sibosop wrote:
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The way it is now is that there is a long extension cord (two wire
with ground) going to a short cord from the saw (two wire).
I can just replace the two wire cord with a three wire
and hook the ground to some appropriate piece
of iron on the saw top.

I'd _strongly_ suggest (and maybe it's what you're saying) get rid of
the extension cord entirely and put an appropriately-sized cord on the
saw that is sufficient in length.

As for the ground connection, there should be a suitable grounding
location in the box where the cord is attached on the machine or very
near there that would be suitable and make for a neat installation.

Again, note that the ground conductor is simply that -- it serves no
operational electrical function; it's only a safety ground.

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