I figured I would post this in here since I will be primarily using it for CA builds. I came across this beauty in a craigslist ad for free, just had to drive about a half hour to pick it up. Its a mid 1970's craftsman table saw which was made by the Emerson Electric Co., the same people who make the Ridgid table saws for Home Depot. It has a 27" cast iron table and 10" wide steel wings. All the adjustments work flawlessly.
Aside from the rust & cosmetic flaws the only thing that needs fixed on it is the motor. Luckily, my uncle just happened to have a 220v single phase 1.5hp motor laying around. It will work just fine once I machine a correct sized pulley out of some turning stock.
My game plan is to restore the top surfaces by hand, then partially disassemble and sandblast it, paint it, and reassemble it w/ the new motor/pulley setup and a new blade. I have a shopfox fence and rail system to mount to it, and eventually I plan on replacing the steel wings with cast iron ones when I have the cash to spare.
Today was my first day working on it. I spent about 6hrs restoring the top surfaces. I'm gonna start disassembling it on Tuesday after work so I can sand blast it next weekend.
Just Starting, didn't have my before pic but you get the idea:
Getting Better:
Done for the day:
Let me know what you guys think. I figure I will have about $300 spent on it by the time I have it up and running, which is about $250 less than I would have spent on a comparable new one. In any case, it will surely be better than my old jobsite saw that only had 12" of rip.
Aside from the rust & cosmetic flaws the only thing that needs fixed on it is the motor. Luckily, my uncle just happened to have a 220v single phase 1.5hp motor laying around. It will work just fine once I machine a correct sized pulley out of some turning stock.
My game plan is to restore the top surfaces by hand, then partially disassemble and sandblast it, paint it, and reassemble it w/ the new motor/pulley setup and a new blade. I have a shopfox fence and rail system to mount to it, and eventually I plan on replacing the steel wings with cast iron ones when I have the cash to spare.
Today was my first day working on it. I spent about 6hrs restoring the top surfaces. I'm gonna start disassembling it on Tuesday after work so I can sand blast it next weekend.
Just Starting, didn't have my before pic but you get the idea:
![tablesaw1.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg6.imageshack.us%2Fimg6%2F2858%2Ftablesaw1.jpg&hash=65feb344eef7038d8bd2d5fc98cc9c0a)
![tablesaw2.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg10.imageshack.us%2Fimg10%2F4674%2Ftablesaw2.jpg&hash=32e4a739dac5953d4995c7bc7a8dbaff)
![tablesaw3.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg129.imageshack.us%2Fimg129%2F5643%2Ftablesaw3.jpg&hash=b2e7e4794c007df92c8e060a47d81b12)
Getting Better:
![tablesaw4.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg10.imageshack.us%2Fimg10%2F821%2Ftablesaw4.jpg&hash=efdb9032a7ff7627ced757d72af65bd0)
![tablesaw5.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg198.imageshack.us%2Fimg198%2F9340%2Ftablesaw5.jpg&hash=716629c58c09d6315aef26d0006a5363)
![tablesaw6.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg129.imageshack.us%2Fimg129%2F5050%2Ftablesaw6.jpg&hash=4b0fb542f121665c3dcd71726c3b118f)
Done for the day:
![tablesaw7.jpg](/proxy.php?image=http%3A%2F%2Fimg10.imageshack.us%2Fimg10%2F8559%2Ftablesaw7.jpg&hash=0544cb3e223c2c3f3e74e9851f85fa60)
Let me know what you guys think. I figure I will have about $300 spent on it by the time I have it up and running, which is about $250 less than I would have spent on a comparable new one. In any case, it will surely be better than my old jobsite saw that only had 12" of rip.