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Default Craftsman Radial Saw Motor

Frank Rowe wrote:
Help!

I have a 20+ year old Craftsman Radial Arm Saw (model 113.199450), on
which the motor just burned out. Sears (noth the website and the phone
help people) says they can no longer get that motor because it's not
made anymore. The motor part # was 63608. Neither can I get parts for
it. At this point, the answer I get from Sears is to just pop on over
to my local Sears store & buy a new saw. However, that's about $600
more than I was hoping to spend.

Are there any other sources in the world for replacement motors? I've
googled the model & part numbers ti no avail. I was hoping someone
here knew of another electric motor source.


My 30 yr. old Sears RAS had a bearing problem....A local electric motor
repair guy fixed it for $90.00 (bearings are epoxied in place). At the very
least I'd find a shop to check yours out especially if your unsure about
the problem (the motor isn't particularly difficult to remove)....I assume
you did try the reset switch (little red button on the motor)? After my
repair I picked up a spare running Sears saw (no wood table) for $20.00 on
Craigs list, I wanted the metal base for my sons "saw to be" (he scrounged
up a motor and post in a trade for something) and the rest as spare parts
for mine. The Craigs list here over a few months has quite a few used Sears
saws for $35.00 to $150. Rod