Estate find: Saw in orange box

Can't beat $20 for a saw made in the USA 1976 - not a commemorative edition or anything, but the last of the metal cased Skilsaws. Complete with original metal box, rip fence, wrench, and a about a dozen blades - some still in their original cardboard packaging.
The rest of the place was plates(1000's of them) cups, collectibles, dolls. It was a cool log cabin with a big old woodstove - I started to checkout the name plate and got distracted by an old iron - $120
I did see a box full of Avon stuff - sitting on top was a box of men's aftershave "Potbelly Stove" - in a glass bottle looking like a stove. Had it actually smelled like a woodstove and not your typical musky Italian shower - I would be wearing it with authority

 

Cool ,Good score man

 

Very nice. That box is what makes it so great too.

Looks like it's before 3 prong plugs and carbide blades.....

 

Just to prove that Potbelly stove aftershave exists:

 

I have an old all metal craftsman router , still works great

 

And you didn't buy it!!?? I would have bought that, just to tease my wifey...


That would be a hoot if the aftershave turnout out to be the really rare valuable ebay sale..

 

Before double insulated cases - the following year they switched to plastic molded cases. Most double insulated tools don't have ground plugs even today
There are two carbide blades in the box - those old black & decker blades in the cardboard will be cool wall fodder

 

$18 with the box - which it had https://www.etsy.com/listing/421716...IGN6ojvyG5JKhn6bO1jzmeszltTp9IOfRAaAi858P8HAQ
There was rustic log cabin as well - smelled the same.....not very good

 

Very nice. Skil brand saws these days certainly aren't the same saw they were back then

 

My current circular saw is a black and decker back when they made solid tools, the bearings in it are shot/have been for a while.
This is like going back in time and getting a Milwaukee for chump change

 

Yep. I had an older craftsman for years that always worked great. Then I lost track of the cord making some cuts and cut the cord in half

My other power tools are dewalt, so I'm thinking I'll go with them for a new one

 

I don't know all the details of who owns who, but Dewalt is branded under the crown of B&D, Skil, and probably a few others IIRC
I have an old dewalt drill that is still going and I bought a refurbished 12" sliding compound miter saw when I resided the house - neither has missed a beat

 

Yes, I believe B&D merged with Stanley, and owns Dewalt as well as porter cable. All of them used to make quality tools, but Stanley and B&D have been watered down. Porter cable is a good middle of the road brand for homeowners. All the dewalt stuff I've had is still high quality contractor grade stuff. I have their 20v drill and impact driver and I LOVE them. They've done some serious work for me and never given me a problem

 

My 1985 model 77 worm drive commercial skilsaw has been used hard since new,but still works great.With the proper blade I 've cut anything from 1/4" Plexiglas to 2"+ laminated planks,granite & limestone with it.

Its heavy,around 16 pounds (newer models are a pound or two less) but wont bog down in hardly anything.

I have Bosch,Porter Cable,Milwaukee,Skil from the mid-late 80's & Dewalt from mid-late 90's (what used to be called Black & Decker Industrial & black & grey/silver in color) before everything changed.The quality went down after all the different mergers IMO

 

Nice find. I have a skil saw of that vintage also. It was my grandfathers. I'm sure that saw will last me for most, if not all of my life.

 

I'll keep my old B&D for cutting concrete pavers - still has ~1/2" of brush left . That sucker built a dozen+ large decks and a lot of work during my residing project - no telling what my uncle put it through before handing it off to me

 

[QUOTE="bigbarf48, post: 167427, member: 1707". Porter cable is a good middle of the road brand for homeowner[/QUOTE]
I don't want to start a debate but my Porter Cable routers are way above middle of the road, high quality contractor grade

 

Picked this up for $20 last Saturday, it has an 8" blade.

 

I don't want to start a debate but my Porter Cable routers are way above middle of the road, high quality contractor grade[/QUOTE]

I believe it. By brother has a very nice porter cable router. They're still making some top of the line routers

I was referring more to their other power tools like drills, drivers, circular saws, etc. Sorry if I offended