only to find out it was in better shape than his. came across a forlorn, crusty and rusty 113 just like his. So in December, I was at a mower junkyard getting some pieces for my rider. this happened sometime after his grandfathers death. And someone equipped it with a different motor that trips breakers, and a 7 1/4 blade. loaded with crap and debris, making adjustments and use very difficult. multiple coats of paint on everything, top included. he has that many memories tied up with it, it deserves a place of honor in his shop. Still didn't want it, but I hatched a plan to restore it and deliver it to his home. have not needed a table saw in years, and had no plans to get one. I have a 58 AMF dewalt radial arm that I also use for ripping, as its a truly superb radial arm.
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not a lot of spare space, especially when the 70 duster takes a full bay, and the other one is usually filled with something im building a wiring harness on. Now, im working in a 27x17 basement shop, that restores cars, does woodworking, fixes house stuff, etc. he was a little teary eyed unloading it from the trailer. told me quite a few stories about him and his grandfather and that saw. The only tool he actually seemed to care about was his grandfather table saw. so he showed up out of the blue to drop them off with me. he wanted them, but had no way to get them back home with him. he couldn't bring himself to throw out the tools that none of the family wanted. In October, a friend of mine was helping clear out the last barn of his departed grandfather. My friends have started referring to my garage as "Crawford's home for wayward power tools". regardless, there is definitely something wrong with me.