Item 32 for a Makita JR3000V Repo Saw

[flintlockdave]

Anyone know where I can find a couple of these?

No longer available for Makita.

It's the collar with a set screw that holds the blade in place, just need the collar.

David
Paducah, KY
flintlock42003@yahoo.com

[cmoorejack]

Hey David,
They did change that 4 or 5 times..! I have some junked out ones with different styles..do you have a serial # handy and see how close we can get..the one i have in my hand has a set screw and a allen head screw that holds it to the shaft..
Craig
Geneva Tool Repair

[DavidTheJeweler]

I have a Skill 701 Repo saw and need the same part. Any Help?

[TERRY P]

A skil model 701 is one seriously old sawsall (almost 30yrs.) and unfortunetly not a single part (including screws) is still available for it. Sorry.

[rohamm]

Mine's over 20 years old and broke around the same time as both of you guys'. Huh!

I don't like this saw because the grip is uncomfortable and the trigger seems impossible to set to a fixed speed. I thought that's what the little wheel on the front of it's for, anyway.

Anyway, the blade-holder collar snapped at the end of a long cut a few months ago. I thought about putting in an extra 3 or 4 hours at work, paying the taxes, and getting a new saw which in many respects would be nicer - mostly because of the toolless blade clamp. I found a nifty Milwaukee with a rotatable head being cleared out for a buck and a quarter at Home Depot, but left without it due to cashier indifference.

In the end, I spent this afternoon making a new collar. It's a pretty trivial exercise on the lathe - not required, actually - and vertical mill.

Not so easy for me, though, is keeping track of parts. Putting it together, I noticed that crank looked all wrong for that recess it engages on the slider. Found nothing on the bench or the floor, but do see a needle bearing in the parts diagram.

Anybody got a generic part number that I could maybe get from McMaster? I might make a bronze bearing in the meantime otherwise.



Makita obviously tried multiple approaches, so YMMV. Those square corners seem like a serious weak spot. That's where mine broke, and they're not necessary.