Hitachi came out with a golden colored 20th Anniversary NR83A nailer (which I have). just a vibe I guess.ĭuring those years, just about every tool manufacturer was coming out with anniversary editions. I'm not sure what made me change my mind and retrieve the gold saw that I paid for. That is not something that I would have paid much attention to when buying the saw back then. IF I did, it would be buried 30 years deep. I'll have to see if I still have the original box. (I was a regular customer, so that probably helped).Īnd for the next 30 years, I and everyone else on any set or building site I've ever been on can tell from a very vast distance which Skilsaw belongs to me.Īnd yes, in 1989, I did end up getting teased. On Monday, I went back to the tool store after work, bringing in my yet unused, brand new gray Skilsaw, with the original tie wrap still fastened around the power cord, and embarrassingly asked if I could trade him back the grey saw for the Gold saw that originally came with the kit I had bought on Friday.
#ORIGINAL SKILSAW MODEL 77 FULL#
So I paid him, and we swapped out the saws, and I happily went home with a normal looking dull grey Skilsaw with a full kit of accessories, while he kept the Gold Anniversary Edition Model 77 that I had traded away. So I asked the tools store clerk if it would be ok if we switched out the gold color saw with a normal looking gray colored saw, but otherwise keep the kit with the case and all the extras. What would the guys on the job say? I'd be teased mercilessly.
all included for the same price as just a bare Skilsaw in a box. One day, a little more than 30 years ago, I needed a new SkilSaw, so I went down to the tool store (back in the days when stand alone tool stores existed, before the big box stores took over), and the store had this Skilsaw kit that came with a blow molded case, a rip fence, an extra blade, and a tube of gear lubricant. I had no idea that the Gold Model 77 was only made for 90 days.