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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Emerson Electric Co., St. Louis, MO; Ferguson, MO; Paris, TN

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Table Saw
Machine Size:	10"
Submitted By:	John Whitley

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	113.27610 10" Craftsman Bench Saw
Date of Manufacturer:	1952-1955
Serial Number:	Unknown, "B"
Last Updated	2/27/2022 1:12:05 AM

Comments:

I bought this Bench saw over 30 years ago out of a secondhand resale store next door to where I worked at the time. I paid $75.00 for the saw: it looked as if it had never been used. It came with the factory rip fence and the miter gage. There was no motor, belt, saw blade, arbor wrench, or instructions. Basically just the casing. motor mount and the two accessories.
there was no interwebs then, so I called Sears Parts as the bellville washer that held tension on the height adjustment of the saw/arbor assy was broken, hence the store. The Sears parts clerk directed me to the local Sears warehouse (famous in town as it was used as a landmark!) I went and there were no parts available, but the local clerk was able to make photocopies of the parts breakdpwn , the manual, and the breakdown of parts sheet that they used. This was different as the old catalog sheets had dimentions and etc. I worked for Sears for a couple of years and learned the how and why of that giant retailer. And knew why its eventual downfall happened. One half economics, and the other half was arrogance, ignorance, and pure stupidity. I'm sorry, I digress.....
ANYWAY, I looked at the specs and etc., and went to a local industrial hardware supplier and we talked, and Voila! Two spec "type" but not Sears Bellville spring washers and the saw was repaired. They have been in the saw ever since!
I then proceeded to dismantle the saw, clean, lubricate, fabricate, paint and reassemble the saw on a Roybi universal saw stand with my own wheel arrangement and commenced to using the saw. Built a lot of items with it even with that small table top. I just had to watch the feed as when completed the only motor I could get was a Dayton 1 1/4 horse 1750rpm unit. No Bull. I did the math and rigged up with a serious pulley-see pix- and it was good for 5000rpm. It would bog down in L*O*N*G cuts. I made do. That Dayton is still a great motor, but on the second "Resto" job it WILL get a proper 3450 unit and pulley to churn 55-to 6800rpm's all day with no bog, and two 12" cast steel or two 10" cast aluminum table extensions.
Life takes a lot of turns and bumps, and when my "way back when" previous relationship was terminated, this saw went into a patio storage situation, and then was finally brought home, as you see it. I fully take the blame for its condition. It was getting a little noisy so I knew bearings were coming. I will repaint it the same color as my floor model as well as the stand I found for this saw!!!!
Yes, about six months ago I went over to help a couple of friends clean the yard and make sure the rental dumpster was secured.
I walked around back to close up and secure the doors and right on the top of all of the debris and garbage wood was the factory stand for this model of bench saw!!! I almost broke my neck jumping into the dumpster and rescuing the COMPLETE stand. Well, that and a dozen or so steel shelves that went right into my shop wall for stuff. I grabbed my friend's sleeve and asked where and can I have it! He laughed "SURE, take IT!". He told me he just pulled it out of the vines and weeds along with those shelves from the side of the shed. OMG what an accidental find. It's very clean and complete as it was sitting on a piece of concrete slab with the shelves.
I'll make a separate listing and show it.

I have to admit, the Hammertone Smoke Gray, and the Hammertone Gold look very nice and are "Retro" colors!

Photo 1:

Comments: 113.27610. The Model Number Plate. Heartbeat of anything sold by Sears...
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Photo 2:

Comments: Not pretty now
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Comments: Inside
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Comments: Bad spot motor.
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Comments: This makes me so sad... I had this clean, machine marks still and "polished"....
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Comments: Mostly okay.
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