The trundle was just cleaned up and relubricated, as there was no play, no nothing. Took it as far down as I could, other than the trundle assembly. Well, other than the tilt adjusting wheel. Surprisingly, everything came apart with absolutely no issues. Had to disassemble for cleaning and refinishing, so I started to attack it. But I got a lot more to go before I worry about that. I attacked it with a knotted wire cup brush and 80 grit on a block. Ill try it again on the hardware by dunking, but I aint holding my breath.Īnyway, this is what it looked like the next morning after I removed the bag, towels, and wiped it down according to directions: I actually think it made things worse, not better. Next time I get shop time, ill continue on the tear down and reworking the top.įirst off, the evapo-rust: not impressed with the paper towel method. according to the jug, im supposed to spread paper towels, soak them, and cover with plastic overnight.Īfter soaking and working out the air bubbles: top is cleaning up way too easily for it to be otherwise, and all the bearings are still rock steady and quiet. I really think this saw was well cared for and well maintained before it wound up outside under a pine tree at the mower junkyard.
Next, wire brush the worst of the rust out of the miter slots, insert for the insert, and the top. Castrol super clean and some hot water took care of that. decided electrolysis was just too much hassle.įirst step was to get it cleaned up real good and brought inside. id read over on the GRM forum about evapo-rust, so I decided to try it. it was cosmetically rougher, with a REALLY bad top. pretty much restoring it to his childhood memories. his will be a much less correct restoration. im going to mirror polish all the chrome and aluminum bits, as well as polish the top to as shiny as I can). going for a correct restoration (to a point. since I had two that could theoretically be brought back, why not just restore them both? I decided I like the idea of having a table saw, and figured out how I could make one the appropriate use of floor space. this is after a lot of cleaning, replacing the cord and checking out the motor, and managing to un-seize the miter gauge with a BFH and liberal use of MAPP gas. only to find out it was in better shape than his. came across a forlorn, crusty and rusty 113 just like his. So in December, I was at a mower junkyard getting some pieces for my rider. this happened sometime after his grandfathers death. And someone equipped it with a different motor that trips breakers, and a 7 1/4 blade. loaded with crap and debris, making adjustments and use very difficult. multiple coats of paint on everything, top included. he has that many memories tied up with it, it deserves a place of honor in his shop. Still didn't want it, but I hatched a plan to restore it and deliver it to his home. have not needed a table saw in years, and had no plans to get one. I have a 58 AMF dewalt radial arm that I also use for ripping, as its a truly superb radial arm.
OLD CRAFTSMAN TABLE SAW PICTURES FULL
not a lot of spare space, especially when the 70 duster takes a full bay, and the other one is usually filled with something im building a wiring harness on. Now, im working in a 27x17 basement shop, that restores cars, does woodworking, fixes house stuff, etc. he was a little teary eyed unloading it from the trailer. told me quite a few stories about him and his grandfather and that saw. The only tool he actually seemed to care about was his grandfather table saw.
so he showed up out of the blue to drop them off with me. he wanted them, but had no way to get them back home with him. he couldn't bring himself to throw out the tools that none of the family wanted. In October, a friend of mine was helping clear out the last barn of his departed grandfather. My friends have started referring to my garage as "Crawford's home for wayward power tools". regardless, there is definitely something wrong with me.
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