On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:57:13 -0500, "kitchens etc."
kitchen_cabinets@work wrote:

:they (skill) are ALL junk tools
:directed to home owners who use it monthly.

Someone told me many years ago and I never forgot it: "I'd rather have a
Skil than a Black & Decker."

On Sun, 14 Jan 2007 06:48:03 -0500, Nate Nagel
wrote:

# Fred # wrote:
"N8N" wrote in message
oups.com...

Tony Hwang wrote:

Sacramento Dave wrote:


Skill 77 you can't stop it they don't wear out. heavy-yes
expensive -yes but
you never have to buy another one once you get use to the blade being
in
front of your hand more it's much easier to cut. If you are having a
problem
cutting try a strait edge. It is pretty hard to cut a table saw cut
free
hand.




"46erjoe" wrote in message
om...


I'm so tired of electric circular saws wearing out! I need to buy one
that will last. The biggest problem I have had over the years is not
power, or failed motor, but the inability of the saw to go in a
straight line. The blade wants to wander on its own, even if I build a
jig and use a straight board as a guide. I attribute this to worn
bearings, yes? Am I right in assuming that sealed roller bearings will
be far superior to brass non-rollers? I'd like to buy a saw and never
have to buy another for a long long time. Any hints, suggestions?
Thanks.



Hi,
Vintage Skill yes, today's Skill? I am not that sure.

Agree with both posts... an old Skil worm drive saw will last forever,
but do they even make them anymore?


I have both the old worm drive and new Skill 77 and its the same - heavy
duty and almost indestructible.


All the ones I see in store are

direct drive with cheap looking plastic housings. and I actually would
buy a worm drive today if I saw one in the store.


They have the Skill 77Mag in Home Depot, Lowe's, Amazon.com and elsewhere.

http://www.amazon.com/Skil-HD77M-120...9?ie=UTF8&s=hi

I have this lightweight magnesium version but its still heavy, almost as
much as the old one.


They don't have them in any of the Home Despots or Lowe's around me,
just the cheap plasticky looking ones. I guess people around here must
not care about durable tools?

I guess I'm not surprised, I'll have to just find a better store. Seems
to be very common that I get frustrated because I refuse to buy cheap,
disposable, consumer-grade stuff yet that's all the stores are filled
with. Don't people realize that if you buy a *good* tool that will last
50 years the extra cost pays for itself not only in money but in time?

nate

There are different ways of looking at that issue. My dad did
construction all his life and at one time he bought "good tools", the
kind that last forever. But with heavy use they still need
maintenance, the cords get cut, worn, etc. About halfway thru his
long career he determined it was more efficient and cost effective to
just buy a new "good enough" saw at the start of a job and throw it
out when it wasn't "good enough" anymore and get another one. He also
had other people who used his tools from time to time and that was a
factor also. Most people don't treat other peoples tools as good as
their own.