What to do with old TS?

[Jim Rimmer]

In other posts I told the story of burning up the motor in my old Craftsman TS. New saw is in house and being assembled. (Gloat to come) Now what do I do with the old one? It has the base with adjustable feet and a cast iron top. I've gutted the inside and removed everything. I just can't imagine tossing it or selling for scrap metal. It seems like it would make a good tool support for CMS or planer. Any ideas?

[Chaz Alexopoulos]

Might make a good router table. Would definitely work as a boat anchor.

[Lee Schierer]

I would check out what a local machine shop would charge to mill out the bottom side to accept my router and make a really solid router table. It would make an incredible router table with a moveable fence and two miter slots.

[george wilson]

Machine shop would charge 10X the value of the saw around here!

[Myk Rian]

Would be slick if you could use the crank handle to raise and lower a router.

[Chaz Alexopoulos]

I would just grind off anything on the bottom of the table that is in the way of the router. Modify a zero-clearance insert, and drill, countersink, and mount router directly to table. I would use a router that allowed bit changes from above.

[David Epperson]

I think I would have put a new motor in it and turned it into a dedicated dado station.

[Cliff Rohrabacher]

I use my old saw as a Metal cutting saw.
Abrasive blade mounted I can saw steel rather accurately and fast.

[Jim Rimmer]

I think I would have put a new motor in it and turned it into a dedicated dado station.
It was direct drive and Sears doesn't sell the motor anymore. Repair was in the $150 to $400 range depending on which shop I called. The direct replacement from sears is $150. (I went with a Grizzly).

I'll look into the router table option. I have an RT and considered using this for my miter saw and getting rid of the rickety stand I have now. But I really like the RT idea. :D

[Zach England]

Post it on craigslist for $500. Call it "vintage." Repeat week after week.

[Scott Hildenbrand]

You know how much those "vintage" tools are worth.

[Kyle Iwamoto]

Cover the table with assorted PSA sandpaper and have a REALLY flat sanding table. You could even use the fence to sand a 90 or miter angles.