. Now their corporate overlord is just using the name to suck money out of consumers.
Ave I've been rocking with you 3 years you got the best channel on RUclips it's not just the educational entertainment Best of both worlds keep rocking on taking apart the tools and analyzing you are truly appreciated
How diddly bad is it that I’m at the man’s workplace and I gets the RUclipss notifier that AvE just posted a new BOLTR and my brain stops choochin what for watching this vijayho full-through. Boss man should be yelling at me “FOCUS YOU FAK!”
I have an identical sawzall here in New Zealand. In every aspect the same as the Porter Cable you’ve reviewed here.
Here it is branded as Stanley Fat Max (more “trade quality” than standard Stanley products)
I got it free with a drill, impact driver combo from Stanley Fat Max.
It’s been given hell by myself and the builders I employ. mainly used on demolition/remodelling of older houses.
The builders love it as it’s much lighter and more compact than the Makita cordless sawzall the usually use.
I’ll send pics to you when it wears out or breaks - so you can compare your comments about weak points or poor design/materials.
Several of us love your videos reviews of tools/devices/life in general.
Keep up your great work.
Ken
HELL YEA MINI-SAW!
I have had Porter Cable drills and impacts for the past 15 years. I have had Zero issues except for the over moulding coming off. I only upgraded for more power and I figured it was time for a fresh drill. I donated the old ones to my apprentice. They still run strong after years of abuse.
Sad..... have the original Tiger Saw. Chopped a few cars, trailers and limbed a bunch of trees with it. The 35 y/o palm sander I have is still second to no one....
I've just retired my porter cable band saw after my dad used it since the early 80s they use to make some great tools
I got all these battery powered porter cable tools. Home owner Shit for sure. I’d never use them for work but around the garage for half the money they get the job done.
same here./.
black and decker batteries are interchanable with a quick mod
Yeah, they are just fine... not going to build a house with them. Although I probably could until they died... but I'm under no delusion that's what they were purposely built for. But the batteries are a great deal cheaper than other brands.
I've got a P-C jigsaw that was my dad's. Talk about a VERY nice tool! Couldn't sell it at yard sale for even 5 bux, and paid about $14 for new L-blades.
Prolly never use it, but it's just too good to throw out.
Ave just wanted to say your vidjeos are awesome, you have opened my eyes up to a larger understanding of the crap I purchased, my buddies and I have talked about how awesome it would be to drink a beer with you up in the BC. Keep doing what you're doing it's perfect.
I second that.
I 3rd that comment.
I 4th that. (Albeit a bit late.)
I fifth that, even later.
I bought a pc drill and driver set about 5 years ago bc they were on sale and I didn't think they would last very long but they have. 5 years of hard use and abuse and they are still kicking. They might not be what they once were but they also don't cost what they once costed. Nothing is what it used to be and PC is as good or better than a bunch of others for a great price. Hard to beat them value wise.
For as much as you rip on the "Cryobis", I'd thought you'd have cracked one of their staple products like a drill or a saw open by now? The green ones seem to hold up just as good as the Milwaukees or Dewalts these days.
Pepsiaddicto Their new brushless hammer-drill (which if you bought the combo w/ batt and charger came with a free brushless tool of your choice) actually has a real rotary hammer action and not just a click ring. The whole chuck moves back and fourth like a rotary hamer.
Suprised the hell out of me.
Pepsiaddicto ive rode mine hard not expecting it to last very long doing mechanic work for a paving company down right abuse it and its still chooching got it to fill a gap between two higher end tools that i use most its built better then that thing for sure!
I have the ryobi stuff for home use. It's ok for that. Nothing like the makita i used to have when i was renovating the old house. That thing lasted 15 or so years before one of the nimh batterias gave up. So i sold it on...
Man, you really think ryobi is as good as Milwaukee? Idk. That seems like a stretch. I used my friends ryobi a couple of times and it was a complete POS
Vega Tech results may vary there made and owned by the same company.
I've hammered on my ryobitch, spilled hydraulic fluid on it,it wallers in the dirt,diesel&asphalt working on asphalt paving equipment wasn't expecting it to last long boy was wrong owned it for 3 yrs now!
This reminds of what happened to Sidchrome, which was an Australian hand tool company. It was bought out by Stanley (as it was then) who immediately shut the whole thing down and turned it into a zombie brand selling rebadged foreign-made Proto and Facom etc. The whole deal was basically an asset-strip/elimination of a competitor.
They aren't even mid range consumer grade. My dad got their costlier corded sawsall and got roughly an hour of non continued use until it started smelling nice and nastily hot then started smoking. I took a look at it by plugging it in and running it with no load and it smelled hot and started pouring smoke almost instantly.
He ended up going back to his 40-50 year old saw from the "same" brand despite the jammed on switch and missing parts and bare copper spotted cord.
At least fix the cord, that just needs some shrink tubing, something to cut the cord with, and a soldering iron. You probably don't want the old man to get shocked on accident.
@Sebastian Johansson I've not only tried, I've also made him a replacement cord and been hounding him to let me install it and weld the shoe back together so it's at least usable.
I too own a PC circular saw. My dad bought back in 1960 at the Army & Navy in Victoria. Of course it was when 7" blades were the size. 2 years later the saws moved up to 7 1/4" and stayed that way for many years. Meaning, if I want a 7" saw blade...I would have to luck out at garage sales. Mine still has the steel blade that needs sharpening. Carbide tips were not a thing yet. I did luck out and did get 1 blade with carbide tip missing the odd tooth. Still have original carbon brushes in the 120 volt corded motor. (I have been meaning to take them out to see if there is any brush left. Some other day I guess. Built 3 houses with it so far.
Not Chickadee's drill!!!
Rust in pieces😢😢
Never actually heard that one before! 😂
802 Garage no that was actually his chickadee's drill
I have one of these that I paid 59 bucks for, with battery and charger. Its actually been pretty decent for the price. Its doesn't hit as hard as my Makita, but it gets most of the jobs done that I need it too.
His unboxing has reached new heights
As far as I can tell judging by lowes inventory they seem to be dissolving porter cable. All the robot lumps and plastic is turning red with a crapsman 20v logo slapped on it.
Exactly, was told by the vendor/salesman that PC is done.
I got one from Aldi, burnt the motor, got a new one 2 days later no questions asked... not bad for 60€
Danny Boel parkside? Got one the other day.
no, Topcraft, Parkside is from Lidl. I got a few of those X-team cordless tools too, they look the part, but they feel more like an under powered toy than a serious tool, still not bad, 3 tools and 2 batteries for 170€...
I'm still amazed by my Aldi drill. Damn thing has a 2 year warranty even! $30, battery and charger included.
so they do sell tools in American Aldi's too, or are you in the UK ? what brand name do they go with? we had "Topcraft" since forever and the tools had a Belgian importer but last year they suddenly had a new brand called "Duro" and the tools come from Germany now
At the Aldi's near me (inner inner city ones) they go very quickly. The brand I got is Workzone and I just got the box out ...it is a 3 yr warranty. There is no real tool selection, it's just first come first serve. The stores are almost always fairly packed. I'm in the midwest USA.
Yup, back in the heyday of the New Yankee Workshop, a Porter Cable plunge router was a skookum choocher. Been a long while though since I rocked the flannel look.
Damn, Porter Cable used to be good quality back in the 80's.
All my Greenworks 40v tools have spring eject battery. It's really handy on the chainsaw and helps on the others. The battery is huge (10s2p 18650 2100mah), and would be hard to pick out of the machine without it. It keeps the battery from rattling and makes the spade connections to the devixe.last longer
When uncle Bumblefuck makes a Clockwork Orange reference.
But no weepy young devotchka?
I'm thankful you did that review. I've been seeing their ads for 3 tools recip, drill, light, 2 batts and charger for 1 low price. That ain't nothing more than a ryobi.
They blow ryobi away..,,,,I bought a big set of this stuff five years ago and only had to replace the impact driver recently but it was used heavy everyday. Dont be afraid of them it is a great deal.....if they are as good as the ones I bought....they may have cheapened but I have a new impact driver and it seems as good as the original
is it bad that a notification of a new ave vijeo got me excited while watching an old ave vijeo?
Slickernchit Happens to me all the time!
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I almost bought these Cordless Porta cable as I have a Sabre saw from 30 yrs ago that's been very good, so glad I passed on these
So be careful if you buy any new Craftsman stuff because some it is the same junk just a different color and label.
Am I the only one that looks at the battery and think of a Harbor Freight model that look similar?
I remember seeing actual Porter Cable ads on the TV guide channel back in the 90’s. How quick the mighty have fallen
i was watching closed captions on this video and your closing comment was "keep digging advice", funny i thought you said something else.
Thank you Ave for your video ! I bought a Porter Cable kit and this very saw came in the kit . I really like my Porter Cable saw ! ! I understand that it isn't for a professional, but for me, the weekend warrior it does the job. When my saw stops " Choochin " It will go in the recycling bin and I will buy another saw. We are living in a " USE AND THROW AWAY " society ! Sad but true ! Cheers from Canada ! Polar Bear country .
Bosch is making box cutters now ?
Wish I had that when I was stocking. On the plus side I was trusted alone with the multi ton cardboard compactor. Yes, I once masqueraded as a Christmas Elf! : )
Heh, I've been known to use the box baler as a "destroy in place" method for hp printers that were doa returns.
I got the set of B&D tools, recip saw, circ saw, a drill and light, with 2 1500mAh batteries for a hundred dollar bill, out the door. The recip saw and drill are the nicest things on the kit. Well, the light turns on so I guess it is, too. But for the cost of a DeWalt drill, I got the whole lot. It isn’t as good of course but for what I do around the house and occasional REAL work, it’s a fine compliment.
ave should start a tool company, id buy it if he designed it
It would probably cost more than anything else available...
That's what I was thinking too I should be a consultant for tool companies ahaha
joe long build em like that juicero
The brand should be called "home gamer".
You wouldn’t be able to afford it. No one would. But our great grandkids could still use it.
There built cheap, but I’ve used the 20v drill and the 1/4 drive impact driver every day for close to two years and surprisingly they are still giving her hell. First day I had the impact driver I forgot it was on the steer axle of a fire engine and backed right over the top of her. Picked out some pebbles and blew the dust out and a year later still going. Blows my mind.
And yes I do own the tiger saw and I use it to cut threaded ends on brake chambers.
I kinda saw that machine on another website. But there was no sawblade on it. I think the silicone pokie bit was for putting shmoo into thight spots?!?
On the contrary, I believe it is for putting schmoo into very loose spots...
No, it's actually a schmoo remover. You need enough friction to release the schmoo, that's the key. Many guys give up after a few thrusts. Hence why this tool is the better choice for finacky customers.
Thanks now I understand!
You're out of your box! I've used the same porter cable for 10 years! And still going!
The problem for porter cable is that everybody who bought one 20 years ago is still using them.
I'm wait every episode for Uncle Bumble to cut open the package and one of these days cut straight through a part that's necessary for operation 😂
Looks like each cell has its own protection.
18650s do go both ways
Mike's Tool Shed it has fuse wires to each cell. That wont balance them. Moreover if you proper give 'er your battery will crap out on you real fast.
I've taken apart a Ryobi battery and the cells didn't seem to be individually protected, but it had a massive circuit board which seems to handle over current, under voltage and balance charging
You're loving that little chain saw!!! This is like the 4th box reckoning with it!
There's no more important safety rule then to wear these safety glasses.
But I don't have THOSE safety glasses.
When Pentair, Porter-Cable's parent company, was purchased by Black & Decker, it seemed like all advancements in tool technology were given solely to DeWalt. The only positive thing to come from all that was the warranty duration.
Rip Ikea drill
Fifty to one daughter's smile was never allowed to fade as she got a brand-new drill.
Really good battery's thought the LG HB4 18650's yeh there pretty damn good battery's only 1500mah but around a 30A
I'm a home gamer for the most part. I have a bunch of 20v Porter Cable tools and some corded ones too. I wouldn't want to build a house with them, but for home and auto repairs, and occasionally trying to build something, they're not tea bag.
Real AC Sawzall or not at all. As bias as I can be towards corded, it really pays off when it comes to doing serious work with the ol reciprocator. Our old American built Milwaukee is irreplacable.
no doubt!
The old Milwaukee is what I've been using for years.
And the bulldog hammer drill.
Lunchbox Productions yeah is that 32 volt a dual 18v battery. That will give you some chooch. I want him to test the 32 volt chain saw.
The big Super Sawzall stalls at 15A. Basically 1800W. Can the motor in your Makita handle 50A Presuming the batteries can maintain 36V at that current? What really matters for plunge saws is the stroke length.
I almosed released the schmoo... My "Engage Safety Squints" shirt just came in
Happy NewHair!
Hey AVE I was flying out of Love Field in Dallas back during the Holidays. waiting on the plane I stopped by a Chic-Fil-A to gets some nuggets. A guy in the line pointed at me. got excited and went
"Hey I know that guy on your shirt" I had on your Cockford- Olllie sweatshirt. We had a great conversation. That's the power of AVE. Making friends across the globe.
Man you're hammered in this one eh?
The Canadian Tire Maximum Lithium drills seem pretty decent. Name brand parts, individual cell balanced battery charging. 5 year in-store warranty (no questions asked).