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Porter-Cable 345 Saw Boss 9 Amp 6-Inch Circular Saw | 
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| Brand: Porter Cable
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $285.22
Buy New: $149.01
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Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 1824
Media: Tools & Hardware
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 9
Dimensions (in): 15 x 10.8 x 9
MPN: 345PC
Model: 345
UPC: 039404003454
EAN: 0039404003454
ASIN: B00002269C
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | 100% ball and needle bearings | | • | Miter lip on lower guard for no-hang-up cuts | | • | Dust chute deflects chips and dust | | • | Adjustable positive stops | | • | One year warranty/30 day performance certification |
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Product Description
Saw Boss 6" Heavy Duty Circular Saw, Double Insulated, 120V, 9A, 6,000 RPM, Cuts 2x Lumber At 45ree. Bevel In 1 Pass, Left Hand Blade Replacement For Best View Of Cutting To A Line, Dust Pick-Up Bag & Vacuum Attachment Options, Compact Size & Lightweight, Spindle Lock For Easy Blade Changes, Positive Stops At 45ree. & 90ree., "Miter-Lip" Telescoping Guard ForS mooth Action Even On Compound Miter Cuts, Anti-Splinter Base Insert, All Ball & Needle Bearing Construction, Includes 20 Tooth Carbide Tipped Blade,B lade Wrench, Dust Nozzle, Base Insert & Operating Manual.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Great 'little' saw September 30, 2008
MB627 (San Jose, CA USA)
Great light-weight saw for both contractors and homeowners. Not for framing, but very versatile for tight spaces.
As always, Porter Cable is one of the best.
Great lttle saw August 1, 2008
Danny Creech (Ventura, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've had this saw for about 6 years now and have grown to love it. I've always used 7 1/4" saws, usually worm drives, but after doing a remodel a few years ago with a friend of mine who had one of these saws, I had to get one for myself. At first I wasn't sure because it is so light and I was not sure if it would hold up over time. Well, after a lot of use and and a few saw blades, it is the first saw I usually grab when planning a job. Like any saw, keep the blades sharp and it cuts like butter. Use the bigger saws for heavy loads like 4X material and you'll be happy. Great little saw!
Clean, Light, and Powerful December 16, 2005
Metal Polisher (Waterford, MI USA)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
In 1992 after finally realizing that a cheap circular saw wasn't worth the bother, I bought a Makita 5007NB which was great for pretty much everything. Then I learned about Porter-Cable and how well they design their power tools, especially for the professional woodworker. When I found out about the Saw-Boss I was impressed with the built in system for dust collection, its lower weight, and how well it cut with its 9 Amp motor. Porter-Cable chose the 6 inch blade as the smallest size which would still cut 2X lumber through at 45 degrees. And who else would give you an anti-splinter insert, lever locks, and angle zeroing screw as standard? When Bosch wanted $30 for a rip fence for my Model 1654, the Saw-Boss fence was available for less than $10 at my local Home Depot.
I went in to cut off eleven closet and bathroom doors in a luxury condo where the owner had put in extra thick padding with new carpeting and couldn't move any doors at all. Because I had my Saw-Boss with dust bag, I was able to get the work done without spending two additional hours cleaning up all the wood dust. And it saved me from considering the task of hauling all eleven doors thirty flights down to the outside where I could afford to make a mess. The owner was watching me too, and she was mighty impressed that I was so neat and tidy.
The only drawback to the Saw-Boss is that the premium blade makers have ignored the 6 inch size. You can buy a plywood, 18 tooth carbide, and a 40 tooth carbide blade from Porter-Cable and that's about all. Looking at the bright side, however, these blades from P-C are excellent and pretty much do everything for me that I need.
Porter-Cable quality December 5, 2005
John L. Trotter
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
I bought this saw before just prior to starting my house construction project. This saw, like most all Porter Cable products, is a well engineered, powerful tool. It is mid/light weight, but has gobs of power. I notice some reviews that are disappointed with the power of this saw - my guess is wet binding lumber is the culprit. Great saw.
 Only suitable for very "rough" cuts March 26, 2005
Balticbeau (Marin County, California)
4 out of 15 found this review helpful
I've now had this saw for 3 years and can say that it is a poorly designed and very cheaply built tool.
The sole plate is a formed piece of sheet metal that is severely warped on the diagonal. There is no way to square saw blade to the sole plate. Consequently, it is impossible to get a perpendicular cut. The sole plate is formed sheet metal, therefore it has a radius on all four edges. This makes it impossible to use a carpenters square or any similarly thin straightedge as a cut guide. If you try, the radiused edge of the sole plate rides up the straightedge, and you loose use of the guide.
In a full depth cut, the motor sits within 3/16 of the cutting surface. This requires a thin straightedge (carpenters square) if you want a guide for the cut, but the sole plate radiused edge rides up the straightedge. So, it's a catch twenty-two.
The bent metal rip guide is next to useless.
On the plus side: The motor is strong, but loud. The saw is double insulated. The saw blade guard works very well.
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