For The Third Time

I ment I posted 3 times and didnt see it get on the page

Our 10" craftsman table saw has a one horse motor. We consider it a bit underpowered for the work.

However, we've had it for about 10 years, and have done a ton of work with it. Including major building (shop, barn, garage, addition) and major rehab work.

We also have a nice miter saw so the table saw hasn't done all the work.

We are ready for a new one.

Cathy

3450RPM 14amp

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I replied to your second post.

What is the model # on the saw?

Is it 8, 10 or 12 inch?

I have a collection of craftsman manuals...I will look it up if I have the manual.

In all seriousness, you might be better off parting the saw out peice by peice on ebay, and taking the profit and using it to by another new or used saw. Literally, depending on the model, your saw might be worth $300 or more if parted out on ebay. Some of those parts are rediculously high.

Clove

I wondered if that was how you meant it.

Is this a really old saw, the electric motor sits out behind the saw a ways with the belt?

Sears has a pretty good web site, you can look up models on the web if you can get the # from your saw. I would expect you'd want 1hp, 1.5 would be better. The hard part is getting the rpm right, do you have the pulleys, you'll really need to look up the proper rpm for it all.

Got one of those from my uncle, it has a 1/2 or 3/4 hp on it, it is not enough power. Can cut the cheap poor wood of today, but it stalls out real quick in home-sawn good wood.

--->Paul

My apologies. Sometimes one needs to refresh certain forum pages in order for their post to show up. For my computer I don't need to, but you may.

I got a owners manual for a slightly newer one, but it dosent tell the motor requirements. Guess they sold the saw with motor and felt no reason to tell you what you needed for a motor as they was already supplying one

between 1 horse power and 5 hp most home units are between 1 and 2 hp, you may want to watch the amp pull, unless you want a dedicated plug and possibly 220 volt set up,
so your be mostly limited to 1 to 1 1/2 hp, more than likely a 3450 rpm or nominally a 3600 rpm motor. If it is a belt drive contractors type saw, you can sometimes save some money looking at the "compressor" duty motors, they are 3600 rpm normally 56 frame, and are low cost, and come in a verity of hp, jsut becarfull as they many times inflate the hp, rating but look on the name plate and look at the amps used, if your wanting to run it on 110/120 volt, 12 to 15 amps would be about the most the motor should pull or you will be blowing fuses or snapping breakers. if you go 220 volt set up you could easily go to a 3 to 5 hp motor, but 2 should provide you enough for most any thing unless your sawing wet rough lumber, and wanting to wing it through the saw,

1950s Craftsman made:
10 in table saw has 2hp
10 in radial arm has 2 hp.

Both have bogged down in tough wood (or when the feed is too fast) but generally work good.

Get a motor with an overload protector.