Help me find replacement Handwheel for my Craftsman Tablesaw

Umm, how about the tool of a thousand uses?!?

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Brad

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I’ve repaired mine several times w/ epoxy, but when it goes I’ll make a wooden one.

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Mine just broke took. The lift wheel went as well. My plan is to make 2 new ones out of wood and epoxy the center metal piece in place. I’ll probably reuse the handle from the old ones.

Chuck on a cordless drill presto changeo power tilt or rise. Use low speed to fine adjust . worry about a wheel later !!!!

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You can check Ebay for a used metal hand wheel that fits.

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I have a 113.298762. I replaced my hand wheels with metal cranks from a Craftsman RAS. I got mine from off ebay from this guy (see below). They work fine.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Craftsman-radial-arm-saw-elevation-crank-lever-1-2-dia-Will-work-on-table-saw-/160872213536?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2574bb2c20

I had the same problem with my Craftsman 8” Table Saw. I got a couple of nice metal hand wheels from Grizzly for less than 10.00 each, but I had to drill out the mounting holes and tap the threads for the set screws… They were an upgrade well worth doing.

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Thanks for all the great info guys.

I checked Grizzly’s website and they seem to be the cheapest around. They have the following wheel which I think will go well, but as scbolt6 said I would need to drill out the bore and tap for the set screw.

http://www.grizzly.com/products/Cast-Iron-Handwheel-6-/H3189

How difficult of a job is it without a drill press?

scbolt6: did you drill the hole all the way through or part way? Do you happen to have a picture of this setup handy?

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Not to be too mother-like…...but don’t you think it’d be worth paying an extra $10-15 and getting a handwheel that’s already spec’d-out??
Drilling out the bore and set-screw holes is possible with a hand drill, but ill-advised (imo). You’ll need to buy proper bits, taps, and set screws. I’m not sure you’ll come out ahead with the grizzly parts. Again, just my opinion.

Are you sure the craftsman replacement part is plastic? When I went through this a few weeks ago, Sears referenced a metal replacement wheel.

http://www.searspartsdirect.com/partsdirect/part-number/818526/0009/113

Like I mentioned above, I am having the same problem. I was going to make a new handle out of wood (to save money) but the center was the only part that was damaged. I created a hub in Sketchup and cut it out on my CNC router. The center hub is hammer-in tight and is a hexagon so I don’t think it will slip. I still have to clean out the back of the wheel and epoxy the patch in but I think this will work. I’ll be doing this for both wheels (bevel & lift).

Is your wheel the same as mine?

if it helps, here’s how it came out:
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/70916

Hey Chuck,

Sorry for the late reply.

My handwheels are different than yours. The wheel is made of plastic and has a metallic collet that is held in the wheel with splines. This collet goes on the shaft and is held secure with a set screw.The main problem is that the plastic splines have stripped and the collet is somewhat free rotating inside the wheel.

I looked at your CNC’d wheel insert, I really like your design. Did you use epoxy to bond the metallic part with the plastic wheel?

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Mine sounds exactly like yours. The metal collet in the donut I made was in the wheel and was held in with plastic splines. I cleaned out the splines with a roto zip, shown in the video to make room for the donut.

The only thing I made was the wood donut with the hexagon cut out in the middle to hold the original hexagon-shaped collet.

The metal collet fit tightly in the wood donut, no glue. I glued the donut to the plastic handle with hot glue.

i think I have one or 2 just like the ones you posted. PM me if you would want them. I parted out the saw some time ago. I’ll look and see if I have one left or both.

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