On Nov 28, 4:50 pm, Jay Pique wrote:
Seems like a lot of the old table saws have the areas in front and
back of the throat plate worn away. (From slamming the wrench into it
to loosen the arbor nut I'd assume.) Is spray welding and regrinding
the best way to fix it?

If it's a cast iron table, don't you have to get the WHOLE TOP
heated up (to reduce the chance of cracking) before doing a weld?
It doesn't seem likely to be worth doing,