Shoutout to the guy at Home Depot who warned me about sketchy extension cords

I was buying a 50-foot cord for my table saw last Saturday and this older dude stocking lumber walked over and told me to check the gauge rating before I bought. He said most cheap cords at big box stores are way too thin for power tools and can literally melt inside the rubber without tripping a breaker. I went with a 12-gauge instead of the 14-gauge I was gonna grab. Has anyone else nearly burned down their shop with undersized wiring?

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wendy67423d ago

Can't believe how many people have no idea about that. A 14-gauge cord on a table saw is basically asking for a fire, man. Good thing that old timer saved your ass lol.

spencer_ross23d ago

Yeah seriously, that kind of mistake could've ended really bad. Glad someone with experience was around to catch it before things got ugly.