toller wrote:
I bought an old cast iron craftsman saw at a garage sale for $2 to (if I
ever get around to it) replace the stamped steel wing on my saw.
Maybe he had the same idea and got carried away?

Or perhaps he should have been.

It's heartening to see that no one else here seems to have figured out
what he was attempting to do. I was afraid thaat it was going to be
something totally obvious to everyone but me.g

Think I'll drop him a note and ask THE QUESTION. Good for a grin if
nothing else.