Good build. I also have a contractor type saw. I tried a couple of variations of and under the saw dust catcher before I built a cabinet on casters to replace the legs and double as a dust collector. The cabinet was as wide as the side wings. That space was empty anyway. I put two levels of drawers in the cabinet. The upper drawers were narrower than the lower. Between them was an empty space directly under the saw. All the dust drops into this space. A plate with a 4" fitting covers the front of the opening. That works pretty well. The only dust that escapes is on the top of the saw.
Wow! What a compelling video, and you did an excellent job with the restoration! Quite soothing to watch, and I really enjoyed your attention to detail. From a fellow old Craftsman 113 owner: Any chance you could share a template for the Rear Dust Cover you made?? I should probably just design one myself, but it doesn't hurt to ask! :P Also excited to see what kind of fence improvements you come up with.
Nice job levelling the top. I was waiting for you to blue it like you did the extensions. It would look tough and help hold whatever rust inhibitor you use
I have your saw’s twin same model and same date of manufacture. Mine was a bit rough and rusty undergoing repair, restoration, and modifications, new more accurate fence and high precision miter gauge. As a gift for our youngest son’s house
I really enjoyed the video (minus the Star Wars funnies). I have finished one 113 saw with two more waiting to be rebuilt. After watching this vid, I will go back and make some changes, and use those tips on future saws. I do have a few questions, did you create a template for cutting that dust collector and one for that back plate? Right now I'm using a Harbor Fright canvas-type bag, which I really dislike and want to make a collector like yours. Do you have videos about rebuilding the undercarriage? I'd love to see more tips on how you did yours. Thanks
Thank you. I never thought to make a template but I probably will since this is a common problem with the 113s. I did not have a channel when I restored the undercarriage and so never recorded. Most of it was taking it apart, soaking it in evaporust, replacing ball bearings and oiling and greasing everything. I also painted the underside of the table top with the same rust converter I showed in the video and left it matte black. The support bar was the most significant modification. I used a 1/4 thick bar of 1 1/2 inch mild steel. As long as you drill a large enough hole for the arbor and use bolts long enough then it’s pretty simple to do.
Thanks for your reply. I will indeed make one of those support bars you mentioned. Please keep me in mind if and when you get a template made for the dust collector. And also, do you have the dimensions for the rear plate? I'd like to make one of those too. Thanks so much for your time.
I have the same saw, two things I noticed about it that are annoying... the tilt mechanism gets full of dust and can bind up causing the side of the saw housing body to bulge out trying to get to 45 degrees. I have had one of these saws in one form or another for about 17 years, so I am used to how bad the fence is, but honestly with the new products out there for adding aftermarket fences, I am finally going to replace the damn thing because not only is the fence inaccurate but it also sometimes moves on me while cutting a long rip no matter how tight I get it. How well did your dust collection work? Looks pretty good what you did.
Haha metric system is sooo dificult. I love your understanding how inches translate to cm. Btw. zero clerance blade insert make it difficult to suck debris from above the table. If you did wider opening, possibly it would go down.... if you seal table to postument of course....
The table saw is dangerous without a riving knife on it. always use a riving knife on a saw table. I have seen many people who have lost their fingers like this
That looks real nice,I should do that to mine
Beautiful resto job! Well done.
absolutley obsessed with everything you do! i love all your videos and think you're super cool.
Always love seeing you put that push stick to good use!
Thank you! Restoring a Craftsman 113 table saw. Very helpful ideas!
That intro was hilarious! 😂
Good build.
I also have a contractor type saw. I tried a couple of variations of and under the saw dust catcher before I built a cabinet on casters to replace the legs and double as a dust collector.
The cabinet was as wide as the side wings. That space was empty anyway.
I put two levels of drawers in the cabinet. The upper drawers were narrower than the lower. Between them was an empty space directly under the saw. All the dust drops into this space.
A plate with a 4" fitting covers the front of the opening. That works pretty well. The only dust that escapes is on the top of the saw.
Wow! What a compelling video, and you did an excellent job with the restoration! Quite soothing to watch, and I really enjoyed your attention to detail.
From a fellow old Craftsman 113 owner: Any chance you could share a template for the Rear Dust Cover you made?? I should probably just design one myself, but it doesn't hurt to ask! :P
Also excited to see what kind of fence improvements you come up with.
Great job! I love how you did it and the color is awesome! I have a saw like that and want to do the same. Thanks for sharing this.
Nice job levelling the top. I was waiting for you to blue it like you did the extensions. It would look tough and help hold whatever rust inhibitor you use
I have your saw’s twin same model and same date of manufacture. Mine was a bit rough and rusty undergoing repair, restoration, and modifications, new more accurate fence and high precision miter gauge. As a gift for our youngest son’s house
@@monteglover4133 What are the odds?
@@nostalgiamaker1561 The odds are nearly zero
Watching this is like watching a very calming documentary, puts me to sleep in a good way 😅
I really enjoyed the video (minus the Star Wars funnies). I have finished one 113 saw with two more waiting to be rebuilt. After watching this vid, I will go back and make some changes, and use those tips on future saws. I do have a few questions, did you create a template for cutting that dust collector and one for that back plate? Right now I'm using a Harbor Fright canvas-type bag, which I really dislike and want to make a collector like yours. Do you have videos about rebuilding the undercarriage? I'd love to see more tips on how you did yours. Thanks
Thank you. I never thought to make a template but I probably will since this is a common problem with the 113s.
I did not have a channel when I restored the undercarriage and so never recorded. Most of it was taking it apart, soaking it in evaporust, replacing ball bearings and oiling and greasing everything. I also painted the underside of the table top with the same rust converter I showed in the video and left it matte black. The support bar was the most significant modification. I used a 1/4 thick bar of 1 1/2 inch mild steel. As long as you drill a large enough hole for the arbor and use bolts long enough then it’s pretty simple to do.
Thanks for your reply. I will indeed make one of those support bars you mentioned. Please keep me in mind if and when you get a template made for the dust collector. And also, do you have the dimensions for the rear plate? I'd like to make one of those too. Thanks so much for your time.
Nice job on the restoration of your saw.
The secondary measurement numbers are in Millimeters.
Have a great day.
Never herd of it, lol.
Great job. Looks slick!
I have the same saw, two things I noticed about it that are annoying... the tilt mechanism gets full of dust and can bind up causing the side of the saw housing body to bulge out trying to get to 45 degrees. I have had one of these saws in one form or another for about 17 years, so I am used to how bad the fence is, but honestly with the new products out there for adding aftermarket fences, I am finally going to replace the damn thing because not only is the fence inaccurate but it also sometimes moves on me while cutting a long rip no matter how tight I get it.
How well did your dust collection work? Looks pretty good what you did.
Beautiful work!... "It'll never catch on" 🤣🤣🤣
Haha metric system is sooo dificult. I love your understanding how inches translate to cm. Btw. zero clerance blade insert make it difficult to suck debris from above the table. If you did wider opening, possibly it would go down.... if you seal table to postument of course....
The cast-iron side tables clean up a lot easier Using electrolysis for rust removal.
Can you tilt the blade with the back cover in place?
No, but I use the saw mostly at a right angle and to mitigate MOST dust, it works.
@@nostalgiamaker1561
I made 3 heavy cardboard covers; 90, 45 and 60 degrees. The swap out easily and work for most of the work I do.
Surprised you didn't paint the blade green.
@@Rebel9668 gotta have contrast somewhere
Nefangeled measurement that goes by 10s never will catch on😂
Love the metric system jokes
The table saw is dangerous without a riving knife on it. always use a riving knife on a saw table. I have seen many people who have lost their fingers like this