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Checking in. I can almost see the finish line. I put the dust "floors" in and the rear cabinet plate. I think this was welded in with subsequent models. I then went topside and added the rear fence rail. The front fence rail was a little fussy but it ended up quite well. I had to figure out how...

More progress to report. After going over a lot of items for the last time,I decided to put the base on the saw. My wife gave me a hand with this and things went well. I added the "feet" and asked my neighbor guy to stop over and help me tip it upright. I think it weighs around 250LBs at this...

Well I'm kinda enjoying it. I think that folks just gloss over a lot of the little things but that is where the good stuff happens. I like to go beyond the "I put new bearings in it today and they work better" mode. Maybe someone can learn something or refer to this journal when they do their...

More progress. I managed to get the entire inner workings together. There are a few tricky items to deal with in this area of the saw but I managed to get through them OK. I built some plywood stands so that I can support the saw so that I can do some alignment. What I'm doing at this point it...

My shop looks like a table saw bomb went off in it. There are parts everywhere! I love it. I managed to get the motor reassembled today with some difficulty. I take a lot of pictures as I disassemble things and I'm glad I did. The motor had been starting OK before the rebuild but when I put it...

I'm still trying to understand what is going on here. With the clamp released there should still be some tension holding the fence head in place. There should be no gap. In other words, with the clamp released, you should be able to move the fence and have it snap back to the same spot. With...

I'm still working through a lot of cleaning and painting. While I was waiting for bearings, I thought I'd did into the motor. What you see inside the motor is pretty typical. Every time I tested the motor another puff of dust flew out. The motor came apart nicely and just got some paint today...

I've worked on over a dozen of these vintage Craftsman 10" saws and they fence system is rather fiddly, I'll admit. I can spend up to a few hours getting everything set up properly. I like the Craftsman clamping strategy better than the Delta tube style fence system but the Craftsman design...

I did a little more painting today as well as tearing apart the fence and Miter Gauge. The miter gauge is good but I am replacing the little finger catch piece for releasing the swivel action. One of the finger catches was broke and I happen to have a spare so... This, and the bad hand wheel...

Thanks again Frank, That is a nice motor you have. I have a similar one that I plan to devote a few episodes to my motor rebuild in the future. What dates did they used that gold/silver band around the FHP motors? My 113.19063 1HP has the light gray painted center band. I looked at mid 50's...

I've been busy cleaning parts and doing paint prep. Also picked up a few hardware parts for the assembly work. I finally got some paint applied today. Mainly the base and a little on the rear trunnion area that will be visible. This Frank Lee knows what he's talking about. I think the color is...

I did some measurement and found that Filtrate makes a nice filter that would be a slide in. I installed it today. I bought a pack of two for around $45 dollars and that seems reasonable. Home Depot and Lowes also have a large selection of filters. I read a little about MERV ratings and I went...

Mr. Lee, Thanks for the suggestion. I was thinking that it the saw color had a bluer hue to it but I'm just going by a color chip on my computer. If the Matte Dark Pearl looks good to you then it is good enough for me. What Primer did you use? I like to prep the bare cabinet and then prime and...

I had a little time this AM before football starts so I got in the shop and completed the tear down. I finally got out the entire mouse nest. These things are so over built (in most areas). The only item that gave me fits was the little shaft located inside the main arbor housing. I tried to get...

I had more progress today on the tear down. So far this machine looks like it is in good shape. About all I have left to to is remove the main arbor casting and the trunnions. I did manage to check the arbor flange for runout and this one looks quite nice. I like to put a dial indicator on it...

I introduced this machine recently in the Vintage Craftsman thread and a suggestion was made that I should journal my rebuild. I haven’t done this before since I usually just ask for advice from forums and then move on. I look forward to walking through this process with you. I’ve rebuilt...

Thanks for all the suggestions folks. WE have an 8 year old home. We lost our dog Charlie less than a week ago so its just my wife and I and a cat that doesn't shed much. We do live in the country but we aren't dragging a lot of dirt into the house. You got me thinking about just vacuuming the...

I have an 8 year old home with a Bryant Furnace that takes a EXPXXFIL0316 MERV13 16by 25 Filter. I change the filter every 6 months. These filters are getting expensive. Every time I buy I need to just **** it up and hit the buy button. I see them now for $50 to $100 each which is a big hum...

Thanks Jay! He did have the fence. It is quite different than any fence I've worked on. That is one part of the saw that I'll paint. The fence parts are all there but a lot of loose parts in the "head". As I said, I have another Floor saw that is my main saw. Built like a tank. Not as easy to...

OK. I'll be gone until the 1st and then I'll get started on the resto. Is there anything folks would like to see? Stay tuned for the thread in January. Sub