Black & Decker PHS550B 3.4 Amp Powered Handsaw with Storage Bag

List Price: $82.45 Discount Price: $43.63

Features:

• Powerful 3.4 amp, 4600 spm motor for controlled cuts; large-capacity blade and metal-cutting blade cut wood, metal, plastic, and PVC
• Tool-free blade change for quick and easy blade change; GelMax¿ Comfort Grips provide maximum comfort during use
• Compact and lightweight design makes the powered handsaw easy to control and handle
• Includes (1) large capacity blade and (1) metal cutting blade
• 2-year warranty

Accessories:

Black and Decker 74-591 Large Wood Cutting Blade for SC500 Navigator Powered Handsaw/Jigsaw

Customer Reviews:

Not impressed. [Posted on 2008-07-23]
Not impressed with the unit. Dropped dead after a day of mild use. Nice shape and lots of potential but the unit simply stopped functioning so soon; also, it includes two blades but a cover for only one of the blades. The smaller, sharper metal-cutting blade has no plastic protection. I'd stay away.

Black and Decker powered handsaw [Posted on 2008-08-25]
I absolutely love this saw. We live on two acres and have numerous trees. I love being outside doing yardwork and gardening. So many times I look up and see limbs I wish were gone, so I would get out a regular handsaw and wear myself out, as when you start with one branch, and then go to another tree, etc. With this saw, I plug it into an extension cord (or two) and can cut so many branches quickly and easily. (And what a difference it makes to the appearance of your yard.) My husband has had hip surgeries and it's just so easy for me not to have to ask him for help, just get my saw, ladder, and cords and off I go to make the trees look better. (I've even helped my neighbor trim the lower branches of her pine tree and she was amazed at well it works and is getting one for herself.) Thank you, Black and Decker, for making an easy-to-use and efficient product for the homeowner.

Returned to manufacturer [Posted on 2008-08-27]
The saw does work great, however after inserting the blade into the mechanism effortlessly a couple of times and using it, something must have broke and the blade would no longer lock into place. Returned to Black and Decker and received a brand new one, the locking mechanism on this one might not work either I think. Very very poor design, not worth the bother even though the saw cuts great.

Black & Decker 3.4 Amp Powered Handsaw [Posted on 2008-09-23]
I've bought this handsaw twice. The second time I bought it was because I loved the first one so much! I'm a stay at home mom and confessed handy woman. I love to have the freedom to do projects without asking for help with the table saw - which I'm a little intimidated by. I bought myself a miter box to go with this handsaw and it gives me the freedom to do whatever projects I want to do. I've built a kitchen island, a fireplace surround and done trim work with this handy little item. It's lightweight and extremely easy to use.
As I said, this is the second one I've bought. What happened to the first one? I relegated that one to the garden. I've used it to cut lawn edging (works great!) and to trim branches.
I couldn't find this item in any store this time around (last time I think I got it at Home Depot), so I decided to buy it online. I had to have my B & D handsaw!

Not sure about this model yet [Posted on 2008-10-18]
I purchased a previous model of this for my grilfriend. She liked it so much she wanted another one when I could no longer repair the first one. The thing that holds the blade was often not in the correct position to change the blade and then it broke off several times. The screws that hold the blade holder in place sheared off several times. They don't want you to try to repair it as the screws that hold it togeather are torx with the pin to keep you from using a standard torx screwdriver. This model appears to have been redesigned so it hope it is better.

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