In this video, I restore an old model 77 Skilsaw that has the bigfoot saw extension kit on it. I found this saw in someone's basement and paid $10 for it. The saw was really rough when I got it. It didn't work, had broken castings, and was missings parts. This was definitely my most time-consuming restoration, but I am happy I did not give up on it. This saw cost me $10 and after around $30 in parts, I have a very nice circular saw that runs perfectly.
Timestamps:
0:00 Start
0:32 Saw demo of how it ran when I got it
0:39 Start of dismantling
3:29 Checking to see if it didn't run just because of a dirty commutator
3:40 The previous owners "repairs"
3:45 Removing the brush housings
4:39 General dismantling continued
6:11 Taking apart the worm drive housing
7:42 The commutator is finally free
9:11 Setting up the commutator in the metal lathe
9:33 Machining the commutator round gain
10:03 Testing the runout on the machined commutator
10:07 Cleaning off the commutator after machining
10:11 Cleaning the bolts from the worm drive housing
10:22 Wiping off the bolts from the degreaser
11:22 Putting the degreased bolts into Evaporust
11:28 Cleaning the de-rusted bolts
11:45 Cleaning the worm drive housing in degreaser
12:29 Stripping the old paint off the saw
13:02 Sanding off any remaining paint
13:21 taping off the housing
13:35 Wiping down the housing with acetone
13:49 Painting the saw body
14:14 Making new gaskets for the worm drive housing
15:42 Re-assembling the worm drive housing
18:10 Whitening the old yellowed plastic cover
18:24 Sanding off imperfections in the handle
18:43 Painting a new clear coat onto the handle
18:59 Modifying the new brush housings
19:18 Drilling out the new brush housings to fit the old brush guides
20:17 De-greasing the bolts for the outer housing
20:26 De-greased bolts go into the Evaporust
20:33 Installing the new brush housings in the saw body
20:58 Taking the bolts out of the Evaporust
21:39 Taking apart the final parts of the housing to clean them
22:12 Final parts from the housing go into the Evaporust
22:31 Out of the Evaporust
23:20 Wire wheeling the de-rusted parts to make them shiny
23:47 Replacing the broken bolt
23:57 Installing the new cord and cord sleeve
24:49 Attaching the wrench to the cord
24:55 Continuing the final assembly
27:50 Testing if the saw runs after assembly
28:04 Repairing the broken saw blade cover
28:21 Fitting the patch to the cover
28:24 Braising the cover back together
28:48 Making the riser block
29:08 Making a new control lever arm
29:20 Reinforcing the control lever arm
29:52 Cleaning the aluminum body covers
30:02 Re-painting the top blade cover
30:17 Sanding off any overspray on the top blade cover
30:22 Seeing how much the yellowed plastic whitened
30:26 Assembling all the aluminum parts
31:20 Installing the new blade
32:00 Applying the NOS sticker
32:07 Testing how the saw cuts
32:53 The final product
Evaporust: [ Ссылка ]
