Sawzalls and recoil

[Ignoramus25005]

What is the recall? If it is something minor, I would just use it until it dies.

[Gunner Asch]

So send it in!! You might get a new one out of it!

I always buy broken Craftsman tools at yard sales...the ones I know I can trade in for a new one

Gunner

"Obama, raises taxes and kills babies. Sarah Palin - raises babies and kills taxes." Pyotr Flipivich

[Michael Koblic]

If I understood it correctly, under certain circumstances (?) the spindle slips and the blade hits the guard. However, this is quite an old recall and the guy must have been using the saw for years looking at the state of it. I saw no blood stains mixed with all that dust so I guess without any accidents.

The big question is how using it with a steel-cutting blade would change the spindle loading conditions. I fear quite a bit...

I gather DeWalt would still do the recall work for free but the cost of getting it to the service center probably exceeds the cost of a brand new saw.

[krw]

...and everyone says Harbor Freight tools are useless. ;-)

[Leon Fisk]

I'm sure Bruce can relate to this...

"Hey, let me borrow your dikes for a minute." Sure, just don't go cutting any hot cables with them. Couple minutes later. BZZZZZZT!!! "Snort, hee-hee." Hey Leon, here's your dikes back...

Funny thing is I still have that pair 30 years later and other than a burnt spot and a few other scars they still work pretty well :)

[t]

Handed a guy that was working for me brand new 24" Ridgid bolt cutter and specifically asked him to make sure that none of the wires that we were cutting out for the rehab were hot.

First cut produces a big pop and a spark and he's standing there looking at the smoking hole in the cutter.

Still got the cutter and never replaced the blade. He cut it near the tip - who knows why?

Since I always cut near the hinge it doesn't bother me that much - except for reminding me of that knucklehead every time I use them.

Been twenty five years and the knucklehead memory won't go away.

tom watson

[Just Wondering]

Sounds dirty but isn't?

[Han]

t wrote in news:61aie4dikhig3d2u2cci1t3l2rlillk9t9@

4ax.com:

Spouse cut the cord of the iron to the length she wanted with her sturdy scissors. Of course iron was plugged in to warm up. This was in Utecht, Holland as a fresh(wo)man in college in '63, or '64. The 220V produced enough current to melt an 1/8" hole in one of the scossors' blades. She still remembers the shock. Unfortunately the scissors stayed in Holland when we moved to the US. Spouse's vitality has remained unaffected by this event and all others following.

[Hawke]

From what I'm reading it doesn't sound like either the Dewalt or the other unit are ones that I would want to buy. Last year I bought a brand new super sawsall. It was a Milwaukee top of the line job. It sounds like I did the right thing by getting the original one and not a copy. So far I like it and it is very powerful, cuts great. I like powerful.

Hawke

[Bruce L. Bergman]

[Bruce L. Bergman]

Had that happen once with a Craftsman screwdriver that a worker borrowed (without stating why, naturally) and then deliberately stuffed into a J-box and stirred it to see if it was live or not - and it was. 240V 3-phase 60A for a refrigeration compressor, so it took half the blade and a big chunk out of the shaft.

Idjit couldn't just ask for a Wiggy like a normal person...

There's a very effective response, helps if you are one of the Leads on the job and have a little leverage:

"Lunch is in a half hour, there's a Sears 5 minutes away. You are going to start lunch early and go buy a new screwdriver to replace the one you just melted, because they aren't going to warranty it. If they are out, you are going to go to Catalog and order and pay for it. And then you are going to stay late to make up the time. This is not an option - Move."

Smart guy, he moved. Might have learned, too. I use mostly Klein now, but the same theory holds.

A man's tools are sacrosanct, your tools are your living.

Accidents happen, and tools do wear out. But if you borrow it and break it (and it wasn't wear) or lose it, you bought it. Payment plans or professional repairs accepted, but you will make it good in the eyes of the owner.

And now I ask "Why?" when people want to borrow the wrong tool.

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[Stuart]

I know this is a UK site but it may be of some help in identifying the parts you are after.

you could try

[Bruce L. Bergman]

Don't be too sure - if you aren't in a rush you can get ground shipping fairly cheap. Though you have to go straight to the USPS or UPS service counter to get the best rates, most of the "Pack and Ship" stores charge extra.

It's the "Overnight Air by 10 AM Guaranteed" where they rape you.

The real Milwaukees are nice, but you need 120V in the vicinity. I have one, and they are the gold standard - but not nearly as handy as the 18V battery units for attics and parking lots.

And watch the model numbers and the amp ratings - even Milwaukee is making multiple grades of tools to meet price point pressures. A cheap model stripped of features and a smaller motor to match the competition, and the Better models with storage cases, quick-change blades and cords, anti-vibe and bigger motors if you are willing to pay for it.

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[DoN. Nichols]

Did he get any burns from that? At least he certainly got some respect for what that level of power could do.

Hmm ... I do remember once -- on a dare -- cutting a live power cord. I told him that I would do it only if I could do it with *his* dikes, not mine. (120 VAC outlet, 20A breaker, linoleum tile floor, rubber sole shoes, dikes held far from my eyes.

It was not nearly as spectacular as your case -- and I knew what to expect -- even with uninsulated handles on the dikes.

:-)

Of course -- the fellow who dared me could get a new set easily

-- government job and Army supply chain. :-)

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How do you know that is the wrong tool until they answer your "Why?"? :-)

Enjoy, DoN.

[Bruce L. Bergman]

It's a kind of sixth sense. You could call it Deja Blue (Corona), or Deja Blew... - you just get the feeling that there's an ulterior motive why they want to use your tool rather than one of theirs.

Or a very good reason why nobody in a position of authority allows them to possess any tools, usually because they can't even figure out which end to shove through the meaty part of their palm...

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