Skilsaw replacement

[imamartian]

I have a Skilsaw classic circular saw, but the screw that holds the fence in place has busted.... so the whole saw is ?? useless?

Have i a solution, or can you guys recommend a replacement?

 

[Deluks]

What's the fence?

A single screw? You'll be able to replace that easily enough.

 

[big-all]

What's the fence?

a parralel guide on a saw or router

"broken screw" in what respect!!
screws dont normaly break!!

 

[imamartian]

Yeah sorry, poor description in OP.

The guide fence has a perpendicular flat bar that slots through the base of the saw. It's held in place by a machine screw which tightens onto the flat bar.

The screw has ruined the thread in the hole it screws into. Therefore i can no longer clamp the fence in place.
You can get an idea from this pic:
http://www.axminster.co.uk/recno/3/product-Axminster-AW184CS-184mm-Circular-Saw-21364.htm

Any thoughts on a decent circular saw to get?

 

[neds]

Are you kidding? You want to throw away a good saw just for the sake of the fence?

Bigger screw - Tap - job done.

 

[big-all]

yep as neds says or a self tapper with the point ground off

 

[imamartian]

don't want to throw it away !

and i tried the self tapper... cut the end off with a pair of pliers (with safety goggles on)... and it does work a bit, but it can come loose at the most inappropriate moment....

 

[big-all]

ok your restricted to buying a new base or cutting a new thread a larger size with a tap

http://www.axminster.co.uk/product.asp?pf_id=20036&name=die&user_search=1&sfile=1&jump=0

 

[imamartian]

the base is to thin to accomodate a proper 'bite
'

 

[libby lou lou]

nut bolt?

 

[Deluks]

Buy a sawtable* and use it as an, erm, sawtable!

(*upside down clampy thing for letting 'rip')



Or glue/weld a proper nut over the weakened hole. Then your machine screw will have all the bite it needs.

 

[big-all]

another choice dependant on base material and thickness is to get a nut brazzed on

to be honest most off the time i use a clamp edge or strait edge and "g "clamps
http://www.rutlands.co.uk/cgi-bin/psProdDet.cgi/DKG36

http://www.mtmc.co.uk/prodtype.asp?PT_ID=12710590&strPageHistory=cat
spares

 

[imamartian]

glueing a nut on is genius !! Thanks for all the responses.