The Ultimate Sawsmith Radial Arm Saw Thread

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Sadly, I've never had those. Here's the listing on Marketplace: https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/it ... 4996955874
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Somebody PLEASE go pick that up!
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Consider it gone! All that's left is the column, arm, carriage for the motor, motor, and a few other random parts. When I get a chance, everything but the motor is going to recycling. And I'm only giving the motor another week or so to see if it sells on Ebay or Marketplace. I highly doubt it at this point.
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I am looking for the parts in the Base, Column, Arm and Table numbers 17,34,35, and 58. Plus anything else to replace the Shaft Riser, Shaft Stub, Coupling, and Bushing for the column riser crank. Please PM me if you have those available still.
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On this day, one more Sawsmith 500003 has been saved! I still need to go through it thoroughly but it looks to be in good shape aside for most of the column lift assembly being missing. I guess its back to stalking eBay.
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Good luck with the stalking.
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I recently acquired a Craftsman radial arm saw, for the purpose of using its right-hand thread on the right side of the motor. I admit I haven't even looked at the reverse-thread of the primary spindle. But since someone posted a photo of the right-side spindle, with a drill chuck mounted on it, I thought someone might want to know it's size: 1/2-20.

Now, a question of my own:
I currently have a drill chuck mounted on that 12-20 spindle, but what I'm really after is a direct adapter straight from 1/2-20 to a standard 5/8-11 (standard angle grinder thread). (I currently have a jury-rigged set up: a chuck, clutching a drill-adapter with a 5/8-11 on the end, on which I screw a quad adapter flange, with a 7" flush-mounted diamond, stone-cutting blade. The motor is rotated 90% so the blade is horizontal. I will use it to "shave" stone slabs down to a uniform thickness, as part of my stone carving process.

I have found only a few places that offer a 1/2-20F to 5/8-11M adapter, but so far the parts are mislabeled 5/8-18, or the companies are going out of business and not responding. If anybody has a viable source, I'd be obliged.
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StoneTableStudio wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 10:38 am
Amazon Hole Saw Arbor

Won't cost much to find out if it works.
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edma194 wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 1:50 pm
StoneTableStudio wrote: Thu Jan 02, 2025 10:38 am
Amazon Hole Saw Arbor

Won't cost much to find out if it works.
The hole saws adapter you linked to, is correct on the female (1/2-20), but incorrect on the male (5/8-18 instead of 5/8-11). I did actually order one earlier, but then discovered the description was mislabeled. I've since seen the same part labeled correctly as well as mislabeled.
The part I want will probably look something like this (link deleted). Unfortunately this company seems to be going out of business and isn't responding to my queries. And hopefully the $93 price is a typo.
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