Porter Cable PCX362010

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20190802-19829-2147379486. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Porter Cable PCX362010. Incident: Porter-cable table saw PCX362010 being used to rip down a 4x8 ft sheet of 3/4 inch plywood. During the rip, the board was not pulled straight through the saw kerf and caused the plywood to cam against the saw blade, placing strain on the motor. At the end of the cut, there was smoke observed coming out from under the saw housing. Upon turning the saw on it's side, it spontaneously burst into a small flame. Flame was smothered with wet shop rags. Motor housing was melted and there was smoke damage to the underside of the saw .

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20191011-592BF-2147377211. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Porter Cable PCX362010. Incident: While using the saw to cut a sheet of plywood the motor overheated and began smoking. I immediately shut the saw off and disconnected the power, the saw continued smoking and eventually burst into flame.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200901-4B415-2147370091. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Porter Cable PCX362010. Incident: On the 5th use, the table saw began smoking, while I was cutting 1/2 plywood, the saw was working fine up to the point of smoking, noticed flames licking up from under the top of the saw, unplugged it and threw it outside to be extinguished with the hose, saw was hardly used and never abused before the fire. Shirt got melted from fire but was uninjured and responded quickly enough to prevent damage to building. Porter Cable is offering a partial refund only, buyer beware.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20210111-88619-2147366575. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Porter Cable PCX362010. Incident: I was using my Perter Cable table saw sold by Lowe�s (for only the second time although purchased in 2018). I began to first smell smoke, then see smoke billowing out from underneath the table. I immediately turned off the saw and unplugged it. The smoke got thicker and blacker and then flames began to shoot out from openings in the table housing. I grabbed the cord a dragged the unit out of my garage onto the driveway and sprayed it with a hose to extinguish the fire.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20190906-B23FF-2147377837. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Matched catalog product: Porter Cable PCX362010. Incident: Was using the Porter Cable pcx362010 table saw at a customers home when it started smoking real bad . The saw continued to smoke after it was cut off and unplugged. Porter Cable's phone number they listed is not a working number. They are only offering 75.00 for refund of the saw and we paid over double that. They are also wanting you to destroy the saw and mail it to them. This is too much considering how much shipping cost for a product that size! The saw was less than a year old when it caught fire.

SaferProducts.gov consumer incident report 20200812-7EBAA-2147370523. Severity: Incident, No Injury. Product: Porter Cable PCX362010 (Porter Cable 10 inch portable table saw Model PCX362010 UPC 847962005939). Incident: I noticed a smoke/burning like smell coming from the table saw. Upon examination of the saw, I noticed the 4 screws on the front of the saw, that hold the blade/housing in place, were all missing. Because they were there when I assembled the product after purchase, I assumed they had vibrated out. I replaced the screws with new ones. This fix kept the blade straight but the smoke/burning smell was still there when using. Though a [REDACTED] search on the table saw, I noticed that a recall was issued in 2019 for this table saw due to the possibility of it catching fire. I started to fill out the online recall form but stopped because Porter Cable will only offer $95 reimbursement. They also wanted me to submit pictures of the cord cut in 3 places before I could complete the claim. The $95 is not enough to cover the cost of a new saw and Porter Cable should either fix my saw properly or provide enough compensation to buy a new on of equal value to when I purchased this saw.