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18" Jigsaw Price
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 8:34 pm
by Spooner
Did anyone here purchase the 18" Jigsaw new from SS back in the day? Do you remember what they cost?
Re: 18" Jigsaw Price
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:05 pm
by JPG
Spooner wrote:Did anyone here purchase the 18" Jigsaw new from SS back in the day? Do you remember what they cost?
1963 = $64.50
Re: 18" Jigsaw Price
Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2020 10:26 pm
by BuckeyeDennis
JPG wrote:Spooner wrote:Did anyone here purchase the 18" Jigsaw new from SS back in the day? Do you remember what they cost?
1963 = $64.50
Per the inflation calculator below, that would be $543.30 in 2020 dollars.
https://www.usinflationcalculator.com/
Re: 18" Jigsaw Price
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 10:36 am
by Spooner
Sooooooo. $85.00 bucks for a very clean well cared for 1984 jigsaw would be a pretty damn good deal.
Re: 18" Jigsaw Price
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:01 am
by JPG
Spooner wrote:Sooooooo. $85.00 bucks for a very clean well cared for 1984 jigsaw would be a pretty damn good deal.
Offer $75
Re: 18" Jigsaw Price
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:52 am
by Spooner
JPG wrote:Spooner wrote:Sooooooo. $85.00 bucks for a very clean well cared for 1984 jigsaw would be a pretty damn good deal.
Offer $75
LOL... I did!!! he turned me down flat!!!
Re: 18" Jigsaw Price
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 11:56 am
by JPG
Spooner wrote:JPG wrote:Spooner wrote:Sooooooo. $85.00 bucks for a very clean well cared for 1984 jigsaw would be a pretty damn good deal.
Offer $75
LOL... I did!!! he turned me down flat!!!
Did he hang up, or did you get an opportunity to get it for $85?
Re: 18" Jigsaw Price
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 1:34 pm
by Spooner
JPG wrote:Spooner wrote:JPG wrote:
Offer $75
LOL... I did!!! he turned me down flat!!!
Did he hang up, or did you get an opportunity to get it for $85?
I was able to get it for $85. It is clean but it is slowing leaking oil. I need to get a new gasket made for it.
Re: 18" Jigsaw Price
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2020 3:04 pm
by JPG
Common problem. Make sure the vent hole is NOT plugged.
Re: 18" Jigsaw Price
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2020 1:23 pm
by chapmanruss
Is it leaking oil from the cover plate gasket or from the bottom of the housing? As JPG said oil leaking is a common problem. Most of the Jig Saw replacements are no longer available from Shopsmith. If you need to make a new gasket follow the pattern of the old one. It is important to have a cutout for the vent hole in the upper side of the housing. See the arrows in the gasket picture below.
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No mater which way you place an original gasket there is a cutout for the vent hole. The vent hole is indicated by the arrows in the picture below.
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