chopnhack Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 I had a sliding cms blow its universal motor, and after unwinding the field coils, I was able to estimate what I needed for parts and it turned out to be 1/2 the price of a new one! It's not the most expensive cms, not a bosch or dewalt, its a GMC brand that I have done a lot of work with and have been very happy with. What do you do now with all of that saw? I hate to put ~30+ pounds of cast aluminum in the trash! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Bauer Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 I had a sliding cms blow its universal motor, and after unwinding the field coils, I was able to estimate what I needed for parts and it turned out to be 1/2 the price of a new one! It's not the most expensive cms, not a bosch or dewalt, its a GMC brand that I have done a lot of work with and have been very happy with. What do you do now with all of that saw? I hate to put ~30+ pounds of cast aluminum in the trash! Recycle the aluminum and treat yourself to a new CMS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnT Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Well, instead of trashing it you could sell the metal to a scrapyard that recycles metal. Google it and one should appear in your area, and if not you could try your phone book or local directory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopnhack Posted October 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Well said. I will check around as I also have quite a bit of scrap copper, maybe this will make it more worthwhile to make the trip. Thanks guys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMarcel Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Too bad you didn't recycle the copper a year ago when the price was stratospheric (for copper Agree with the others: salvage what could be useful (dust port connectors? hold-downs? thumb screws? fence?) and get the rest to a salvage yard; at least they will dispose of it properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NotAShakerMaker Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Look up a metals recycling company that buys and sells metal. Expect to get a little less per pound if metals are not separated or are mixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cody.sheridan-2008 Posted October 3, 2010 Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Take everything you can off of it that may serve some other purpose then sell the parts on ebay! This is a good way to do it as it makes use of all possible parts. You could even possibly put up the aluminium as scrap as there are people who may buy this to melt and cast there own parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopnhack Posted October 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 3, 2010 Thanks all. I checked out the model at sears today and was disappointed with the fence and how rough the bearings were. I walked away. I kinda regret it now because I didn't even think to swap the fence and I read on amazon reviews how the bearings break in over time! Grrrrrr.....that sears is not around the corner! The only other issue was with the bevel hold down mechanism. I liked my old one much better. I will have to look over my old unit again and see if the locking mechanism can be retrofitted. Great ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samhell Posted October 4, 2010 Report Share Posted October 4, 2010 Wrap it in flannel, give it a 16d nailgun salute, and bury it in the backyard. Have a few drinks and remember all the things you built with it. Give the rest of your tools a little oil and wax to ease the loss of their comrade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopnhack Posted October 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 LOL, Bryan best response so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bywc Posted October 5, 2010 Report Share Posted October 5, 2010 I strip the unit down take anything that I think even possibly I could use for anything in the future and put it in a big tote that is full of that kind of thing then throw the shell away. Wife says I am a pack rat but let me tell ya that big tote full of "junk" as she calls it has saved me plenty of dollar bills over the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chopnhack Posted October 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2010 Well, the deed is done, between the recently departed GMC scms, an older ryobi cms and some left over copper scraps, I ended up with 101 lbs of scrap worth a whopping $73! I was abit shocked. It paid more than half of my new replacement scms (yes, I know $133 w/ tax included doesn't mean a high quality saw, fwiw though the replacement GMC unit is slightly better than the original but it cuts straight and square and I use a bevel guage and block for angle settings anyway). Thanks for your input all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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