I have a Grizzly G1022 and the power cord is just too short. My receptacle is 4′ up the adjacent wall as required by code in a basement. As a result, I can’t move my saw far enough from the wall for some cuts. Rather than making a cord with a separate plug, I’d prefer to buy one with a 10 foot cord which I think would last longer than a snip and screw type three prong.
Does anyone know a source for power cords? I’m told by Grizzly to use a 12 ga. minimum but they cannot provide one.
Rich
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The cheapest way is to buy an extension cord (of the right or heaver size) and cut the plug end off and wire it to your saw in the switch box.
True enough. Nother option is most hardware joints have cord on reels. You go pick out 10/3 and you want 13 feet, you pay by the foot, and buy the plug separate.
Cheapest 10ga cords I ever found were at Wal Mart, back in the automotive section, designed for RV's. A 25 ft cord was silly cheap, don't recall how much, but worth a look next time the wife drags you to the big blue place.
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I replaced the power cord on my Jet TS last year. Just went down to the big box store and bought 8 (or was it 10?) feet of orange 12ga cord, and an appropriately rated plug for the end. Wired it up to the switch, attached the plug, and was off and running (without tripping over the old short cord).
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Hi Rich,
Go to Home Depot,if there is one near you and buy 12/3 SJEW cord with a plug also known as a cord cap. This is a lot better than an extension cord. Although extension cords are made out of similar wire,to get the same quality you would need to spent quite a bit more if you were to by an extension cord of the same type. This type of cord is very flexible and will stay that way. You don't need to buy anything larger than 12/3. You only need 10/3 if you were to plug in your tablesaw into a 50 or 100 foot extension cord. If you go to Home Depot or and Electrical supply house you can have them cut the cord to the length you need.
Bill Bleiler
Rich I have to agree with Bill and would advise you to buy the right amount of wire from a place that sells wire by the foot and the right plug needed for the job. The extension cord idea though would work is not as good as wire you can buy of the shelf. On all of my tools I replaced the cords with heavier 10 gauge wire that was design to be used in hard environments. The cords have a heavier casing that is designed to be water proof and chemical resistant and can be ran over with a heavy piece of equipment. The cords were not cheap but a 25' length on my table saw including the plug was around $20.00. Well worth it considering the abuse they take with lumber falling and dropped tools.
Scott C. Frankland
Was the Newfoundland Wood Worker soon to be the Nova Scotia Wood Worker.
SOLUTION: I went to HD tonight to buy 12/3 by the foot but they were out of stock. I found a 12/3 commercial grade 25 foot cord for $12 so I bought it and cut the end off. Soldered spades onto the ends and rigged it all up. It ended up being a good excuse to clean 10 years of saw dust out of the switch which now operates much more smoothly than it did. Funny how you don't notice a slow drop in performance till it is fixed.
Now that I have the table saw in the middle of my shop it's time to build an outfeed table! One thing really leads to another.
Rich
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