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upvoatsforall t1_ix60wlm wrote

Reply to comment by vacuous_comment in Skilsaw 77 anniversary edition - bought NIB unused for 35 yr by Hamburgerfinger

To be fair, this saw could have been used daily for those 35 years and it would still be running if it had received some grease a handful of times over the span. That saw is as well built as it could have been.

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slawre89 t1_ix6tepm wrote

Can confirm. I have one. It still works. Probably from the early 70s and hung in a barn for about 10 years straight after being worked hard on job sites before that.

Still works perfectly- just changed oil when I got it and dusted it off.

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ponyboy3 t1_ix62l2w wrote

Skil has changed. Its not the overbuilt tank it one wa.

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upvoatsforall t1_ix68bln wrote

This unit pictured was built 35 years ago. It IS the overbuilt tank you are referring to.

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ponyboy3 t1_ix6arkm wrote

Actually yes! It looks so weirdly modern with that colorway. I mean it was the 90s

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mrbear120 t1_ix71qgu wrote

2022-35=1987. Please don’t make me older than I am, I don’t think my knees can take it.

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ponyboy3 t1_ix76n4p wrote

Sorry about doing that to your knees. Kick them heels and have a beer.

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