Skip wrote:

Have an old Craftsman table saw.
3/4 hp motor.
When I turn it on, I hear a hum
but the shaft does not turn.
had it reapired last summer,
same problem.
Is this something novice can
repair? Thanks for the help.
Skip

May just be the capacitor or a dirty switch/contacts. Clean it out
good.

What was wrong last time? Personally, if it's very old it's
under-powered for a table saw anyway and it may be time to just replace
it w/ a new at least a 1 hp.