Osvaldo Cristo
04-17-2018, 7:14 PM
I purchased my first hand power saw around thirty years ago. It was a Bosch Industrial series 6-inch blade saw, I cannot remind the model number. Boy, that saw saw a lot of action. Very well used... but eventually it was dying. I purchased my second power saw around ten years ago. It was a DeWalt 7 1/4-inch blade saw model DW352. It saw very light use all these years. It runs reasonably smooth but it is loud... no problems at all, except yesterday when I look for it I repaired the power cord is slightly cracked, but the cord protector is completely arruined. Yes, the tool can run but I do not like to work under such unnecessary risk. The insulator looks some kind of rubber and it is done.
I called DeWalt Service and they did not have such cable in their inventory - it wasn't clear if they did not have it momentously or if it is an out-of-live part.
Today I purchased a new Makita 5007MG... :D
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After that "introduction" my question to you: did you also have tools with insulation degraded by time?
It is interesting as I live in a region with very clean air with no (known) serious contamination but it is not the first time it occurs. I can remind I had three other similar histories in the last 15-20 years: with a Big Agnes tent, a LowePro DryZone backpack and a casket in another equipment... all presenting serious degradation in their rubber like compound. Interestingly I have a number (hundred?) of other rubber contained stuff with no problems at all, some older than thirty years!
Thank you to take your time to share your experience.
I called DeWalt Service and they did not have such cable in their inventory - it wasn't clear if they did not have it momentously or if it is an out-of-live part.
Today I purchased a new Makita 5007MG... :D
......
After that "introduction" my question to you: did you also have tools with insulation degraded by time?
It is interesting as I live in a region with very clean air with no (known) serious contamination but it is not the first time it occurs. I can remind I had three other similar histories in the last 15-20 years: with a Big Agnes tent, a LowePro DryZone backpack and a casket in another equipment... all presenting serious degradation in their rubber like compound. Interestingly I have a number (hundred?) of other rubber contained stuff with no problems at all, some older than thirty years!
Thank you to take your time to share your experience.