Craftsman 113.19771 radial arm saw question

I found this interesting from the article on the hommoaners club: ;-)

J. Clarke posted 16 years ago

You might want to go over to and plug in your model and serial numbers. The number you gave is one for which there is an upgrade kit available--that includes a new guard that is a significant improvement over the old one and a new table. No rip fence though. The recall is free, so you can't beat the price. Unless you're trying to rebuild it to museum quality just take any sturdy board for the fence--the fence on a radial saw is disposable. I usually use a 1x2 or 1x3 or scrap of MDF, but sometimes use a heavier one if I need to attach hold-downs or some other kind of fixturing to it. The dimensions of the new table are different from the original. I put a new table copied from the original on mine (I have the same model) before I became aware of the recall. The dimensions are 40 inches wide, with the rear table, spacer board, and front table 2, 8-3/4, and

19 inches deep give or take a fraction. If you need it to the nearest 16th I think I still have the original on the scrap pile somewhere, but it will likely take some digging to find all three pieces. If you don't have the Jon Eakes book on tuning radial saws , it's worth the price, and if you don't have the Mr. Sawdust book you should get that as well. The original table was 1" particle board, the new one is 1" MDF. The MDF is much more satisfactory. Mr. Sawdust tells how to make an improved table--you might want to read that before you start.