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Uploaded by on Dec 21, 2010

Woodworker's Journal Contributing Editor Sandor Nagyszalanczy shows some key steps for maintaining your table saw to keep it running well for many years.

Part 1 of a 6-part series on Power Tool Tune-Ups

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  • Question I hope you can help with: I have a direct drive craftsman table saw that sat in a shed for 10 years before I inherited it from a friend. I'd like to use it and it powers right up and the blade spins well with no wobble. Besides removing any obvious rust what should I do to get it shop ready again? I am having real trouble finding any kind of advice on this and I am a pretty good Internet researcher. Any advice is appreciated, even if it's to point me at another resource. Thanks!

  • @kfholler Definitely check the rip fence and table miter slots for parallelism with the blade, since older table saws often have inaccurate rip fences. Also, make sure the power cord is in good condition without cracks in the insulation or other obvious nicks or damage. Start with a scrap piece for those first few cuts. Use the cut pieces as feedback for how the saw is operating (binding, burn marks or excessive blade marks on the cut edges, etc) and tune it up from there based on the results.

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  • Question: how do i weld a trunon of the table saw motor bracket if it fall off.

  • Excellent !  Will go tune-up my Craftex now. Thanks.

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