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Does anyone in this group know if Magna produced radial arm saws for Sears? The look very, very similar.

Since we're talking about induction motors here, do you know if there's a way to determine the health of the windings by Ohming the input conductors? I'll be danged if I can visually find any issues with my motor and, since the windings show 0 potential to the case, how to make absolutely certain th...

SDSSmith wrote:For the record, my Yuba Gold SawSmith has an A.O. Smith 1.125 hp motor. So I would not assume anything regarding motor manufacturer or hp rating just because it is a Yuba.

I stand corrected then! The SawSmith people sure used a plethora of motors and HP ratings. Wonder why??

Here is a 'motor' in Houston for $75. Pretty neat! Unfortunately, that's a Yuba not a Magna, so the motor will be a small frame 1 HP. I already bought one of them (motors) from a guy on the SawSmith group, claimed to be in good condition - not), but the AO Smith motors are much better built - excep...

Could you be a little more specific as to what the problem you are having and what parts are effected? If the motor, what are the problems you are having. Since I have never saw a SawSmith, a couple pictures of the problem area would be helpful. Feel free to contact me off line with pictures as I h...

Thanks - I belong to that group and find it pretty sparsely attended. I own a couple of ShopSmiths and a SawSmith and have a lot of good interchangeable components so I would like to keep the radial arm. I made the error of buying a "good running" motor from a group member on the SawSmith ...

To anyone out there who might have Magna SawSmith parts available, I'm looking for a replacement for a Magna SS with a 1 1/8 HP AO Smith 115 Volt motor. I believe that the older Yuba saws used a 1 HP.

Thanks!