To Dispose of this Table Saw or Not, or how to dispose of it.

tinytim · 2003-11-20T06:12:25+00:00

Looking for a bit of advice from the group.Received grandpa's old Craftsman contractor's style table saw from dadrecently. I asked him how old it was and he said "I got it from yourgrandfather in '68 and it was pretty old then."Couldn't get a straight vertical cut on it from the front to the rearof a 3 inch crosscut in 3/4 inch red oak. Seems like the bladewobbles. Read a bunch of stuff on how to tune it up, but closerinspection found more problems. In checking the cast iron table top,it appears to have a downward deflection (just under 1/16 inch) fromthe blade insert to the front of the table. A friend says I couldhave it milled flat again, but there's more.Saw is model number 113.22411. Sears parts has very little available.I can get an arbor bearing if that would solve the wobbly bladeproblem. The only information they have on it is a blurry explodedview available online. I prefer to have a manual with my power tools.Especially if I'm going to be taking it apart.It also seems grandpa got a little creative with a new (well differentat least) motor some time ago. RPMs and cuts seem a little slowcompared to dad's new cheapo tabletop saw. There's no splitter,kickback device, or blade guard. The fence is settable, but barely.The miter guage is beaten and bent. Did I mention that it's wiredwith a house light switch and some flexible conduit?A remodeling contractor I met said it's a lost cause after thedescription I've just given. I have nothing against old tools thatstill function (I think I actually have some nostalgia for this saw -I've known it since I was a kid), but I think I'm kicking a deadhorse.So here's the question. (finally)Is this saw of value to anyone? Would a tinkerer want to even botherwith something like this? If I do want to get rid of it, should Ijust take it to the dump or is there value to any of it?Any thoughts are appreciated.Tim.

Nov 20, 2003 22 Replies

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Mark 22 years ago

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Rob Stokes 22 years ago

Why don't you outfit it with a sanding disk and re-dedicate to a task other than one which requires precision? That way you get to keep Grampa's saw and have a useful tool at the same time.

Good luck Rob

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Lew Hodgett 22 years ago

Good advice.

"t> > Received grandpa's old Craftsman contractor's style table saw from dad

Once had a Craftsman saw, maybe 1950 vintage.

Replace the arbor ass'y (It's a modified water pump bearing), change sheaves as req'd to get 3,600 spindle RPM, and replace wiring.

You will now have the basis of a nice 10" disk sander.

HTH.

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