PORTER-CABLE Tile Saw, Wet Saw with 7-inch Cutting Capacity and On-Board Cutting Guide (PCE980)

This is a great little wet saw that will elevate your tile game. The sliding table was a must-have for me. My last tile saw was an underpowered 4" wet saw, and I've also rented huge 24" wet saws. As a weekend warrior I wanted something in between. This 7" saw has all the power you need. I was able to rip 36" wood look tile planks. Just cut as far as you can, then slide the table back and keep cutting. The only thing is you have to remove one Phillips screw to remove the squaring rail. Then when you reinstall the rail for cutting tile to length, you have to square it again. I think a better system would be an adjustment screw that also had an indexing pin to easily find square again. Sure, it should be adjustable, but you should be able to pop the rail off and on quickly and easily without tools. Also, I didn't see a wrench holder anywhere. The wrench is just kind of floating around, and I'm sure it will get lost the first time I put it away to store. So there is definitely room for improvement from a design standpoint. But this saw strikes a great balance between price and solid quality. I've spent this much to rent a tile saw for a weekend, so I see it as a very good value for a powerful wet saw with sliding table. The table slides very well on nylon wheels, without any perceptible slop. The power switch is ergonomic and easy to use. A nice cord winder, and easy to grip handles round out the package. The blade guard is good, and doesn't get in the way. I didn't try the included blade, but used a Pearl P4 instead. It was hard to tell which side of the tile was cut, and which was a factory edge. Pretty darn good cut quality on wood look porcelain floor tile. Highly recommended, but wish it had a quick indexing pin on the squaring rail so I could go from ripping to crosscuts without tools or adjustment. Also, I really wish it had a wrench holder for the included wrench.

This is a very handy saw that I use 90% of the time now. I have a large 10 inch wet saw that is very cumbersome to move and cannot cut large tiles (like 2x4 feet) because of the arm blocking the material. It is very portable and light so you can easily throw it into your trunk and take it somewhere. I do have to keep filling it with water however. The blade that comes with it is low quality so you will want to replace it ASAP. It doesn't have a lot of power but with a good blade you can cut almost any common material without the blade stopping. We have used it to cut about 500 sq feet of tile so far.

I bought this table-style tile saw to cut 1 x 2 ft porcelain tile that wouldn't fit in my other tile saw that cuts with a blade from above. I also like it because it draws water up from the basin below instead of requiring a hookup to a hose. Overall, this is a pretty decent saw, but there are a number of puzzling design flaws that can be improved upon. As other reviewers have noted, the sliding deck is about 1/16 inch higher than the fixed deck which causes rough breaks at the end of each cut, especially when working with larger pieces of tile. I have no idea why the saw was designed this way. To help fix this, I removed the screws securing the fixed deck and used some washers as spacers to prop up the deck to about the same height as the sliding deck. Another major shortcoming of the saw is the lack of a fence on the fixed deck. The sliding deck does not slide back far enough to rip 2 ft tiles, so it would be very helpful to instead run the tile along a fence. This is pretty standard on any table saw, for wood or tile, so I'm scratching my head over why Porter Cable didn't incorporate one into the design, which would have been pretty easy to do. I fashioned something with a piece of wood and some clamps, but the underside of the deck doesn't have a flat even surface for the clamps to press upon, so it was a little wobbly. Also, as another reviewer noted, the handles for carrying the saw protrude slightly above the level of the deck, so they make for an uneven surface if you're cutting large pieces of tile. Again there is no sense in having this part of the design so I can only chalk it up to poor oversight in the engineering process. Finally, there is no height adjustment for the saw blade and there is a fair amount of play in the sliding deck. This may contribute to the amount of chipping you get when cutting porcelain, but from what I've read, it's almost impossible to get chip-free cuts no matter what kind of saw or blade you use. By cutting slowly and using a dressing stone on the blade every few cuts, I managed to keep chipping to a minimum where I could sand almost all of it off the edges with a sanding stone. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be many other options for cutting large tile without spending thousands of dollars for a professional grade saw. I guess I could rent one, but at the rate I work, it would also cost a fortune. For the price, this saw is a good choice that gets the job done, but I hope Porter Cable would improve upon these design flaws.

I bought this saw for a kitchen backsplash after I rented a professional saw for the same price to tile a laundry room a couple years ago. This allowed me to take my time and do a good job for the same cost. The saw needed a little adjusting out of the box to eliminate any wiggle in the table glides, which I expected. The saw cut just as great as the saw I rented a few years ago. There was chipping at the end of cuts when the back edge of the tile was at an angle. Again, this happened on the professional grade saw too. To avoid this I simply stop my cut short, flipped the tile, lined up the cut by eye, and finish the cut. More times than not I left myself a little extra and filed it down with the saw. The result was perfect 9 out to 10 times. I was able to use the saw inside (kitchen) but I placed it in a large carboard box with plastic around 3 sides to catch the minimal spray. More tile dust made its way to the ground than water did. The saw was loud so I would recommend hearing protection. To be fair, protection should be used for all tile saws. I don't lay tile for a living but I am a general contractor. I've seen good tile jobs and bad ones. This saw allowed for an excellent end product. It's worth more than the price.

I was debating as to renting a tile saw again for a bathroom project. Part of the challenge for me of renting is the pressure of working faster than I would like to save the expense of going over on time and having to pay for an additional day. [And it seems that there is always some challenge or surprise to slow things up.] I decided to buy, now which saw to go with. After reading reviews, the less expensive options did not make sense to me. Why buy something that is of poor quality or aggravating to work with. I did not want to regret having bought something "cheap". I was impressed when I open the box, the saw is well made and of good design. [One minor detail was an issue, the "c" clip that hold the adjustment screw into the angle guide clamp had to be modified to fit properly to keep it from coming off when tightening the clamp. [Should not have had to deal with this, but not a big issue.] The saw cuts well, and has excellent power. The feed table works very smoothly, and is very accurate. This saw is really a joy to use. It is a bit wet when running, but not bad. [I tend to cut slowly, so water can run off the front edge of a 12" tile while it is still overhanging the drip tray.] The water reservoir is small, and not convenient to clean out, but not major issues in my view. Again, a really nice unit. I'm glad I spent a bit more for this better saw. I now have a quality tool that I will enjoy using on future projects.

I read all of the negative reports before and after purchasing and using this machine. I have never used a tile saw before. I have used many woodworking saws. This is a very inexpensive tool. It is not a contractor’s quality machine. I was cutting slate tile which I understand may be easier to work with. This machine cut well, it cut accurately and it cut reasonably fast. I cut 12 x 24 on a diagonal which was about 17”. This required following my cut marks which was easy. The water bath was idiot proof. I used the factory blade for the first half of my project and it went well. I spent $50 on a better quality blade and only noticed a slight improvement. The machine itself is lightweight and easy to store. For my project I cut about 40 feet of slate stone tile and this machine was accurate, fast, and efficient. I would question the ability of anyone who disagrees.

Not bad at the price point. Saw has adequate power and is fairly accurate. Not too heavy, makes it easy to move around. Now the bad. The water spray from the blade is excessive and drenches you. The design of the rubber lifting handle was not well thought out. When cutting tiles that extend past the rolling slide they hit the handle, requiring you to lift the tiles up to proceed. Noticeable when cutting 12x24 tiles. Next. The blade chips the tiles at the end of the cut, albeit on only one side, be sure to keep the edge your are keeping on the inside. The plastic fence is poorly constructed and hard to move. If you need a tile saw, especially for just one job, this pays off handsomely. I have an expensive MK tile saw that is great, but heavy and can't cut 12 inch tiles. This did the trick.

The design and engineering of this saw is great. Whoever designed this saw, put a lot of thought into it. The price is awesome. Where this saw really sucks is in the very poor casting of any of the plastic parts. Plastic parts, out of which most of this saw is plastic, my guess is PP, are warped. In fact, every single piece of plastic on this saw is not true. There are no 90 degree corners, and there are no straight line. Not even the motor bearing was mounted straight. The motor axis was mounted a few degree angled to the cutting edge, due to warping plastic of the motor mounts. To make this saw work, you need at a minimum washer to level the table, move fixed and sliding table to get in line with saw blade - in my case was not entirely possible. Your specimen may vary, and some folks are happier than other when reading reviews. Since table and sled are slightly offset, you get chip-out at the end of each cut, which can be somewhat mitigated by cutting slowly, or from the back side. Some parts, like the included miter square, required a torch to soften the plastic to straighten out so that it was even useable. My guess is, the saw was once American engineered, and somewhere after the B&D acquisition and cost reduction initiatives, built-quality suffered. Still, the saw is a ton better than many alternates at similar price points, in particular because of the many nice design details. The saw has really good power, and did not struggle with ceramic tile and 1 1/2" stone veneer. Saw got rained on in thunderstorm with zero issues, really rugged. Included blade is decent, but would upgrade to a Bosch, or so. Saw is good enough for the occasional tile job. Would get an overhead Dewalt as Pro, though, even if 6x the price. B&D should consider increasing price by 50% while increasing quality control, and perhaps reposition as prosumer tool.

Corta piezas sólo muy pequeños de 40 cm o menos no me sirvió

Bought this saw to tile the bathroom floor before the wife picked the tile. She ended up choosing 24” porcelain - bigger than the saw can handle out of the box. However, I managed to rig up a fence that worked out quite well. Took the little squaring bar off the sliding table, and built a frame that I screwed the whole saw to ( there’s actually mounting holes on the saw feet). I attached a fence to this, and set and clamped it for each cut. A little fiddly, but it works great. The slide doesn’t have enough travel for the 24” tile, but I just cut as far as I can, turn off the saw with the tile still in place, slide the table back while leaving the tile at the blade and against the fence, and continue the cut. Works like a charm. I did, however, tune the saw up a bit before I started. Replaced the blade with a DeWalt porcelain blade (DW4766 7 inch), squared the inner slide rail (closest to the blade - pretty easy to do, just loosen the cap screws and set it with an adjustable square to the front and rear of the blade, but it’s easier to do when you have the stationary table top apart to shim it like I describe next), and adjusted the stationary side of the table so it was flush with the level of the sliding side. (Previous commenter detailed removing the steel top part, removing the plastic section under it, and shimming it up where needed with washers. Easy-peasy). It took probably about 3 hours of tuning and set-up, but I did manage to get the bathroom floor tiled with no chippy edges or broken tiles. Well worth the effort, and the saw performed great!

Nice small portable wet saw. Cutting 12x24” tiles for a bathroom project. Easy to adjust cutting guide Works good for small projects

I have owned a few portable wet saws in the past but this is easily the best. The sliding table is wonderful and the removable 45 degree square is great for repetitive cuts. Haven't figured out how to rip long tiles but maybe YouTube will help. Rips 12 inch tiles perfectly. Splash is minimal. Quality built and feels very solid.

Amazing tool -- make sure to adjust perfectly square when you get it. I have redone many bathrooms over the years, and this is the most versatile and useful tile saw out the market. I got it for my latest project because the sliding miter tile saw that I normally use could not handle the tile sizes. Since then, I've used the PCE980 with 15"x30" marble tiles, 12"x24" porcelain floor tiles, and porcelain mosaic tiles. The table does cross-cuts up to 17" natively, but can also easily be used to cut longitudinally up to any length... For instance in my project, I made 4"x30" strips out of the 15"x30" marble tiles. The blade is still ok after one bathroom :-)