Scimonetti
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raftsman table saw score with NOS goodies!
I saw this ad on CL for an older 8" craftsman table saw. It showed a couple accessories, 2 miter gauges but no fence. I emailed and he said he had 2 fences for it. I didn't know if that was true or what I would do with a second Craftsman contractor saw but I couldn't pass it up for $35!
He was about 12 miles away, an easy drive. Super nice guy with a barn full of old cars, motorcycles, grinders, vises, old tube amplifier radio equipment, jacks, you name it. He is moving to a condo and has my contact info when he continues to clean! Found out his father was the original owner of the saw and he remembers him buying it new from sears in 1955. Anyway, I loaded up the parts, took it off the base and put it in the Rav4. It turns out he had 2 fences, 2 miters and 2 knobs! One fence is aluminum and the other steel.
As we were talking I mentioned something about my woodturning and he ran and grabbed these 2 massive maple burls and insisted I take them for free.
Bandsaw milled.
It came with a 1/2 dual shaft mounted separately from the saw.
The 1955 estimate was spot on! The saw doesn't have a date code but the shipping receipt is 1955 It is in such amazing condition.
This is my 10" saw date code.
The 2 knobs/wheels had very different plating.
I recall on a 150 Drill press somebody reporting they could wire wheel off the chrome, yet on my 100 it was rock hard. The earlier models had a hard chrome vs a different plating later. I can now confirm this!
It also came with a miter angle finder
I will have to research this further.
Also has the guard, a circle cutting jig and several inserts for dados.
Perfect paint, just needs cleaning!
These are the Craftsman blades included. Add maybe 10 more assorted ones.
I saw this ad on CL for an older 8" craftsman table saw. It showed a couple accessories, 2 miter gauges but no fence. I emailed and he said he had 2 fences for it. I didn't know if that was true or what I would do with a second Craftsman contractor saw but I couldn't pass it up for $35!
He was about 12 miles away, an easy drive. Super nice guy with a barn full of old cars, motorcycles, grinders, vises, old tube amplifier radio equipment, jacks, you name it. He is moving to a condo and has my contact info when he continues to clean! Found out his father was the original owner of the saw and he remembers him buying it new from sears in 1955. Anyway, I loaded up the parts, took it off the base and put it in the Rav4. It turns out he had 2 fences, 2 miters and 2 knobs! One fence is aluminum and the other steel.
As we were talking I mentioned something about my woodturning and he ran and grabbed these 2 massive maple burls and insisted I take them for free.
Bandsaw milled. It came with a 1/2 dual shaft mounted separately from the saw.
The 1955 estimate was spot on! The saw doesn't have a date code but the shipping receipt is 1955 It is in such amazing condition.
This is my 10" saw date code.
The 2 knobs/wheels had very different plating.
I recall on a 150 Drill press somebody reporting they could wire wheel off the chrome, yet on my 100 it was rock hard. The earlier models had a hard chrome vs a different plating later. I can now confirm this!
It also came with a miter angle finder
I will have to research this further.Also has the guard, a circle cutting jig and several inserts for dados.
Perfect paint, just needs cleaning!
These are the Craftsman blades included. Add maybe 10 more assorted ones.
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