ROCKWELL 63418 Circular Saw Complete Restoration

[@rightlanehog3151]

Hi, Thanks for making this video and I am thrilled to see one of these saws made it to your channel. I almost bought this exact model but chose to focus my collecting hobby on earlier generations of Porter Cable and Rockwell saws which have fewer plastic components. At 3:00 you detach the secret source of Porter Cable/Rockwell circular saw longevity which is the external grease cup. This unique grease port 25:00 allowed for easy and routine lubrication of gears which are difficult to access with other saw designs. Was anything actually wrong with this saw? It looks solid to me.

[@mas.herramientas]

Hey! how are you?. Glad to see that I'm not the only one looking to save a piece of industrial history! hahahaha. Yes, you are right I love the feature they have to be able to grease the gearcase from outside. Unfortunately, I've not yet found old Porter Cable o Rockwell versions of older ones made with cast metal. But I'll keep searching!. Actually this unit has been used so so little, it is in perfect conditions, the only thing found was, as you could see in the video, the wires that went to the switch from the motor were cut and soldered and I replaced them with special ones from the windings directly. Glad to know that liked the video! :D and that you also like this type of amazing quality saws. Best regards!

[@rightlanehog3151]

@@mas.herramientas Congratulations on reaching 50 SUBSCRIBERS!!! This saw shares many common design elements with its Porter Cable/Rockwell predecessors so it will be very helpful when I finally have the nerve to take one of mine apart. I have a question, is the red button a blade brake?

[@mas.herramientas]

@@rightlanehog3151 Thank you! Thank you for being part of this! :D, 50 subscribers, INCREDIBLE!. Yes, I'd love to find a Porter Cable or Rockwell from the '60s, that robustness of being built like a tank!. The red button you are referring to is the safety lock of the switch. The only disadvantage I've found in these latest models is that they have not employed glass fiber reinforced plastic on both half's of the handle (they have only used glass fiber reinforced plastic on the motor housing, custom made for Rockwell by a company called GLASSTIC). I wonder why they left the handle without reinforcement...maybe costs rised too high. And common plastics of the '70s were not as tough as today's. Glad to be helpful with this video for your future maintenance proyects!. Best regards!