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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:	Kevin Kirkendall

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	113.27520
Date of Manufacturer:	Early 1950s
Serial Number:	none
Last Updated	7/21/2010 12:15:43 PM

Comments:

My Father purchased this saw in the mid 60’s from the neighbor, I remember going over to his shop to look at his new Uni Saw I couldn’t see onto the top but sure did like watching him work. I knew then what I wanted to do, I wanted to have a shop where I could listen to the music (Motown in the 60’s) and make neat stuff.
I wasn’t allowed to touch the saw until I was a teenager working for my dad I remember using it to cut burnt cork panels for a Spires restraint ceiling, man that stuff was nasty but it sure did polish the top nicely. When my father closed up shop in the early 80’s the saw came with me, it’s been a user in my garage for 25 years. Recently after I purchased a new Uni I couldn’t bring myself to get rid of it so I decided to retire it to our vacation house in Arizona. I knew it needed some work because the blade and tilt mechanisms were tight and there was a lot of backlash in the raise/lower lever and after removing the fence and router table from the right side I got a good look at the rust eating away at the steel. A full restoration was commissioned.
The backlash was fairly easy to fix, there are two grooves for E type snap rings, the one that takes the weight had been spinning and worn the groove by nearly twice so I just machined the grove to accept two snap rings. Because the two elevator & tilt mechanisms had a build up of 10+ years of sawdust they were too tight causing one of the hand wheels to break (pot metal). An order from McMaster Carr took care of that. Total out of pocket expences about $125.
Salvaged enamel paint sprayed with my cup gun produced a nice finish for the stand and saw. I was also able to use salvaged lumber form some jobs I had done, a laminate counter top for the right side table and 24” folding table latches from a baby changing table (once required by code for restraint bathrooms) for the fold down cut off table. The whole thing is mounted to a shop made truss type Mobil base extended enough to catch legs that support it when open and… the best part of all, The black walnut shelf came from an attorneys desk which he had custom built for his private office. It didn’t take me 2 seconds to decide to cut up the 14’ countertop at 45’s to use for a retiring table saw, quite a lot of waste but it made me feel good.

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Comments: Shiney New Eger Suit
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Comments: Outfeed Table & Moble Base
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Comments: I know,,, no motor bounce though
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Comments: Broken Hand Wheel & All
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Comments: Worn E clip grove prior to machining
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Comments: Motor, Makes you wonder hu?
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