Craftsman 10” Shaft Drive Table Saw

[Miss the Pontiacs]

I’m looking for a 10” Table Saw with a cast top for the lake. Found one for sale but it is a shaft drive.
I have one similar at home which I bought new and has served me well. The one I have is a direct drive and it has worked flawless except the fence is kind of crappy. I have gotten use to working with a square to double check for trueness. I shouldn’t say this but I don’t use the anti kickback attachment either.
I would prefer a belt drive but if the shaft drive is feasible I could live with that feature.
Is there any preventive maintenance to be done periodically in regards to the shaft drive? Or should I just stay clear of this option?

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

I’ll try again. Any pros or cons on a shaft drive saw?

 

[WillyBoy]

OK, I'll stick my hand in.
I think, in the long run this wasn't Sears best effort. From the appearance, it's an Emerson 113.241691. This wasn't one of their finer products. Merely a cheaper way to build a tilting and raising arbor saw. The flex shaft is going to wear faster and it will be subject to "windup". The friction from cutting wood will slow down the driven end while the motor is trying to keep the other end running at the same speed. On a belt driven saw, either the belt slips or the motor slows down under high load.
If you're cutting 1/2 inch pine and nothing else, you may be happy with it for a while. If you're making long rips in oak, there are few machines that will be worse then that shaft drive. Also, once that shaft is done you won't find a direct replacement.
If it were me, I'd keep looking.
Dial around the internet and look at postings about 113.241691.

 

[seber]

I high quality shaft drive can last almost as long as a single v-belt. A cheap one is on it's way out when it is brand new. We had a one inch drive flex shaft on a cone sharpener that ran 24-6. It got replaced about three times a year. That damn thing was so expensive to replace, the director got up in arms about it and required a redesign of the unit.

 

[Miss the Pontiacs]

@WillyBoy
@seber
Appreciate your input. I’ve never seen a shaft drive table saw before. Guess there was a reason for that. Did take a look on the net not a glowing reason for owning one. One fellow gave a maintenance plan but never mentioned how much work it actually completed.
So I’ll take a pass and keep looking. .

 

[yatg]

I bought mine 40 years ago and its still working. Don't use it a lot, but when I need it, its there. Only thing that ever went wrong with it was one of the plastic adjusting wheels split where its connected to the rod - fixed it with a worm drive clamp. And the fence *****, but you know that.