HOW TO 

Replace the Guard Spring on Bosch or Skil Worm Drive Saw

Bosch and Skil worm drive saws account for a pretty large portion of the world’s industrial saw population. This, of course, is for very good reason; these saws are durable, powerful, reliable and resilient. Like any other machine, though, occasionally they require some repair or maintenance. The guard spring, one of these saw’s most abused components, is often the focus of these repair procedures. Fortunately for the many tool users that enjoy these saws, replacing the guard spring on a Bosch or Skil worm drive saw is a generally fast and simple process.

First, when the guard on one of these saws isn’t performing properly, the saw quickly becomes a very dangerous piece of equipment. Second, when the guard isn’t performing properly, it is usually the fault of a failing guard spring. Accordingly, these little components must be replaced in order to ensure you and your materials are as safe as possible. Before beginning the repair process, though, one must first ensure he has the right part(s) for the task at hand. Be perfectly certain you have the correct Bosch or Skil parts for your specific model saw before attempting to replace any component on your tool.

Following parts verification, the first step in this procedure, as with any other, is ensuring your tool is absolutely, entirely OFF and disconnected from its power source. Next, you’ll want to remove the blade from the saw. Lowering the guard makes the blade removal simpler, but you need only remove the blade nut and slide the blade away from the saw. Remove it entirely and set it safely aside.

After the blade has been removed, you now have access to the guard spring. Using a pair of needle-nose pliers, reach into the notch at the top of the guard. Grab a point on the spring, pull it away from the notch, slide the spring through the notch and then out of the lower guard mount. Depending upon the type of guard spring your tool uses, the replacement might be slightly more or less difficult to install.

The spring you are about to replace will be one of two different types of spring. The first type will have a flared bottom and the other will have a bent wire. If the spring is the former type with the flared bottom, you may simply slide the thing in and out of the lower guard. The later type, however, requires that you hook it into the hole on the lower guard. Do this securely. Next, you will need to thread the spring (either type) through the bottom mount. Guide the spring through the top guard and, using those needle-nose pliers once more, stretch the part on to the attachment point on the top guard. Ensure the spring is securely in place.

Now that the guard spring is installed, you may replace the blade and blade nut. Secure the blade and return the guard to its former position. This, of course, concludes your repair. Congratulations, you have successfully ensured the most high-performance and safe reliability from your Bosch or Skil worm drive saw.

A 5” & 6” Rear-Handle Random Orbit Sander With Vibration Control

Bosch is well known for building some of the most impressive, most high-performance power tools in the industry today. Accordingly, it should come as no surprise that their ROS65VCL is one of the smoothest, most comfortable to operate industrial random orbit sanders to ever hit the market. Still, the tool glides, maneuvers and operates with such incredible smoothness, one can’t help but be a little shocked.

Utilizing Bosch’s exclusive suspension system, the sander offers superior vibration control eliminating nearly every hint of vibration or discomfort from the tool’s operation. The tool handles with superior precision and delivers optimal operator control and, designed with multiple ergonomic soft-grips to further enhance user comfort and control, users enjoy significantly less working fatigue and better overall results. The tool’s rear-handle position renders the tool comfortable and controllable and with a removable front handle, users can can achieve both greater controllability or greater access into tight or awkward spaces.

To get back to the basics, though, this random orbit sander is powered by 3.3Amps of juicy force and with a variable speed dial, users can optimize that power by setting it to specific materials and tasks. With this high-power motor and sanding versatility, the tool has the ability to perform an array of applications from fast and aggressive stock removal to delicate, smooth, and perfectly blended finishes. The tool’s trigger switch additionally features a lock-on button for greater efficiency and usability.

The sander is built with a durable die-cast aluminum gear housing for enhanced durability, and because this housing is also engineered with an exclusive dual-bearing pad mount, the component additionally contributes to the tool’s low vibration, low wobble performance and its overall longevity. And just in case you were concerned that that amazingly smooth, comfortable performance, ergonomic design, variable speed dial and durable construction just weren’t going to cut the mustard, the ROS65VLC additionally offers two dust collection systems. Two. The thing is outfitted with both a microfilter dust canister (with an integrated paper filter and screw-off/on cap) and a vacuum hose connection with an airflow control feature.

Furthermore, to prevent swirl marks and encourage the most perfect finishes, the sander additionally features an integral pad dampening system and with high-performance, soft microcellular hook-and-loop backing pads, the sander is sensitive to, and truly ideal for, the many varying forms and contours of your materials and projects. Although this particular model (awesomely) functions with (and includes) both 5” and 6” diameter backing pads, the sander is available with just the 5” pad (model number ROS65VC-5) or just the 6” pad (ROS65VC-6). Again, this model is designed to work with both diameter sizes ensuring you have exactly the right amount of sander for each application.

Altogether, the sander, despite its comfortable, compact size, is a real Goliath in terms of performance. With an unparalleled smoothness of operation and seamless results in both aggressive and delicate applications, the sander will fast become a favorite in any tool repertoire. Bosch’s ROS65VCL random orbit sander kit includes the aforementioned removable front handle, and soft 5” (RS038) and 6” (RS6045) backing pads, a tubular dust canister, vacuum hose adapter, a 5mm pad wrench and an L-Boxx.

Change Your Sandpaper Often!