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    <p>I just want to thank the list, especially Milo for the assistance
      in finding a switch for my old saw.  The amount of knowledge that
      is available on this list is really amazing.  I feel honored to be
      considered one of the group...  Thanks again to all!!<br>
      Cecil<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/3/2019 7:47 AM, Cecil Bearden
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      <p>That is what I did, but everywhere I looked with 3 part numbers
        there was no inventory.<br>
        Cecil<br>
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      <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 11/2/2019 11:39 PM, Aaron
        Dickinson wrote:<br>
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          <p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
              href="http://www.ereplacementparts.com"
              moz-do-not-send="true">www.ereplacementparts.com</a>  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>
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            <p class="MsoNormal" style="border:none;padding:0in"><b>From:
              </b><a href="mailto:crbearden@copper.net"
                moz-do-not-send="true">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"
                moz-do-not-send="true">at@lists.antique-tractor.com</a><br>
              <b>Subject: </b>Re: [AT] Off Topic Parts for old tools</p>
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          <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">>> <a
              class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
              href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com"
              moz-do-not-send="true">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">>> <a
              class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com"
              moz-do-not-send="true">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</a></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">><o:p> </o:p></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">> Not familiar with that saw, but
            found this </p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">>
            ><a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://spemco.com/8652k12-eaton-cutler-hammer-industrial-trigger-switch/"
              moz-do-not-send="true">https://spemco.com/8652k12-eaton-cutler-hammer-industrial-trigger-switch/</a><</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">> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
              href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com"
              moz-do-not-send="true">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">> <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com"
              moz-do-not-send="true">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</a></p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">_______________________________________________</p>
          <p class="MsoNormal">AT mailing list</p>
          <p class="MsoNormal"><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
              href="mailto:AT@lists.antique-tractor.com"
              moz-do-not-send="true">AT@lists.antique-tractor.com</a></p>
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              moz-do-not-send="true">http://lists.antique-tractor.com/listinfo.cgi/at-antique-tractor.com</a></p>
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