PawPaw’s Craftsman Miter Saw

[DFW-LSX]

I found my Gpa’s old Miter Saw and was lucky enough for him to let me have it. I remember using it in his shop as a kid making “guns”, etc. anyone know much about them? I’m honestly not sure if it’s truly vintage as I’m only 31. Kinda wanted to clean it up and restore it but not much available as far as parts anymore it seems. Works fine, the cord was cut at some point and looks like it was just rewired with a lamp cord. Any tips are welcomed. Thanks.







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[JoCoSawdust]

I can't tell you anything specific about the saw as it's newer than where my interests lay but I do have a soft spot for tools with family lineage and I understand your desire to spruce it up and make it usable. I'd say your best bet is to look on CL, MP and the like for a donor saw. Should be pretty cheap if you can find one. As is, that thing looks and sounds like a death trap. If you can't find parts for it, it may be best to clean it up the best you can, put in a spot of honor in your shop and tell you kids that used to belong to your Grandpa.

 

[DadsTools]

I can't tell you anything specific about the saw as it's newer than where my interests lay but I do have a soft spot for tools with family lineage and I understand your desire to spruce it up and make it usable. I'd say your best bet is to look on CL, MP and the like for a donor saw. Should be pretty cheap if you can find one. As is, that thing looks and sounds like a death trap. If you can't find parts for it, it may be best to clean it up the best you can, put in a spot of honor in your shop and tell you kids that used to belong to your Grandpa.

This.

We're fond of saying "they don't make 'em like they used to." In instances like these, that's sometimes a very good thing!

 

[driftpin]

Take some pics w/a scale, of the labels. If you wanted-to, you could probably disassemble it and put new paint on it, but that's not what your grandfather had. I wonder what was on-top of it, where the holes are in the cantilever beam, maybe a light?

I see the entire cantilever arm and support pivots, instead of the motor tilting like on a RAS.

I think I fall into the 'clean it up without painting it, oil it down, and use it for a static display' people. For its use, I see the 120 V motor is 10 amps, so what size is the lamp cord wire? It might be a good thing to remove the cord again, rendering it inoperable unless someone really wants to fire it up.

Without doing a google-search, it looks like a late 1960's/1970's tool to me. I have a Craftsman 12" RAS I bought new in 1979, all cast-iron, that thing is a heavy mother. I bought it with the cabinet base.

 

[DFW-LSX]

Thanks for the replies, I actually like the idea of putting it on the shelf cleaned up. He had a small remodeling business so there so no telling about the holes on top, etc. many thanks!


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