The guard broke on my TOOL SHOP Model JS-1023 (SKU#240-2091) Compound Miter Saw. The little plastic tabs that go into the spring mechanism broke, so I had to fabricate something out of 4 nuts, bolts, and a fender washer.
I basically just put it together with the fender washer on there, and then used the spring mechanism as a template to drill through the washer.
Modified fender washer installed:
Side view:
Working guard assembled to saw:
It was just a cheap saw, that I originally bought to cut some landscaping timbers. Being a cheap saw, I found it very hard to locate a replacement plastic guard.
Even being cheap, I find it unfortunate that the most important part of the saw is what ends up breaking. I am in no ways saying what I did is safe, or the best way to do it. It's working for me though.
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