I purchased my sawboss a couple of years ago. It's handy to have around. lots of power for its size. It cuts 2x lumber at 45 degrees. I like the dust chute, especially when it's hooked up to a shopvac. So why don't I give  it 5 stars? It doesn't run smoothly. Too much slop in the gears I guess. In  fact ,the main bearing went out and sheared off all the teeth on the arbor.  Porter Cable fixed it alright, but it still runs rough. I bought a Skil 5  1/2" trim saw for 20.00 at a pawn shop that cuts circles around the  saw boss. You wouldn't believe it since the saw boss has a 9 amp motor and  the little skil is around 6.5 but it's true. New blades, old blades  Pine ,  oak ,plywood it doesn't make any difference the Skil blows it away .It  feels like the skil is gliding through the cut whereas the PC is beating  through with a square blade by comparison. It not only cuts faster, it cuts  smoother due to less blade runout. I thought maybe it was just my saw that  was bad so I tried some others out. Same thing . Fellow sawboss owners, I'm  sorry ,this is all true. If you're looking for a small saw , I recommend  the  5 1/2" skil. If toolcrib doesn't have it, try the Bosch , it's  the same saw.
I purchased my sawboss a couple of years ago. It's handy to have around. lots of power for its size. It cuts 2x lumber at 45 degrees. I like the dust chute, especially when it's hooked up to a shopvac. So why don't I give  it 5 stars? It doesn't run smoothly. Too much slop in the gears I guess. In  fact ,the main bearing went out and sheared off all the teeth on the arbor. Porter Cable fixed it alright, but it still runs rough. I bought a Skil 5  1/2" trim saw for 20. 00 at a pawn shop that cuts circles around the  saw boss. You wouldn't believe it since the saw boss has a 9 amp motor and  the little skil is around 6. 5 but it's true. New blades, old blades  Pine ,  oak ,plywood it doesn't make any difference the Skil blows it away. It  feels like the skil is gliding through the cut whereas the PC is beating  through with a square blade by comparison. It not only cuts faster, it cuts  smoother due to less blade runout. I thought maybe it was just my saw that  was bad so I tried some others out. Same thing. Fellow sawboss owners, I'm  sorry ,this is all true. If you're looking for a small saw , I recommend  the  5 1/2" skil. If toolcrib doesn't have it, try the Bosch , it's  the same saw.