It continues to run well, although I can't say that I run this saw often enough to comment on its durability. So I drained the oil out and regreased it. Not having an oil level hole to gauge capacity as this tools only access is through a access hole on top of the tool, I took a guess and just covered the end of the worm drive gear. After going back and forth with Skils customer service who insisted that none of their model 77s ran grease, I tried oil. When I purchased this saw its gearcase was filled with grease, not oil, and included in the tools case was a tube of Skil branded grease. It has enough power in my opinion, to still be quite useful. If your really into classic Skil you will also want one of their model 100 'Surfboard' planers. If your looking for a collectible saw I would either suggest a Model E or for a more modern one, one of the 250 saws that Skil offered as a limited edition, that was painted in an American flag style color scheme.
While interesting, it is not yet really collectible due to the sheer numbers of these saw that where produced. Production of this tool was started in 1928 in, I believe, Chicago. Skils original model saw was called the Michel Electric Hand Saw Which later came to be called the Model E. Skils own website provides a nice overview of their history.
There is a lot of info on the history of the company itself, but very little on the progression of tool models through the years. I haven't really had much luck tracking the history of Skils early tools. This is what I believe to be an first generation model 77 Skilsaw. You can order this part from the Sears PartsDirect website When the Skilsaw kicked back, its turning blade contacted Employee #1's gloved left hand, and he amputated the little finger on his left hand.Did your Skil model 77 TYPE 13 saw. Employee #1 stated that the accident and injuries occurred when, as he was cutting a wedge in the board, the Skilsaw kicked back for some reason. Cara Hack Fb Dengan Cheatdroid on this page. He was cutting the wedges in the open area of the pallet so that he was only cutting the 2-inch by 4-inch board and not cutting into the wood of the bench surface.
He rotated the board after each wedge was cut so that the next wedge could be cut from the other side of the board. He was holding the board with his left hand and cutting the board with his right hand with the board lying on the bench. He was cutting the 2-inch by 4-inch board on a flat bench made by placing a pallet on two saw horses. He was wearing tight fitting gloves that had been provided by the company. He used the trigger switch of the Skilsaw, a momentary contact switch as defined in CCR 3941, to energize the saw so that it would cut the 2-inch by 4-inch board. He was using a fairly new Skilsaw Model SHD77 worm drive circular saw with Serial Number 785-103083 to cut the wedges. The wedges were roughly less than one inch to an inch tall on one end by seven inches to eight inches long by 1.625 inches wide. At the time of the accident, Employee #1 was cutting wedges off the end of a 2-inch by 4-inch board believed to be approximately 20 inches long. He was a journeyman carpenter with eleven years experience as a carpenter. On July 28, 2010, Employee #1 was working as a regular employee for the construction company Edge Development, Inc. Skil model 450.Īccident: 201075553 - Report ID: 0950632 - Event Date: Inspection Open Date SIC Establishment Name Edge Development At 11:20 a.m. In 1926 the company was renamed to Skilsaw, Inc., and renamed in 1952 to Skil Corp. The original chord shorted out today (from cuts).
Skilsaw model 77 switch serial number hg796267 full#
Is this a model 77 type 1? What is the official full model number for ordering parts? What are the possible years of manuf? Can I find a replacement switch? Inherited from my grandfather, and the best handsaw I have ever used.