Dead Sears Radial Saw - what should I buy next?
pat martone
died as a result of an electrical power surge. Due to the age (30
years)of this machine, (model number 113.29501), I cannot get a
replacement motor.
What do I do now? Can I sell my saw for parts? What do I do with
this monstrosity?
My trusty old Sears is a very well made and heavy duty 12 inch radial
saw, not like the cheap units available today from Ridgid and Delta,
which are available only as 10 inch versions with 1.5 HP motors.
Should I get the 10 inch Ridgid for $600. at Home Depot, with lifetime
warranty, or the 10 inch Delta for $750. at a local woodworkers
warehouse? I fear that either of these saws will be a disappointment
for me.
Thanx in advance for your help!
Regards,
Pat Martone in the Boston area.
8 October 2001
LRod
wrote:
>The motor on my very old Sears Craftsman 12 inch 3HP radial arm saw
>died as a result of an electrical power surge. Due to the age (30
>years)of this machine, (model number 113.29501), I cannot get a
>replacement motor.
If nothing else, check http://radialarmsawrecall.com/ and see if your
saw is covered under the recall; it says 8", 9", and 10" saws, but run
your model number through anyway. If it is, sending them the motor is
worth $100 to you.
Otherwise, try advertising it (as you have here sort of) as a hangar
queen.
Sorry about your loss.
LRod
db...@sprynet.com
you cant get one from seas. well neithere can alot of people, sears dont
want to stock the stuff to fill the orders, if they cant make a ton of
money off of you then they dont want to do business with you. i had the
same problem with an air compressor( went to local air comp. repair
shope and got parts i neeeded alot cheaper then sears would have charged
if they had the parts. I would check the yellow pages for places
electric motor repair shops, they might just be able to change out the
capacitor, thermal overload devices, etc. give them a try, if they cant
fix it they can tell you how much it would cost to get a new motor, if
you have a special case on the motor like i do on the on the air
compressor that is not a standard motor, they can either modify it or
get the part(s). dont start taking this machine apart thinking it is no
longer any good, i have some old stuff that will never be replaced by
the junk that they sell today. Dont give up if the first shop you go to
cant help you, go to another one, eventually they will have what you
need.
hope this helps.
Bob Oswin
Bob
"pat martone" <mar...@volpe.dot.gov> wrote in message
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Jeffrey Beardsley
Don't worry about a replacement motor. Find a good rewind shop. It may
be that they can repair/rebuild/rewind your motor. One of the three at
least.
At this point it can't hurt to hit the Internet or Yellow Pages.
There will be only one thing to keep in mind: Is the
Repair/Rewind/Rebuild cost acceptable to YOU?
Let us know how it works out.
--
Regards
Jeff
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Joe Willmann
Check in the phone book.
In article <29155413.01100...@posting.google.com>,
mar...@volpe.dot.gov (pat martone) wrote:
)The motor on my very old Sears Craftsman 12 inch 3HP radial arm saw
)died as a result of an electrical power surge. Due to the age (30
)years)of this machine, (model number 113.29501), I cannot get a
)replacement motor.
)
)What do I do now? Can I sell my saw for parts? What do I do with
)this monstrosity?
)
)My trusty old Sears is a very well made and heavy duty 12 inch radial
)saw, not like the cheap units available today from Ridgid and Delta,
)which are available only as 10 inch versions with 1.5 HP motors.
)
)Should I get the 10 inch Ridgid for $600. at Home Depot, with lifetime
)warranty, or the 10 inch Delta for $750. at a local woodworkers
)warehouse? I fear that either of these saws will be a disappointment
)for me.
)
)Thanx in advance for your help!
)
)Regards,
)Pat Martone in the Boston area.
)8 October 2001
These opinions are my own, not the company I work for.
I apologize for the error in my email address. To email me remove the jnkmail.
Joe Willmann
Jon Endres, P.E.
DeWalt, is still worth research into repair of the motor. I would suspect
you can find someone to rebuild the motor for far less than the cost of a
new saw. Look in the yeller pages under Electric Motors for a good rewind
shop near you. I suspect there's quite a few in the Boston area or just
south of the city. Don't trash it in favor of a 'new' saw, you'll regret
it, I guarantee.
--
Jon Endres, P.E.
West Mountain Engineering Co.
wmeng...@adelphia.net
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micro*
I once had this saw(circa 1969 ?) . The motor smoked one month after the
warranty ran out. :-(, Sears said sorry. So I took it to Emerson, they said
that motor could not be repaired since the case was EPOXIED together. To
make a long story short, sears agreed to replace the motor for half price,
after several calls to Sears Hq. in Chicago. At the time that was $80.. So
if you can get someone to get the case apart without smashing it, it might
be repairable..
PS bearings in this motor are also NOT replaceable.
--
"Shut up and keep diggen"
Jerry
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killus]@home.com Dave Ballard
I can sympathize. I've got a rock-solid 10" Craftsman RAS that's older than I
am (30+), and I wouldn't trade it for the world. I would follow the advice of
the other folks here and see about getting the motor repaired. You may have to
go to two or three places to get an idea of the practicallity/cost. If it
can't be repaired, be sure to ask if they know where a similar motor can be
obtained. You definitely want to fix/replace the motor and not the saw.
Dave
On 9 Oct 2001 05:32:48 -0700, mar...@volpe.dot.gov (pat martone) wrote:
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