I just got this tablesaw at an auction for $25. Cleaned it up and works great. I don't know what kind of guards it might have had on it. (patent date 1938)
Bill

Is that picture before or after you cleaned it? :) How old is it?

That's after I cleaned it! :mad: .

I soaked it down with WD40 for a day and loosened the rust layer enough to get to this point. The table top is in good shape.

I don't know how old it is other then the patent date. There was a receipt in the motor capacitor housing that said the motor was replaced in 1962.

I don't know what the cart it's mounted on was for.
Bill

That thing'll prolly run for another 70+ years. What's the hammer for, bump starting it? ;)

'Rekd teh $25 bucks is $25 bucks!

Take a look at some of the woodworking magazines and you can find plans to build it into a nice big table to make the work surface larger. I like the idea or recyceling things, and it gives you a lot of pride when you'r finished. That's why many of the builders are building CNC's, just for the sheer joy of construction and seeing it perform.

Regards
Hager

I just bought a bunch of old Fine Woodworking magazines on Ebay, and one of them has plans for a table saw made from partical board.

That saw is from the days of heavy metal. Guards???
The cart was probably because it was a jobsite saw. Can you imagine lugging that around?

Just joking. It should work just fine with a table built around it.

Chris

Just thinking about it. Did it come with a rip fence?
With some of the aftermarket fences the clamp bar can be set up to tie into the extension table and rip any width you have the bar for. One place I worked at we could cut 10' sheets of plywood. They had a 16' x 8' table built around it.

Chris

I used the hammer to work on one of the wheels on the cart. (Roller bearings need some work).

The table has some holes on the sides (one side visible in the picture). I am thinking I can use the holes to help align an extended table top.

I'll have to see whats available in fences and clamp bars.
Bill

That's the best part about this saw! You don't need a table. Just start the work to the blade and then pull the wagon!

Originally posted by JOE65
That's the best part about this saw! You don't need a table. Just start the work to the blade and then pull the wagon!

LOL

LOL very hard @ some of the comments.

I think you may have bought the very first Multi Purpose Vehicle!
It could have belonged to Fred Flintstone.
And the squirrel cage was probably taken out and an electric motor put in in 1962.

Bill, sorry I started all this. It's a really nice saw. Really :D

cbcnc Just thinking about it. Did it come with a rip fence?
If you look at the table cbcnc you can see the slots for a ripguide. i don't think they called em fences back then just ripguides.

And you usly had to make them yourself.

If you look at the front of the saw table you can see a metal bar sticking out. Just above the switch in the photo. I believe that's the rail that the rip fence clamped on to. The slots would be for a miter guage.
All that stuff would have been made out of cast iron. It's too bad it's not there as it was probably made well.

Chris

Well the comments here made it worth posting. (You should had heard some of comments from the people at the auction while I was loading in the truck).

I'm suprised no one has suggested that put it on tracks and hook a ballscrew and stepper motor to it. A CNC table saw.
Bill

Hay i got a great idea.
Put it on track and hook a stepper moter to it.
A CNC table say what a great idea.
:) hehe

I think I have the same saw except that I have table extensions for it Ill take a pic tomorrow and put it online if I can figure out how to do that :) But I believe that its an old craftsman saw. <pulls out cane and puts teeth in :)> Wayy back when they used to build em to last.!!!!!!

Yep,
It's a Craftsman Model Number 101.02160. Still has the nameplates on it.
Bill

Bioll,
Here's just the thing you need for that new/old table saw.
http://www.inpro.net/offcenter/tablesaw.html
Hager

Originally posted by Mr.Chips
Bioll,
Here's just the thing you need for that new/old table saw.
http://www.inpro.net/offcenter/tablesaw.html
Hager

That looks really nice.......I need a bigger garage

Hager,
Thanks for the link to "offcenter". That a great table.
If I make that table, that opens up a lot of possibilities for the cart!!
Bill

I have a newer craftsman also and wanted to make a cabinet and table for it. That's a nice design. I like the fence also.
I was afraid that anything I recomended was going to cost way more than the saw did. At least this way it's only the cost of materials and time.
By the way, I was looking at replacing the rails on my saw with longer ones. I realized that the brand tablesaw that Home Depot sells; Rigid Tools, is identical to some newer Craftsman saws. They can be a source for certain parts.
http://www.ridgidparts.com/

Chris

Bill,
I have a 25 year old 10" Craftsman table saw and never been happy with the fence. The fence he made looks pretty good. I ordered the book he used for the table construction yesterday, found it on Amazon.com for under $8 including shipping.

Mr. Chips
I emailed offcenter a couple of times. He said since he got his first saw, he has found two more (tossed out in the trash). One had the original fence and miter guage. Plus he has spare parts.

How is that book?
Bill

I did a search on Amazon.com and ordered the book. When It arrived it was "Shop-Tested Router Techniques" Was too excited I guess and ordered the wrong book, anyway I like it.
Went back and searched again and the book I wanted isn't available even did a google search. I was really hoping to see the details on the rip fence he made as I don't like the original Sears one. And am to tight to spent $250-300 for a professional one.
Boy I never saw one tossed out in the trash.
Could you give me his email address? I'll see if he can help with the fence plans.

Hager

Hey Bill,
Did you finish making the cabinet cart for you tablesaw? How about a picture.

Patrick,
I am still in the planning stage on the cabinet. I am in process of cleaning up my barn for a woodshop, but it's going slow. I've looked at several other cabinets designs, and have a basic plan. I'm not sure what size to make my table top. Also would like more information on fence plans.
Bill

Hi Bill,
I never was able to get that book with the fence plans I had ordered earlier. However I resently baught an old Fine Woodworking magazine No 109, Dec 1994 and it has plans for a Bessimer (sp) type fence.

If you would like a copy of the article just let me know.

I resently moved to Tucson AZ and am waiting on cooler weather to finish my CNC.

Hager :)

Hager,
I would appreciate a copy of the fence design. Do you have my email address?

I have been searching for that book also (Shop Tested Woodworking TOOLS you can make.) I found that our local library might have it. I plan to go there soon. If there are any good designs I'll make a copy.

Thanks
Bill

Bill,
Don't think I have your email address. Send it and I'll forward the plans.

Hager