Next, wire brush the worst of the rust out of the miter slots, insert for the insert, and the top. Castrol super clean and some hot water took care of that. decided electrolysis was just too much hassle.įirst step was to get it cleaned up real good and brought inside. id read over on the GRM forum about evapo-rust, so I decided to try it. it was cosmetically rougher, with a REALLY bad top. pretty much restoring it to his childhood memories. his will be a much less correct restoration. im going to mirror polish all the chrome and aluminum bits, as well as polish the top to as shiny as I can). going for a correct restoration (to a point. since I had two that could theoretically be brought back, why not just restore them both? I decided I like the idea of having a table saw, and figured out how I could make one the appropriate use of floor space. this is after a lot of cleaning, replacing the cord and checking out the motor, and managing to un-seize the miter gauge with a BFH and liberal use of MAPP gas. only to find out it was in better shape than his. came across a forlorn, crusty and rusty 113 just like his. So in December, I was at a mower junkyard getting some pieces for my rider. this happened sometime after his grandfathers death. And someone equipped it with a different motor that trips breakers, and a 7 1/4 blade. loaded with crap and debris, making adjustments and use very difficult. multiple coats of paint on everything, top included. he has that many memories tied up with it, it deserves a place of honor in his shop. Still didn't want it, but I hatched a plan to restore it and deliver it to his home. have not needed a table saw in years, and had no plans to get one. I have a 58 AMF dewalt radial arm that I also use for ripping, as its a truly superb radial arm.
#Old craftsman table saw 113 full#
not a lot of spare space, especially when the 70 duster takes a full bay, and the other one is usually filled with something im building a wiring harness on. Now, im working in a 27x17 basement shop, that restores cars, does woodworking, fixes house stuff, etc. he was a little teary eyed unloading it from the trailer. told me quite a few stories about him and his grandfather and that saw. The only tool he actually seemed to care about was his grandfather table saw. so he showed up out of the blue to drop them off with me. he wanted them, but had no way to get them back home with him. he couldn't bring himself to throw out the tools that none of the family wanted. In October, a friend of mine was helping clear out the last barn of his departed grandfather. My friends have started referring to my garage as "Crawford's home for wayward power tools".
regardless, there is definitely something wrong with me. If I ever think, “I wonder how I’m gonna mask this”, at least I know of one more way.So, im apparently not that bright. But I have it done, and at least it was a good learning experience. In the end, a crappy tape job might have been just as good, and faster, but The jelly has the advantage of failing in a way that leaves less paint, whereas tape fails leaving more paint. I’m not very careful/patient with spray paint.Not terribly difficult to remove, actually. Then I used some rubbing alcohol on places where I am going to apply lubricant (dry or grease). The jelly and paint on the jelly can just be wiped off, I used a combination of q tips, an old t shirt (that I never want to use for anything again, because it’s trashed) and a hacksaw blade to get most of it off.I missed a spot (a kindof important spot).I could easily plug an entire hole with the jelly, and it stayed well enough to keep the paint out, as long as it didn’t melt.The paint didn’t dissolve the jelly, but the heat of the day did.Maybe I could have cut the paint with a knife before wiping off… I don’t know. Now that I’ve done all the parts, and removed the jelly, here are some notes: There are a few more photos in the album, but this one shows the parts after the painting.