vintage Craftsman table saw upgrade

[Lee Schierer]

Lee,
Thanks for responding to my posting! This is just what I was hoping for.
The Craftsman table saw is model number 113.29410 and I think it was manufactured between 1960 and 1965.
I have the original pulleys. The problem is the one attached to the motor arbor keeps losing and moving toward the end of the shaft. A tech rep from the Highland Woodworker recommended to roughen the side of the V belt as the smooth surface may be the root of the problem. I did so and the pulley attached to the motor arbor losened again. Since putting on the link belt this problem has not reoccured, but the new belt did not noticeably reduce the vibration. Where did you purchase the pulleys? eBay? Craftsman partswebsite? Haven't researched this part to determine if it is available through a website like McMaster-Carr.
It considered the Beismeyer fence system, but didn't think it would interface with the model Craftsman table I own. Did you have any problems drilling through the cast iron table sides? Threaded holes or over size holes?
I'm upgrading my blades from the Kromedge blades to Frued and DeWalt. I have 2 cross cut blades. Just purchased a Frued combination blade.
Did you remove the table from the cabinet and detach the truniuns ?
I'll visit your profile to see what you've produced. I haven't encountered many woodworkers with a vintage Craftsman to share experiences.

My saw is a 113.298720. I would definitely recommend changing the pulleys. It has been too many years to recall where I got mine. What you want are machined pulleys of the same diameter and hole size as the ones on your saw. If there is room, they sometimes use two set screws stacked in the hole to prevent loosening. Or you can use the Blue Loctite. One source for machined steel pulleys for table saws is In Line Industries, which may be where I got mine. They have kits and sell individual pulleys as well. Mine are 5/8" bore and 2-1/2" diameter for both.

As I recall I had to drill one hole through the cast iron for my fence. I drilled a pilot hole then stepped up to the bolt size I needed. Mine are all through holes, no threads.

For alignment, I reach through the opening into the back and loosened the bolts holding the trunnions to the underside of the table. I probably spent several hours getting down on the floor, then getting up, then down on the floor, etc making the adjustments. If I were doing it now I would first buy the PALS for my saw, also available from In Line Industries. They save a lot of time. For about $20 you can get a dial indicator from Harbor Freight that will do a good job measuring your alignments when mounted on a block of wood clamped to your miter gauge.