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I'm new to woodworking, and thought I'd try here for advice first.

I just inherited my grandfather's tools, and one of them is an old
Uniswaw. It's down in my basement now, and I would like to hook it up,
but all the outlets down there are two-prongers and the saw is
obviously three.

If I were to run a piece of wire from the cabinet of the saw over to
one of the exposed water pipes, would that be enough grounding for me
to be able to safely cut-off the third prong?

Also, if this is safe, how big a wire should I run? (The saw is 110
volts, BTW)


Recheck The motor, and that would be the inside wiring, not just the
nameplate. Even our old R/I was wired 220, but it was capable of 110. Not
that _I_ would ever do it, but some people have "made do" when they
controlled both genders of plug.

Most basements, if wired to code, were grounded through the conduit, though
a lot of folks, as you can tell, have done their own wiring. Think it's
9.95 for a polarity/continuity/ground checker at most home stores. Well
worth it, because there are often hidden transitions to non-metallic pipe
where plumbing has been repaired or moved.