1972 Craftsman project, Opinions Welcome #12: Living with old tools
Late last year, before I put the saw away for the winter, a piece of the casting on the tablesaw broke. It was causing some vibration and the blade to move side to side a bit when adjusting height. Not good in conjunction with zero clearance inserts. Anyway, it is getting warm again and time to get the saw ready for what I hope will be a productive summer. The “key” as I am calling it had to be fixed. There are 2 parts that mount on a shaft and are keyed together you can see the missing key in the photo: The 2 parts slid apart a bit to clarify: Here you can see where the key broke off: So, what’s a guy to do but fix it. I started by carving out...
