Tablesaw, Repair or Repalce
Hello all,
So the motor on my Craftsman 113 went out, and I am not sure if I should be attempting to repair, or replace the motor, or if it is time to replace the saw all together.
The motor is tripping two different 20amp breakers, and am I am not sure what the problem is, I started taking it apart, but only got so far as I dont have a gear/bearing puller. I did find that the bearings looks to be quite dry (shame on me for not oiling them sooner), but still seem to spin freely/smoothly. I am not entirely sure what the issue is yet and if its fixable.
But it has me thinking, should I just upgrade from the 3/4 HP motor, to a new 1hp or possibly 2hp?
But do I really want to dump another 200-300$ into this saw, which still needs a few other upgrades to really be solid or should I just upgrade to something new.
I am looking at something under or close to 1000$ possibly, maybe the Laguna F1, or Grizzly0771z, but I haven't fully committed to anything yet.
The Craftsman lacks a riving knife, and I would need to spend more to get a splitter or shark guard, I also need to do something about alignment issues (I installed a set of PALS, but I need to wallow out the trunnion holes as I have no adjustment available so they arent helping) as well as, do something about the tilt adjustment, which has a whole lot of play.
So what is yall's opinion, should I bite the bullet and upgrade to a new saw, or put money into the old craftsman.