Well, a few weeks ago I broke out the 'ol circular saw to make a quick cut on something and the thing just didn't cut right. The guard didn't go all the way back and I couldn't figure out what was going on. I was in a hurry, so I made the cut as best I could and left it for another day.
Well, today was that day. My neighbor asked me to rip a board for some stairs to his attic and I didn't have room to do it on the table saw (basement shop :-( ), so I broke out teh circular saw. I remembered dropping it sometime last year, but I couldn't remember if it was when I was in Gulfport, MS with NC Baptist Men after Katrina or some other time. I don't remember making a big deal about it either way. Well, I looked all over the saw and couldn't figure out why it was hanging up. I figured the housing for the upper blade guard was bent, so I started prying it carefully to see if I could straighten it out. Well, I hear this sound like metal scratching. I look a little closer and see the housing is atually cracked and has been pushed in so that it wouldn't allow the guard to close properly. Well, I GENTLY pry a little more to try to bend it so I can use it and then I hear a pop. So, I looked at the upper guard a little closer. Seems when I dropped it, it cracked the guard housing pretty bad and it was pushed over not allowing the blade guard to go back all the way. When I pried it to bend it back, the scraping was the cracked portion rubbing together. The "pop" was the housing cracking further, all the way to the top! :BangHead: I almost cried! This was one of the first "name" tools I purchased on my own as I was adding to my collection. Prior to that, I was too poor (and I still am, actually!) to buy good tools and had to rely on garage sale items.
I priced a new one at $47 plus shipping. Needless to say, I am NOT a happy camper right now!
Here's the saw:
Look closely at the crack from top of the center of the housing and how it runs down, to the left, all the way to the bottom. Prior to my "gentle persuasion", the crack was about where handle "bends", up next to the crease. You can see how much it cracked after the "pop".
It is a little more visible here:
Here it is from the inside:
In case you can't see it too well, I highlighted it:
The crack runs almost all the way to the "R" in Porter and almost all the way to the top of the crown.
If I were a drinking man, I would be drowning my sorrows in my beer right now!:-(
Well, today was that day. My neighbor asked me to rip a board for some stairs to his attic and I didn't have room to do it on the table saw (basement shop :-( ), so I broke out teh circular saw. I remembered dropping it sometime last year, but I couldn't remember if it was when I was in Gulfport, MS with NC Baptist Men after Katrina or some other time. I don't remember making a big deal about it either way. Well, I looked all over the saw and couldn't figure out why it was hanging up. I figured the housing for the upper blade guard was bent, so I started prying it carefully to see if I could straighten it out. Well, I hear this sound like metal scratching. I look a little closer and see the housing is atually cracked and has been pushed in so that it wouldn't allow the guard to close properly. Well, I GENTLY pry a little more to try to bend it so I can use it and then I hear a pop. So, I looked at the upper guard a little closer. Seems when I dropped it, it cracked the guard housing pretty bad and it was pushed over not allowing the blade guard to go back all the way. When I pried it to bend it back, the scraping was the cracked portion rubbing together. The "pop" was the housing cracking further, all the way to the top! :BangHead: I almost cried! This was one of the first "name" tools I purchased on my own as I was adding to my collection. Prior to that, I was too poor (and I still am, actually!) to buy good tools and had to rely on garage sale items.
I priced a new one at $47 plus shipping. Needless to say, I am NOT a happy camper right now!
Here's the saw:
Look closely at the crack from top of the center of the housing and how it runs down, to the left, all the way to the bottom. Prior to my "gentle persuasion", the crack was about where handle "bends", up next to the crease. You can see how much it cracked after the "pop".
It is a little more visible here:
Here it is from the inside:
In case you can't see it too well, I highlighted it:
The crack runs almost all the way to the "R" in Porter and almost all the way to the top of the crown.
If I were a drinking man, I would be drowning my sorrows in my beer right now!:-(
