Thanks for another highly helpful tool maintenance video! Porter-Cable is a tool brand with a glorious past and an ignominious present. This worm drive trim saw is from the last generation of American made P-C tools following the Pentair purchase of Rockwell's power tools division in 1981. Pentair put the Porter-Cable name back on the tools. In 2005 Black & Decker bought Porter-Cable. For some crass reason the new owners decided to make their inferior DeWalt tools their top line of portable power tools. Eventually B&D turned Porter-Cable into a zombie brand making plastic tools in PRC.
@@floridarusticrepairs If memory serves me correctly, B&D was heavily promoting their DeWalt brand when they acquired Porter-Cable. It seems they cynically torpedoed P-C to make DeWalt look better. If nothing else, they were consolidating 'market share' for DeWalt. I wish someone would buy P-C to restore its former glory as a preeminent American toolmaker or let it die a dignified death. With Milwaukee, Skil and many others under the control of PRC, the American tool industry is in a shambles. 🤬
Thats a great size saw. I do prefer corded tools over battery in the shop. Everything has its place, battery for impacts and things you do outside so your not dragging a cord. That was a great maintenance tip. I will be on the lookout for a saw that size because my old Craftsman is heavy and big. Thanks again for another helpful video.
Thanks! I agree, especially on the value of having a battery powered impact driver. I recently saw one of these saws at the local flea market for only $20. They're out there so you'll eventually find one. Good luck!
Correct. I misspoke on this. I've done several saws and usually it's grease but these worm drive saws use gear oil. Skil sells a brand of it and that's what I generally use.
@@floridarusticrepairs It was built as long ago as the 80s, when the Porter-Cable name went back on the tools but it is possibly from the 90s. For the last few years in production the name Porter Cable was printed in red. 😉
Thanks for another highly helpful tool maintenance video! Porter-Cable is a tool brand with a glorious past and an ignominious present. This worm drive trim saw is from the last generation of American made P-C tools following the Pentair purchase of Rockwell's power tools division in 1981. Pentair put the Porter-Cable name back on the tools. In 2005 Black & Decker bought Porter-Cable. For some crass reason the new owners decided to make their inferior DeWalt tools their top line of portable power tools. Eventually B&D turned Porter-Cable into a zombie brand making plastic tools in PRC.
Thanks for the date info on this saw! It's crazy what became of this amazing brand. I don't understand why Stanley/BD would do that either.
@@floridarusticrepairs If memory serves me correctly, B&D was heavily promoting their DeWalt brand when they acquired Porter-Cable. It seems they cynically torpedoed P-C
to make DeWalt look better. If nothing else, they were consolidating 'market share' for DeWalt. I wish someone would buy P-C to restore its former glory as a preeminent American toolmaker or let it die a dignified death. With Milwaukee, Skil and many others under the control of PRC, the American tool industry is in a shambles. 🤬
Great video. Good repair. Thanks for sharing! 💯👍
Thanks Terry! I use this saw often so I figured it was a good idea to give it a check up.
Thats a great size saw. I do prefer corded tools over battery in the shop. Everything has its place, battery for impacts and things you do outside so your not dragging a cord. That was a great maintenance tip. I will be on the lookout for a saw that size because my old Craftsman is heavy and big. Thanks again for another helpful video.
Thanks! I agree, especially on the value of having a battery powered impact driver. I recently saw one of these saws at the local flea market for only $20. They're out there so you'll eventually find one. Good luck!
That is a great size for smaller jobs.
Yes, it's become one of my favorites.
you brothers are very similar in resemblance... I'm thinkin you are younger than your bro from What the rust?!
Correct. I am 366 days younger.
It's not grease, it's gear oil.
Correct 34:29
Correct. I misspoke on this. I've done several saws and usually it's grease but these worm drive saws use gear oil. Skil sells a brand of it and that's what I generally use.
I will say the fifties
It turns out that it's from the 1980's. I had thought it was older but then again, the 80's is 40 years ago.
@@floridarusticrepairs It was built as long ago as the 80s, when the Porter-Cable name went back on the tools but it is possibly from the 90s. For the last few years in production the
name Porter Cable was printed in red. 😉