Old circular saw
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Topic: Old circular saw
Posted By: ACinSC
Subject: Old circular saw
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2024 at 12:49pm
| Have an old Craftsman saw that's 7 1/2" . Didn't know they used to make that size ? Thought they were all 7 1/4" ? Guess a 7 1/4" blade will work just fine ? I'm guessing this old saw is from the 80's ? Which ain't that old to me really . Probably put a new blade on it and see how it cuts . Thanks |
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2024 at 12:53pm
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My dad bought a 10 inch Craftsman Table saw in 1956 ... I inherited it when he died 1985.... I use it every week for something... Rebuilt crank / bearings / bushings / motor about 2015. .... They use to make them pretty TOUGH. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2024 at 1:37pm
| Yeah Steve, this saw has Made in the USA on it. Thanks! |
Posted By: ac fleet
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2024 at 6:39pm
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I have used 9" saw blades on a 10" radial arm saw AND 10" ones on a 9" saw. so dont see why it wouldnt work on the skilsaw. Check that nothing hits before you turn it on. ------------- http://machinebuildersnetwork.com/ |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 18 Jun 2024 at 8:18pm
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If the hole size is the same or you have the correct bushing it will work just fine. I recently gave a Craftsman 7 1/4 made back in the 70's to a friend of mine who does remodeling. He is using it on the job. Those were made well and they lasted if given just a bit of care. I have a Craftsman 10" radial arm saw that I would like to find a good home for. Miter saws have pretty much replaced the old radial arms since they are more portable but for production work you can't beat a radial arm especially since it can be set up to rip also. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 19 Jun 2024 at 5:55am
| Thanks guys! |
Posted By: ac fleet
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2024 at 6:52am
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Got several Craftsman radial arm saws and table saws here and I use them a lot. Also use the old, old, old skill-saws a lot. Find them on auctions for a couple bucks and use the heck out of them. Made WAY better than the new plastics are! --- also nice and heavy so they follow the line better! lol! ------------- http://machinebuildersnetwork.com/ |
Posted By: KJCHRIS
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2024 at 7:27pm
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I got a Craftsman 6 1/2" circular saw at an auction. Works great for OSB & Plywood. Luckily blades are still available. And it's old enough no safety button in handle so this lefty can operate it. ------------- AC 200, CAH, AC185D bareback, AC 180D bareback, D17 III, WF. D17 Blackbar grill, NF. D15 SFW. Case 1175 CAH, Bobcat 543B, |
Posted By: Hubert (Ga)engine7
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2024 at 8:21pm
Is the blade on the left or the right side. I have noticed that on some of the battery powered saws if it is a 6 1/2 the blade is on the left but it 7 1/4 it is on the right. ------------- Just an old country boy saved by the grace of God. |
KJCHRIS wrote:Posted By: Ray54
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2024 at 2:57pm
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As a kid we did no carpenter work to speak of on the ranch. But my dad took a notion we needed some wooden feeds as he had expanded the cattle herd a bunch in the early 1970's. His favorite hardware salesman in town sold him Miller Falls 6 1/2 inch saw. Just enough to cut 2 by lumber. Several more experienced said it was more for finish work than framing work. What we used it for lasted very well. About 10 years ago the switch stopped working. A friend that is very handy with such fixes was looking for a saw so I gave it to him. As far as I know it still works. It had the blade on the right side. Blade guard was the only safety it had. It got even less use once we had 12 inch cut chain saw. Good enough for corral boards, and pieces of 100+++++ year old barn with out power handy.
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Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2024 at 4:09pm
| Wonder who made the Craftsman saws? |
Posted By: DiyDave
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2024 at 5:32pm
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Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2024 at 7:43pm
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CRAFTSMAN would go out for BIDS on everything... They didnt "make" anything... Tools supplied by Stanley, S&K , several others... GE and Westinghouse made frig , stove, washers, dryers, etc.... I think my 10 inch table saw in 1953 was made by Electrolux ????.
------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: ACinSC
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2024 at 7:55pm
| Thanks Dave and Steve, makes sense in the business world I guess? |