Burnt out the table saw motor; replace or upgrade time?

The craftsman table saws I'm familiar with use a pretty generic motor. You can probably find a 1 1/2 hp that will fit in the space. Got to be a local place that sells overstock and surplus motors. 1 - 1 1/2 hp are in the prime range to be available cheap.

bob g.

Wils> Are you sure the overload is not tripped?

There are 2 local shops that rebuild motors.

I have found that I could have them rebuilt for less then 1/3 the price of a new one......

I would let my fingers walk thru the yellow pages and see what some of the electrical shops charge for a rebuild.....

Bob Griffiths

I went thru same issue a few months ago, and altho nobody locally (in NW CT) seemed to bother with rebuilding single phase motors, I was able to upgrade to a US-made 2hp motor for less than $200 from a local supplier. Never bogs down even cutting 4/4 rock maple etc. Be sure you match your shaft diamater(probably 5/8") and get a manual reset, not an automatic reset. A local shop tried to sell me an auto reset which would be a huge problem for a TS application, for obvious reasons.

Time to get a real saw. The direct drive motor is really not worth putting money into if you look at the value of the saw in total. Now is the time to upgrade to a contractor saw.