Mini circular saw?

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I think a mini CS would be an incredibly handy tool, for drywall, tile, etc.  Something like this Rockwell, but with a better design:

http://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200575539_200575539?cm_mmc=Google-pla-_-Power%20Tools-_-Circular%20Saws-_-15708&ci_src=17588969&ci_sku=15708&gclid=CPXO6eKF7LcCFUKd4AodBVEAXQ

Festool doesn't seem to make one.  Is there anything in the works, that can be talked about?

I'd love to have something like this, but with a safer handle (a grip for the left hand)  dust collection, and perhaps the ability to have the blade reach all the way to the front edge.

Anything?
 
I have never seen such a mini saw by a professional brand, only by cheap hobbyist brands.
 
Here is one - it is discontinued but available in a few places still.  I remember seeing this style used in the middle '80s.

Porter Cable 314

Peter
 
My PC 314 is still running strong at 20+ years old.  I think I paid about the same as that current ad Peter just posted, back in the early 90's.  All of my PC tools from that time were made in the US, and all are still working well.
 
Rob Z said:
My PC 314 is still running strong at 20+ years old.  I think I paid about the same as that current ad Peter just posted, back in the early 90's.  All of my PC tools from that time were made in the US, and all are still working well.
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Please don't tell me - or do tell me - that you have the dropfoot circular saw that required owners to add oil.  That also had an adjustable slip clutch for the blade.

Peter
 
I have a Porter Cable 314 Worm drive trim saw.  Really love that saw.  4 1/4 blade and it does great in tight places.

No longer made, unfortunately.

neil
 
Hi Peter,

Yes, my saw requires oil...I change it every so often.
I first saw Norm use that saw in the 1980's, and knew I had to have one also!
 
I was asking about the 315.  That was the 7 1/4" that when you set the depth the saw went straight up and down versus pivoting in an arc.  Built like tanks.

Peter
 
Peter Halle said:
Here is one - it is discontinued but available in a few places still.  I remember seeing this style used in the middle '80s.

Porter Cable 314

Peter
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I have one of these saws and if you can get it, jump on it because it's a great little saw.  I've used this saw for over 30 years and it great for breaking down full sheets of plywood with a straight edge.  With a carbide blade this little jewel will rip through anything you throw at it.

Jack
 
Peter Halle said:
I was asking about the 315.  That was the 7 1/4" that when you set the depth the saw went straight up and down versus pivoting in an arc.  Built like tanks.

Peter
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I still have mine, and use it quite often around home.  It was my first saw, but mine has a grease cup not oil.

jacko9 said:
I have one of these saws and if you can get it, jump on it because it's a great little saw.  I've used this saw for over 30 years and it great for breaking down full sheets of plywood with a straight edge.  With a carbide blade this little jewel will rip through anything you throw at it.

Jack
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X2 [smile] [smile] I love mine

Mike
 
Thanks, folks.

I sure do like the design of that Porter Cable.  I guess now everyone's gonna' be watching Ebay for a while!

- But based on the fast responses here, and the fact that it's been discontinued,  it seems to me that a new Festool version (with some knd of dust port) would be a big seller.

Hmm...  maybe a multi-master type of tool would be better, after all.  Gotta' think on this......
 
Cableaddict said:
Hmm...  maybe a multi-master type of tool would be better, after all.  Gotta' think on this......
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LoL ...

What is the need? ... then, what is the tool?

Yeh - I'm crap at looking at it like that [embarassed]
 
CableAddict, 

I see these saws on CL a few times per year. Typically, the price listed is well over $100.  I don't see the ads sit there for long so I assume they sell quickly and for a decent price.
 
Funny that we are talking about the PC314. In January 2006 when I bought my first Festool TS55, I owned several circular saws, none plunge. The one I used the most was a PC314. I have no business records left showing when I bought it, but inside its metal case there is a decal from Thackerbery Power Tools on E Walnut Street in Pasadena. Although Thackerbery was primarily a dealer in metal working machines, they sold PC as well as Rockwell. When I bought my first home in Pasadena in 1953 I became a customer of Berg Hardware and Thackerbery. So I assume I have owned my PC314 since 1965.

Since I began using the TS55 I do not remember taking the 314 out of its case. I did so a few minutes ago and it still makes very good cuts for a worm drive. Of course it spreads dust everywhere!
 
Going a bit off topic, I remember the 314 and also a Rockwell / Porter Cable Jigsaw that had the blade off set to one side.  Where they came in handy was making sink cut outs in post formed laminate counter tops with the integral backsplash.  Both those tools made the installers' lives easier.

Peter
 
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