Cutting up 2×6″ jungle hardwood proved too much for the used German circular saw I bought twelve years ago for USD 40 (I’ve gotten my money’s worth ;-). I thought it needed new brushes, but no, I fried the armature. Quite interesting taking it apart; some simple and some very tricky. I’m still working on the worm gear assembly. Why does it have one?
The repair shop sold me a Skil that they refurbished. 1400 watts versus 1200 on this one; 5,700 RPM versus 4,500. The thing is a BEAST!
