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freebeard · 08-22-2022, 05:48 PM

I don't buy new except food and [recycled] toilet paper, but buying used has it's pitfalls.

I bought a sweet 5" circular saw by Ball (with case) from the mid-50s, but when I went to change the blade, it uses a square hole.

So I went back and got a Craftsman in a carry case that has 2-55 stamped on the build plate. When I went to change the blade, it has a 1/2" harbor instead of 5/8" or diamond.

So I went back and got a $20 Hitachi with no case, or blade so I could see the arbor.

The good news is I'm out maybe $80 in total. While I was there I saw a Speedaire air compressor priced at $275 -- identical to the one I got for $28 around 2016.

08-22-2022, 05:48 PM	#5 (permalink)
freebeard Master EcoModder Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: northwest of normal Posts: 28,687 Thanks: 8,143 Thanked 8,922 Times in 7,365 Posts	I don't buy new except food and [recycled] toilet paper, but buying used has it's pitfalls. I bought a sweet 5" circular saw by Ball (with case) from the mid-50s, but when I went to change the blade, it uses a square hole. So I went back and got a Craftsman in a carry case that has 2-55 stamped on the build plate. When I went to change the blade, it has a 1/2" harbor instead of 5/8" or diamond. So I went back and got a $20 Hitachi with no case, or blade so I could see the arbor. The good news is I'm out maybe $80 in total. While I was there I saw a Speedaire air compressor priced at $275 -- identical to the one I got for $28 around 2016. __________________ . .Without freedom of speech we wouldn't know who all the idiots are. -- anonymous poster ____________________ . .Three conspiracy theorists walk into a bar --You can't say that is a coincidence.