Porter-Cable 7 3/4" Blade-Left Circular Saw Kit 743K

Pros: There is nothing cheap about this tool. A bargain at only $100.
Cons: None. Period.

A cheap power tool is clumsy, noisy, slow, ruins wood, flimsy, and can be dangerous. If all that is just fine with you, do not buy this tool. Save money and go buy that $40 disposable thing from Wal-Mart, with a cheap motor, steel-tooth blade, and a ...

Pros: Appears to be solidly built.
Cons: Heavy, rough and ready. No rip guide. Case is too small.

I recently bought this saw from The Home Depot. The only circular saws I've used before are a Delta table saw for ripping and a Craftsman radial arm saw for cross cutting. These are both table-mounted, rock steady and run on 240V. I'm wary of all ...

Pros: Left-side blade, 15amp motor, it's black.
Cons: Dust chute isn't integrated like new models, it took so long to make this!

Whoa Whoa Whoa Let me see a show of hands for everyone who is right handed...Keep those hands up if your saw blade is on the right...OK, now form a line, we have support groups for your frustrations. "My Neck Hurts" Maybe you don't ...

Pros: light weight, more powerful than competitors, well designed.
Cons: cord does not fit easily in case.

Recently the Porter-Cable Corporation was selected by IndustryWeek magazine as one of the top 10 manufacturing plants in North America. And when you take a look at their model# 743 circular saw it is easy to see why. My Porter-Cable circular saw was my...

Pros: Lots of power, very smooth, no vibration, lightweight
Cons: price?

My first Porter Cable tool was a sander that I got for Christmas last year. I loved that sander. Compared to the Black and Decker sander that I had used for 2 years, before it literally fell apart, it was heaven. When I decided that I needed a Circular...

Pros: Light weight, and the left hand blade makes a remarkable difference in ease of use.
Cons: Dust tube doesn't help, cord doesn't fit well in case, rip fence costs extra.

For years, I have wished that the blade on my circle saw were on the other side of the motor. The usual blade placement always seemed to put the blade where you had to stain your neck looking around your elbow, to see your cut line. That ain't no fun...

Pros: Powerful, Blade Left is neat. A manly saw.
Cons: Case is a little small and the sawdust chute is a pain to install.

My first experience with this saw was as a youngster on a construction site. I was but a lowly inspector/concrete tester that needed to build a box to keep concrete samples from freezing. The contractor pointed me to a pile of scrap 3/4" plywood and ...

Pros: Well built. Plenty of power.
Cons: The saw dust spout is a mess when it is windy.

When my wife and I decided to build a deck, I figured it was time to buy a circular saw. After speaking to some of my friends and relatives in the construction business, I decided on a Porter Cable saw. On a recommendation, I bought a left-handed model...

Pros: Great deal, Buy one.
Cons: You pay for quality!

I brought a porter-Cable circular saw about three years ago. I have used this saw over the past few years. I have had no problems with this saw. I have used it on numerous job sites, and in many different operations. This saw is heavy enough that it can...

Pros: lightweight, dependable, and sturdy
Cons: no complaints here, I LOVE my saw

I just bought this saw, and I have nothing but compliments for it. Before this, I was using my dad's saw for working on my house (I'm fixing it up)... Anyways, I finally broke down and bought a saw, and lucked out to get the Porter Cable Circular Saw.....

Pros: None
Cons: Left Handed, Bulky

If you're right handed a left handed saw does give you a better view of the cut, which is probably why it's become almost a standard for battery powered saws. On the other hand it's not very safe when you reach the end of a cut and the saw falls away with the cut-off piece of wood. Binding at this point can occur as the saw's shoe is no longer supported resulting in kick-back or a poor finish of the cut. While there might be an argument for a battery powered saw to be left handed as it is lighter and probably the saw of choice for most DIY homeowners it's still backwards. The proper use of a power saw isn't that difficult to master if you put your mind to it and follow the shoe markings and the square of the shoe to get perfect cuts each time. My favorite saw has been the Makita, any model even the least expensive is well balanced with a solid shoe. You don't need all the frills to get the job done right, just a little common sense.

Pros: Reliability,ease of use,price
Cons: none

I bought this saw from the PC site,refurbished about a year ago. I've always used a blade-right saw to date.This is not a saw for "left handers",it's a blade-left saw! It has plenty of power,easy to control and only an idiot would complain about it binding at the end of the cut.It's no different than a blade-right saw. The dust chute works as good as any but that's not why you buy a Porter Cable saw,is it? This saw is reliable,easy to use and durable,five stars +.