"C & E" wrote in message
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Many of my old Craftsman power tools have the switches going bad and they
don't carry them anymore. Most of the stuff is from the '60's and early
'70's - circular saw, scroll saw with the rotating blade shaft and a nice
small router. I am mostly interested in the scroll saw because it's the
best of the three. Actually, come to thinkof it, I can replace the router
switch with a standard SPST electronic switch (think, your first car's
dashboard with the under-dash lights). Is it salvageable?

Seriously, I have found switches all kinds of places for various tools. I
noticed a lot of my older power tools had standard production switches that
I was able to find from third parties or in some cases the OEM manufacturer.
Its going to take some looking, and of course you are going to have to open
up the tool to see what it has. If it's a built to suit switch it may not
be replaceable, but if it was a generic production switch I am sure you can
find a replacement.