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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>www.ereplacementparts.com is a good source for replacement parts for power tools, they are not always the least expensive but they have the parts and a very good lookup system. Often I will look up a part on their website to find the part number, then search the net using that part number, sometimes finding it for cheaper, sometimes not.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Aaron Dickinson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Mason, Michigan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:crbearden@copper.net">Cecil Bearden</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Saturday, November 2, 2019 11:44 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:at@lists.antique-tractor.com">at@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [AT] Off Topic Parts for old tools</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Milo:</p><p class=MsoNormal>Thanks for the link... I ordered one, hope it will work... I have 2 </p><p class=MsoNormal>of the old belt sanders that use that switch. They are worth a small </p><p class=MsoNormal>fortune with a working switch. They are used for belt sander races...</p><p class=MsoNormal>Cecil</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On 11/2/2019 9:17 PM, Milo Holroyd wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>> On 11/2/19 9:57 PM, Cecil Bearden wrote:</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> I stopped by a Garage sale this morning on the way from the Hardware </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> store. I picked up a few old Black & Decker and Porter Cable saws. </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> In particular a Model 314 4-1/2in worm drive trim saw. I trimmed out </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> my house with one of these saws. My original one has a bad switch, </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> and the blade guard spring is always breaking. The "new"one also </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> needs a spring. I started looking for a replacement switch and </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> found that those heavy duty trigger switches for Rockwell/Porter </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Cable tools has been unavailable since 2015.... There really is no </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> replacement for this saw, the foreign made junk just will not hold </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> up. The switch was a weak point on a lot of Rockwell tools as they </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> had such a high inrush current the switches burned out quickly. New </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> tools have to have some solid state crap in the switch circuit now, </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> instead of just a simple switch.</p><p class=MsoNormal>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Have any of you guys had to replace one of these trigger switches on </p><p class=MsoNormal>>> a large drill or belt sander or skil saw??</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> Cecil</p><p class=MsoNormal>>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>>> _______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> AT mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>>> http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> Not familiar with that saw, but found this </p><p class=MsoNormal>> >https://spemco.com/8652k12-eaton-cutler-hammer-industrial-trigger-switch/<</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> perhaps could be made to work?</p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>> _______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>> AT mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>> AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>> http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________</p><p class=MsoNormal>AT mailing list</p><p class=MsoNormal>AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</p><p class=MsoNormal>http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>