sears terriblesaw I mean tablesaw
joetreat | Posted in Power Tools and Machinery on
I have an older than dirt sears and roebuck table saw that is impossible to set up with out a direction booklet. Does anyone have one of these contraptions. The motor mounts to some sort of bracket seperate of the saw. The geometry is beyond me.
Replies
I donj't5 know if my old Sears is old enough. The motor bracket hangs out the back and is mounted to the trunion so that it turns with the blade when the blade algle is changed. The belt tension is maintained by the weight of the motor. I hope this helps.
BJ
I grew up on such a saw. Could have been Sears, or... Anyway, what we had was something like a wide home-built sawhorse, as wide as the saw and twice as long. The motor just bolted to the sawhorse thingie, at the appropriate distance for whatever belt we used. Big ol' late-40's motor weighed a ton, put our a good horse and a half, for an old contractor saw the thing was pretty darn good (though quite un-portable!). Hope that helps.
Joe,
I have a manual from a 1967-68 Craftsman 10" TS. If that fits your the timeframe for your saw, let me know and I'll scan and email to you.
Doug
Thanks Doug, I don't know the year of the saw but I did get the model number off of it. The model number is 103.24243. If the Number is the same for your manual let me know.
Joe,
It sounds like a contractor's saw, but there are other possibilities.
What is the model number on the saw? The number should start out with three digits, followed by a decimal point, followed by four or five digits. With the serial number I may be able to give you more specific help.
John W.
Thanks John, the model #103.24243. If you have anything on this please let me know.
I don't have any direct experience with this model saw, but I did find it on the Old Woodworking Machinery site.
If you go to the photo index there, under Craftsman table saws you'll find a photo of a number 103.24242 with a picture of the motor set up. On Craftsman tool model numbers, a number change in the last few digits means that there were minor changes, typically, on the Craftsman Table saws, the rip fences were changed fairly often.
If you go to the manufacturers index and go down to reprints A-K, and go to Craftsman you'll find a reprint of the owner's manual for a model 103.24241 including the information you need for the motor set up.
The saw has an oddball motor positioning system, the motor is at a permanent 22 1/2 degree tilt, to get it in the midrange between 0 and 45 degrees.
Good luck, John W.
Edited 2/24/2004 12:22:58 PM ET by JohnW
Check out this link. These guys are really knowledgeable on old iron and should be able to help: http://www.oldwwmachines.com/
Sounds like an old one I bought once, just to get the miter gauge. Although the saw had cast iron wings, it was still a "bench-top" saw, sat on a big table, and there was a bracket screwed to the top of the table directly in back of the saw, held the motor there. And a heavy sob it was, too.
forestgirl Another proud member of the "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
I can't help with the setup, but if it helps the search, the 103 in the part number indicates that it was made for Sears by King Sealy in the early 1950s
________________________
Charlie Plesums Austin, Texas
http://www.plesums.com/wood
Joe,
I checked my model of my manual and it is 113. , so I'm afraid I can't be of mch help. Good lock.
Doug
Joe, This is the saw that you are more than likely referring to.
http://www.owwm.com/PhotoIndex/detail.asp?id=39 I have one just like it. It may seem terrible to you, but set up properly, it does a fine job. The motor bracket is not mounted on the back of the trunion, it is mounted independently behind the saw. It does not tilt but slides side to side as the blade is tilted. Hope this helps. Dale
This forum post is now archived. Commenting has been disabled