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pyotr filipivich

on Thu, 18 Jan 2018 20:45:17 -0500 typed in
rec.woodworking the following:
On Thu, 18 Jan 2018 12:01:36 -0800, Electric Comet
wrote:

mine is a skil saw from the 70s i think

I bought my Crapsman RAS in '76.

seems to run fine

am curious because i wonder if they can become unsafe to use in the
electrical sense and what to do besides replacemnt

Not likely. If you're worried about it, use it with a GFCI.

guessing that replacement parts might be hard to come by

Likely, though you'd be surprised what you can find in an good
hardware store (and, of course, online).

Operative term "good"hardware store.

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