Your flip up outfeed table is a good idea. They are very small though but quite a cool tool to have, I used one many years ago. Those trim o saws are quite neat really and so accurate. It takes only a few minutes to make one, can't see why anyone would use anything else unless they didn't know about the design. The push stick I use has never even been close to becoming a projectile and it never will due to its simple elegance. A stick with a notch in the end light enough so it won't become a dangerous projectile is less than ideal. You make some good points but your push stick advice is really not the best. That way the folded outfeed table prevents the saw from being used in tight quarters. Our current wood areas tight quarters require the table saw to roll out into an aisle way to be used, so I'm thinking about making a rolling work-bench that can fit into the back of the saw and clamp to it, or mounting it to the saw but having it hinge up when not in use. We're planning to build a warehouse behind the shop in the future that will also become the new wood shop with enough room for the saw to stay in one spot. Were I to replace the Craftsman, I've always liked the design and build of the old Rockwell Unisaw's, but in either case, I plan to extend the outfeed of the saw by at least 3 feet. We use spray Teflon to slick up the bare table and guide surfaces of the wood tools. We usually do have a sacrificial board on the fence, but I think it was taken off the last time it was adjusted to be parallel and hadn't been replaced yet. The Craftsman's miter gauge rarely gets moved away from being perpendicular to the blade. With those two saws, the only thing we really use the Craftsman for (or at least the only thing I SHOULD be using it for) is sizing plywood, ripping long boards, and doing an occasional angled cut too long for the chop saw. We also have a miter chop saw that gets used more than anything else. It would have been better to use the Hammond and push the block through twice. I foolishly didn't use it for the block that started this thread because I wanted the larger diameter blade of the Craftsman. It's only a 7' diameter blade and has a limited width and length of work it can do, but perfect for small stuff. Thanks for all the advise and insight so far.ДЄs far as doing small pieces on the saw pictured, I usually don't as we also have a Hammond trim-o-saw that gets used for our small work (has a small sliding table and fine adjusting work stop). If the end of your push stick gets cut - good, its doing its job, you are using it correctly and you have all your fingers.ДЄnd the table saw sled is a great tool to make your work better, faster and safer. Push the work piece from the blade side so it is pushed hard to the fence. Hold it so the stick will be thrown clear of your hand and body. Never hold it with the butt in your palm unless you want a trip to the E.R. Make it from light softwood, just good enough to push the work through but not so much to make a dangerous projectile. Make one about 3X longer with a tiny notch in the end. Anything hanging up is going to get you hurt. Then make sure it is slick and smooth and dead flat. The next part is to attach a sacrificial fence to the metal one. If its off a bit let it be off so that the far end is farther away from the blade. Main thing is to get the rip fence parallel to the blade. You can even find parts for this table saw quite easily, as they still make quality replica parts.You can tune the saw to be a good useful tool. ItвЂ™s pretty incredible that a table saw is able to last so long without needing more. It does! Years of ownership were two things, pulleys and belts. Just because it doesnвЂ™t have all the bells and whistles of new tables saws doesnвЂ™t mean it canвЂ™t compete. It was a good saw, it is a good saw, and it will be a good saw in the future. Not only is there a lot of discussion, but itвЂ™s positive and I havenвЂ™t found anyone complaining or badmouthing their Craftsman 113. If you can get your hand on one of these tables saws, you wonвЂ™t regret it.ДonвЂ™t just take my word for it, thereвЂ™s a lot of discussion on this model of table saw. It was popular back in the day, and well, weвЂ™re talking about it today so that should speak volume. The craftsman 113 table saw is one of the most durable table saw ever made, period. While the Craftsman 113 is a beast, many users have reported that the only thing they really needed to replace over the years. Time takes its toll on the best of us, tables saws are no exception.

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