My 30 yr old Grizzly blew the bearing on the arbor, and naturally I told my wife it was not repairable and I would need to buy a new saw. She agreed. (way to quickly - something big is coming to my HDList, I know it.) But I hate to throw it out. The motor is good, cast iron top and wings are flat and true. The fence is a Shop Fox. I could replace the bearing and make a ..... what?

Curious what you folks would do with it. Thought about a large disc sander. Already have a saw dedicated to the dado blade. Open to all suggestions, wild or sensible.

One more thing: the cabinet has to go, and whatever I make can't look remotely like the saw. She's nobody's fool, and likes to hang out in the shop with me.

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