Some of you may remember I was trying to fix a Sears Lathe for the local high school. I phoned the manufacture and they were helpful in tracking down the problem. I found that a user put the indexing pin in the resting hole without the keeper chain. The pin fell into the motor area and under the circuit board. I ordered the parts needed for Sears and put the lathe back together. As of now it is running fine although I am saving up to get a better lathe. I just wanted the members to know a manufacture did help out one of the common people.
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Sears Wood Lathe
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john lucas
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That's very good to hear although with Sears that has been vary rare. I reached a point where I will no longer buy any power tool with a craftsman brand. Service if it was there at all was useless. I love their hand tools and tool chests but their service sucks. I had trouble finding people who knew what I was taking about or in many cases they didn't even carry the parts anymore and this was on tools just 3 to 5 years old. I'm very glad you had success.
believe it or not sears had bearings for my 60,s vintage table saw. guess it depends on the area
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As I have mentioned before in this forum, Sears service is expensive and you don't get a strait answer from a "clerk". I will no longer (as of the last 10 years) buy anything where it needs to be serviced. Not sure if this has changed but it used to be you couldn't even replace a screw or nut unless you get it from then. Have an electric stapler and of course no staples from the generic big boxes will fit. have bought a couple of their parting tools in the past, which are a little smaller than the sorby I have and like it better for smaller things. Went last week, and my local sears no longer carries lathes or implements. He looked in their catelog and the have a 3 piece kit of turning tools and that is it. Can't order a single parting tool. Gretch
As I have mentioned before in this forum, Sears service is expensive and you don't get a strait answer from a "clerk". I will no longer (as of the last 10 years) buy anything where it needs to be serviced. Not sure if this has changed but it used to be you couldn't even replace a screw or nut unless you get it from then. Have an electric stapler and of course no staples from the generic big boxes will fit. have bought a couple of their parting tools in the past, which are a little smaller than the sorby I have and like it better for smaller things. Went last week, and my local sears no longer carries lathes or implements. He looked in their catelog and the have a 3 piece kit of turning tools and that is it. Can't order a single parting tool. Gretch
I have a Sears jigsaw that I would give you for it's weight in an interesting wood. That would force me to by a real Bosch or Festool that doesn't like to veer left just when you think it's going to straight.
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john lucas
AAW Forum Expert
Funny you mention the jig saw. I have a very old Craftsman jig saw. I think I bought it around 1975. It works great and always has. I did all of my early woodworking with this and a Sears router. The router died, it was very mediocre but that saw, a circular saw and a 3" belt sander have been used a lot for all those years and are still going strong. All of the other Craftsman tools I bought died fairly quickly or something minor broke and sears no longer carries the parts for them.