Putting the cart before the horse
 

I'm hoping to find a property to rehab but I really ought to purchase it first, right?

Well...

I went to the flea market this morning. I was very proud of myself only spending $9 on 17 1-cup canning jars, a plastic watering pot, a large glass jar/canister for flour, 2 flexible cutting "boards", a splatter guard and what I thought was a "safe mandoline" that turns out to be a spiral slicer that sells for at least $25 but usually $40 or more. (Everyone who owns one seems to use it for zuke "pasta", curly fries or fancy salad strings; not sure that's my thing but, hey, it was only a buck.)

Normally I'd have just peeked and run but we'd parked a "for sale" vehicle so spent more like 3 hours and walked all the aisles at least 5 times.

Darn. I noticed a radial arm saw on the 1st go around. Guy wanted $50 but, when I showed an interest, he mentioned $30. I kept walking. Long story short, I brought it home for $25. It works and seems to do a true cut; if it didn't, he said I could bring it back next week. Neighbor, who is a tool guy, thought I did just fine on the deal. It needs some cleaning up.

But I'd love to know when it was made and I'm having no luck searching.

It's an older Craftsman 7 1/2"; I found the manual for it with no dates. Model 315-23743 SN A302600046 or 8. (The plate is pretty worn so a few might be a guess.)

Anyone have a clue what I purchased?

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A circular saw..

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Nope. Yes, the blade is circular but it's far too heavy to pick up and move around easily. At least for me...oh, and it does compound miters, too!

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It's a Motorized Miter Box... If it doesn't have the plastic blade guides your can use it as a chop saw as well.. :^)

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It has some kind of little plastic cover. Hey, I know it's not perfect but I'm on a budget; I figure it will cut molding and studs which is all I want it to do.

Can anyone figure out how old it is?

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If it works its probably more durable that any piece of junk they produce these days.. So its all good.. :^)

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:2738: It's a Craftsman radial arm miter saw 1987 and good for cutting molding and studs. Please be careful with a new blade you can cut your finger off before you feel any pain.

http://www.searspartsdirect.com/part...3/0247/0744300

sliding radial arm miter saw

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How did you figure out the year from those links? That is the saw; mine's not yet that shiny. And I will be careful; I'll have someone else do the cutting for me. ;) Seriously, I've seen too many lost fingers--printers, woodworkers and farmers--to not be very careful. I nearly severed my left thumb with a chisel using it all wrong while trying to take off a tiny imperfection.

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I called Sears and they told me 1987. :waving:

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I don't have much luck with Sears. Their site says they have the gasket for my old Oster blender so I visited the store. After waiting 20 minutes for service while they gossiped with good old boys, I was dismissed because I didn't have the part number. Quickly I asked if they could look up Oster on their system but was told "no, we have thousands of parts". Explaining that I'd looked up Oster on their website and discovered that they sell just one is why I chose Sears resulted in obvious eye-rolling and another "no". (I had the old one with me; they is no part number on it.) BTW, incoming calls while waiting on me were taken; for other "customers" they suggested calling back. Turns out Oster has made the same sized gasket for at least 50 years and it's in all of their blender devices. I walked away still unable to make a daiquiri.

Being a girl has it advantages at times but not in parts houses, building supply companies or mechanical concerns.