Repairing a worm drive Skil saw.

The famous American worm drive Skilsaw.
A seriously powerful saw that built like a tank.
It's a pity these saw cannot be bought here in Ireland.
Nothing is built like these skilsaws.
This one was brought back from the states. Not unusual to see them come in for repair, but there is simply no spare parts available for them here.
luckily this one was only a broken lead.
#saw #skilsaw #goodtools #lead #repair #tools #toolrepair #powertools #fix #deandohertygreaser #diy #machine #howto

[@ejb9545]

Had my skil worn drive for 61 years I am going to replace original brushes next week

[@Lighthawk1000]

Quick work and kept simple. I've been a general contractor for four decades, and the 'skilly' is still a solid favorite. The are built like a tank, and I have my original from late 80's, but now my HD77M mag has started to leak oil.

[@arpie2081]

Always wondered why you couldn't buy these in Europe - never occurred to me it's because they're an electrocution risk! I love the fact that the 77 is essentially a design from the 1930s which has stayed in production ever since

[@kimchee94112]

Not much of a risk when protected with ground/arc fault circuit breaker. The risk is getting too comfortable when it has so much power. This thing will outlast 10 cordless saws.

[@greentjmtl]

The reversed blade might be intentional. Some roofers reverse the blade to cut aluminum, so instead of cut out sharp chips, it works more like a shear and cut out a strip.

[@officerdoofy4184]

When I saw you tighten the left-hand thread, I thought to myself "Even this bloke accidently does it!" Then you mentioned tightening it loosens the grip a bit. So I think I will tell people that when I tighten/loosen something the wrong way from now on haha. Always a pleasure to watch your videos, great to watch an expert apply their skills so adeptly. You've also taught me that Milwaukee is terrible.

[@bluemantom77]

Actually that's a method that people here even in the States not every tradesman uses that method even some that use impact driver to remove the bolts I would only use that method if you have a skill saw without a blade lock

[@jayslife775]

There popular in england too, my grandad and dad still call all saws like that a skillsaw

[@paulthompson5416]

You must go through quite a bit of Ho7 Dean, tidy job as usual 👍🏼

[@conzi119]

Wish I could get my hands on one here in Scotland

[@bluemantom77]

They are monsters end of story i used one bunch of times never actually old one I do know you got to make sure their phone lubricated check everything but here in the States you can completely rebuild them easy for the most part

[@davetaylor4741]

Good saws. One side of the States uses them. The other less so. We don't see them in Oz as no 110V. Remember when the 110 V came in for the UK. It was all hire tools. And any other commercial tools that aren't your own. I mostly still used 240V. The others were dearer, and you had to use the transformer all the time. Had used 240V for years. And continue to do so in Oz. The Yanks use both. If they need more power for something like a welder they go 240V. That seems to be a good compromise size for single phase. UK with 13 amp outlet works most power tools. We have this stupid set up here. 10amp and 15amp. Even different pins. The annoying unnecessary problems that causes. I have the Dewalt rear handle cordless. But that is not a proper worm drive.

[@jazko]

Doesn't the saw run slower because of the mains frequency? (50 Hz in Europe vs 60 Hz in the US?)

[@paulnewman2115]

Always wanted one of these

[@MrSuperheterodyne]

Me too, even though as a plumber I've no need for one. They are just very nice machines.

[@Bigtbuilder]

Hi Dean, what’s the brand and model of the side cutters you use as bootlace ferrule crisp please?

[@robinsmallhorn3306]

Hi Dean. Love your vids. Very useful information and you clearly know your machines. Can you tell me what brand your utility knife is? Unique.

[@johnmorrissey1675]

😂 👍

[@kimchee94112]

How come you guys paid so much more as we do for power tools in the US? And warranty only one year where the same tools are 3 or 5 years in the states. I know we aren't getting a discount but are you guys getting ripped?

[@raresvintea1]

How the Wera screwdriver last?

[@deandohertygreaser]

Wera and Wiha are the only ones to buy. This set are still like new

[@jacksonroad9263]

what makes em special? i thought its just marketing wank

[@RichardHilverts]

Uh.. the arrow on the blade pointed the right direction???

[@tamask001]

Those are not arrows, they are warp prevention cutouts. If you Google “Diablo 6 1/2” blade”, you will see that they “point” opposite to the printed arrow. Having said that, I agree it is a bad idea to carve arrow-looking structures into the blade, especially when that blade has to be mounted with the printed side down in many of the most popular saws.

[@dougsaunders8109]

Cord failure could have saved motor due the incorrect installation? Backwards installation when the printing needs to be on reverse is so easily done

[@jorgemerchant8833]

Ponlo En español

[@patrickmcdonagh381]

Used one for 25 years cut everything just changed to the DeWalt

[@jacksonroad9263]

regretting it yet😅?

[@kimchee94112]

@@jacksonroad9263 I have two of those but had not used it in years, replaced with cordless. But if I ever needed to rip hundreds of feet of 2x4 or whatever, the Mag 77 is the only tool for it.

[@RenBobbins]

Hard to believe such an old design is still the top choice for carpenters in the states. They’ve made some improvements to the newest version, but not enough to call it a completely new design.

[@WombleUK]

They are geared worm drive saws, so regardless of if the timber is soaking wet or pinching it doesn't slow the saw down. 99% of other circular saws are induction which just stops or slows to a crawl under those wet binding conditions.

[@alessiomarin1218]

How could someone use the saw so frequently as to end up with it as banged up as that yet not know which way the blade ought to go on? What the actual fuck?