I did it again! Craigslist is killin' me!

[evintho]

I need to stop doing this!
I've been looking for a chop saw. I've seen this size, make and model consistently listed on craigslist for $100-$150. This popped up last night. The price was right!

My $20 Milwaukee 14" abrasive chop saw................

Model 6175. 15 amps. 3500 rpm.
It's been used but it works! It's an older model but they retail for $200 and up!
Plans call for a new abrasive wheel, inspect the motor, maybe clean up the armature and replace the brushes, new cord, sandblast and paint.
Good things come to he who waits!

 

[Lookin4'67Galaxieconv]

So how's CL killing you?!

Nice score!

 

[bry@n]

I woulda been on that like white on rice.

Good score

 

[fatfillup]

Nice purchase, but why the restoration? If it works fine, I'd just clean and go. Oops, I see the cord, that should be replaced. Do you have experience with pulling the motor apart? If not, I'd wait till I had a problem. But then again, I'm a little ADD and don't always finish my projects so I've learned not to start them unless its necessary.

 

[evintho]

So how's CL killing you?!

I need to stop buying stuff! It's an addiction!

Nice purchase, but why the restoration?

It's a simple restoration and I enjoy restoring tools I find on craigslist.
See above reply!

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Nice purchase, but why the restoration? If it works fine, I'd just clean and go....I've learned not to start them unless its necessary.

(Fingers in my ears, hands over my eyes) You don't get it because you don't have the same OCD that Evintho has (and apparently I do too).

EXCELLENT score. Hell, it would be a good score if it was a Harbor Freight tool much less a Milwaukee. I think it's a good score and its gonna make ME go look MORE (if that's possible) at CL. Damn!

 

[Bobby B.]

Damn, that's a good deal.

 

[woody 73]

I have the same saw funny thing I could never turn it off. I had too replace the switch , I wonder if the Govt. ever had any recalls? If you have any problems get a new switch.

All the best Woody.

 

[54FordPanel]

Has anybody tried those steel cutting "Rage" type blades on a saw like that? How well do they work?

 

[mkdive]

Nice score!

 

[Toolhorder]

Nice purchase, but why the restoration? If it works fine, I'd just clean and go. Oops, I see the cord, that should be replaced. Do you have experience with pulling the motor apart? If not, I'd wait till I had a problem. But then again, I'm a little ADD and don't always finish my projects so I've learned not to start them unless its necessary.

No sh+t that's what I was thinking.

 

[nissan_crawler]

Has anybody tried those steel cutting "Rage" type blades on a saw like that? How well do they work?

first, those aren't rated for the rpm.

Second, there are steel blades rated for the rpm of abrasive chop saws, however, reviews range from poor to mediocre at best.

As for the rest, pulling power tools apart isn't exactly rocket science, if he wants to renew it, why not?

 

[mkdive]

As for the rest, pulling power tools apart isn't exactly rocket science, if he wants to renew it, why not?

 

[fatfillup]

(Fingers in my ears, hands over my eyes) You don't get it because you don't have the same OCD that Evintho has (and apparently I do too).

You are correct, no OCD here. I have trouble focusing on a project for more than an hour or so. And I don't need perfection, I just want stuff to work. As much as I would love to have a hot rod, I'll never get one unless it is finished, cause I know it would never get done.

The only thing I enjoy doing for long periods of time is going to auctions and buying tools. Spent about 20 hours this weekend doing so. Now cleaning, pricing, posting pics-that's a totally different story. Thats why I have 3 shelving sections of tools to get to. Couldn't even tell you what I have. Thankfully, I do sell enough to keep buying.

But that's why there is chocalate and vanilla. We are all different and that makes life and this forum interesting.

Nissan, as far as pulling power tools apart, you are right, its not rocket science. I've done it before and fixed some and trashed some. I just don't fix things that aren't broke. But then again, I not the most patient person when something is fighting me, and the fixable might turn into trash quickly, so I avoid that if possible.

 

[mrshaun]

for some reason when I pull things apart ( the two year old is usually trying to help at this point ) something ends up broken, missing or bleeding. So I leave stuff that works well alone.

 

[mcdtommy23]

Give it a "quick" resto and finish with the Krylon touch.

 

[jam022316]

Nice score!

I second that! Very nice score!

 

[evintho]

Thanks guys! Like I said, I just enjoy taking things apart, refurbishing and putting them back together. It doesn't cost much and in the end I have a clean, perfectly working tool that I'll never have to worry about. Maybe it is OCD!

This is last years (2009) line-up................

$10 hammer drill..............

$20 sawzall...............

$35 Hein-Werner jack..............

$65 Wilton 4-1/2" vise...............

1950's Craftsman drill press currently undergoing a light restoration..............

BTW, I pulled the chop saw apart last night. The armature is in great condition and the brushes have already been replaced! I've also ordered a new power cord and abrasive wheel. One thing though, there's a piece missing on the vise assembly and it's obsolete. Don't want to pay $70 for a whole new vise assembly so I'm gonna have to fab something to make it work. Oh well. That's the challenge! Once I get that figured out, it's just a matter of cleaning, painting and reassembly!

 

[Cobra4B]

^ Nice scores! I blame this forum for easily making me $500 poorer... It got me re-interested in updating my tool collection.

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

Only $500?

I've only been here a couple months and I have already bought:
- An old Craftsman 150 drill press exactly like Evintho's above - its
"in-process" as I write this.

- A new, intermediate Craftsman cabinet to add to my existing set.
- Because THAT wasn't enough space, a $50 Craftsman roller base cabinet
to add to my other cabinets (which also needs restoration)
- A new set of both metric and SAE shorty C-Man sockets because in
looking at all the cool sets here I realized my old set was
incomplete, tattered up, etc.
- A set of snap ring pliers
- Hangers from HF to organize my various kinds of tape.
- A big, new set of Platt (?) & Read screwdrivers
- a crappy Chinese made set of Snapon flashlights and pocket knife
- need I list more?!

 

[Dan in Pasadena]

BTW to Evintho - Just curious, did you ALREADY HAVE a decent vise? (I'm jealous as hell about that particular one), a Sawzall? A hammer drill? I ask because I know if I thought the deal was good enough it wouldn't keep ME from buying another one. And I really don't use those tiems all that much. Guess I'm just a broken down old tool *****!

 

[fatfillup]

Envintho, that is some nice work on those tools. They look great and all high quality units. I wish I could do projects like that and have actually been getting better. Working on a set of old SO boxes I bought last week and spent 3 hours last night disassemling and cleaning. Buffed and waxed today and will lube and reassemble tonight.

Again to each his own and we all have our strengths and weaknesses. Learning to work within them is what leads to success.

 

[evintho]

Dan,
Here's the vise restoration thread. I keep an eye out for tools I don't have and know I'll need in the future (read '27 roadster build)! I'm usually looking for the cheapest, most beat up piece of junk I can find that can easily be repaired and cleaned up.

Wilton vise restoration thread

fatfillup,
If you're on this board you probably have more mechanical knowledge than Joe Blow out on the steet! Don't sell yourself short! Find a cheap, beat up power tool on craigslist that you don't have yet, buy it and try to restore it. You don't have anything to lose and you may surprise yourself!