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Chris Friesen Chris Friesen is offline
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On 05/04/2010 04:04 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:
Go to the electrical section of your favorite DIY and look for molded
cord sets

Buy a 6'-10', 10-2 with ground (black, white, green) extension cord.

Chop off the female end and wire into saw.


I agree with the concept, but I'd go with #12 instead of #10.

#10 is much harder to find in reasonable lengths around here, and is
significantly more expensive than #12.

Chris