Go ahead... laugh you insensitive bastard!
Just kiddin'.
You would laugh at this, though. I have an old Milwaukee saw that I bought in '76. It was the only heavy duty saw I had for a long time (the old silver Rockwells didn't cut really hard job site use) and I used it for everything from cutting forms for concrete to cutting fine paneling.
Later when I started a framing business, I used it when I framed houses, and it cut miles of decking, 2x materials, siding, etc. This was before premade wall sections, so it cut all the framing members as well. That saw literally supported me as my sole cutter for a couple of years, along with my first Milwaukee 3/8" VS drill purchased along the same time.
The saw cannot be rebuilt again. There are no more parts. HOWEVER.... I never forget an old friend or a good business partner. It is on a special shelf in the shop with its bent shoe, broken trigger and frayed cord to remind me that it was the only real hard working tool I had when I started my own business.
It also reminds me to remember how much you can do with a lot less than you think. It inspires me.
It was forced into retirement against its will about ten years ago when the cord (literally) caught fire behind the case handle and it shocked the living crap out of me.
I won't get rid of it, though. In a strange way, I like having it around. Go figure.
Robert