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How do you make a Power Cord Spring? Brad 06-02-2006
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Posted by Brad on June 2, 2006, 2:47 pm
Thanks everyone for the help. I found a company that sells these types
of cords on the internet at:
http://www.whitneyblake.com/OrderForm.html

They were pleasant to deal with and promised a quick delivery time.

Thanks again for your help.


Posted by Toller on June 2, 2006, 2:49 pm

>I am replacing the power cord on a Radial Arm Saw and unfortuately, the
> manufacturer does not just supply the cord but you have to buy the cord
> with the motor. The power cord is coiled (like a spring) so as the saw
> moves across the arm, the cord is stretched and as it moves back, the
> cord contracts into a tight spring and stays out of the way. I plan on
> getting an extension cord to replace the bad one, but the question is:
> How do you make a straight cord to contain a permanent coil?
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>
I have one I took off a dead craftsman RAS.
I don't think I will ever have a use for it; be glad to send it to you for
$5 to cover expenses.



Posted by Richard J Kinch on June 2, 2006, 4:34 pm
Brad writes:

> Any help is greatly appreciated.

Buy a coiled extension cord at Home Depot, and cannibalize.

Posted by mm on June 2, 2006, 5:54 pm

>I am replacing the power cord on a Radial Arm Saw and unfortuately, the
>manufacturer does not just supply the cord but you have to buy the cord
>with the motor. The power cord is coiled (like a spring) so as the saw
>moves across the arm, the cord is stretched and as it moves back, the
>cord contracts into a tight spring and stays out of the way. I plan on
>getting an extension cord to replace the bad one, but the question is:
>How do you make a straight cord to contain a permanent coil?
>
>Any help is greatly appreciated.

Before they invented self-coiling cords, didn't they use a plain cord
with a spring holding up the center of it. (Yes, they did, maybe not
on RASes but eleswhere.)


Posted by Steve Barker LT on June 2, 2006, 8:49 pm
buy a coiled extension and butcher it into the cord you need.

--
Steve Barker



>I am replacing the power cord on a Radial Arm Saw and unfortuately, the
> manufacturer does not just supply the cord but you have to buy the cord
> with the motor. The power cord is coiled (like a spring) so as the saw
> moves across the arm, the cord is stretched and as it moves back, the
> cord contracts into a tight spring and stays out of the way. I plan on
> getting an extension cord to replace the bad one, but the question is:
> How do you make a straight cord to contain a permanent coil?
>
> Any help is greatly appreciated.
>



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