Tools, does anybody know what this tool..........?

Question

What would this tool be worth? Wanting to sell, but want the proper price!

Table Saw, Craftsman Model # 103.2216.1, Motor Model# 115.19190, MFR's # S-7846 458 3450 RPM, 7.3 amps, 60 cycle, US volts

Know it was used in the 50's?

Answer 1

You have got yourself an antique. You need to get that thing to  Antique's Road Show, when they come to a city near you.               It could be worth $1000's.

Answer 2

Is it 220 volt? If so it is worth $100 and if 110 volt not much since you can buy new for $100.

Answer 3

If you are lucky you might get $50 for it. Today's tools do more, and are more accurate. sorry for the bad news!

Answer 4

If this is an old Craftsman from the 1950s, that means that it was made in the USA from cast iron, which is very desirable in a stationary machine.

New consumer grade tools are all made cheaply in China and I would pay five times as much for a well-cared for vintage Craftsman than I would for any new piece of junk made in China. Consumer grade table saws today are often made from aluminum, or sheet metal, which makes them too light so they are prone to tipping over, vibrating dangerously and they usually have crappy motors in them. Often times they are just a hand-held circular saw motor mounted in a cheap alluminum table. They are dangerous and not worth a dime. Your vintage Craftsman is a sweet piece of machinery which, to anyone who actually does work with a table saw will know, is a treasure.

List it on Craig's List so you can sell it locally. Emphasize the Made in the USA quality and generous use of cast iron (which is a big plus!!). There are also some good forums for woodworkers and tools in particular which have classified ads. Start with this one: http://www.woodworking.com/dcforum/dcboa...

Really, you should keep this table saw for yourself, you can't buy something like this new today. Not unless you go up into the $1000 and up, range and even then you're still going to get a made in China machine.

I'll bet that you can get $200 - $300 for it. Make sure you talk up the vintage quality aspect in your ad copy. Point out that this is far better than any $500 - $700 made in China piece of c**p.

Answer 5

you might put it in your local paper and list it for 125 bucks and who knows??? you might get it!!

Answer 6

Anything is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it.  Try to find any Sears, Roebuck & CO. collectors or groups of collectors in your area. Someone may need just that piece to complete their collection.

Answer 7

If it works, it's probably worth a few dollars to someone who can use it.

However, most all of the parts for this saw have been discontinued and are no longer available, so if it doesn't work now, or it breaks, it will no longer be repairable -- unless it's something simple, like a switch or a cord or a new blade.

Answer 8

Not likely to sell via ebay, this is too heavy.

I have a Craftsman saw much like this one. Mine's vintage 1952, heavy duty, much better than modern Crapsman tools.

You'd be better off offering it for sale locally via an add in the paper or a sale via a used tool store. I'd guess it's worth $100 if it's in good working order.

Astrobuf

Answer 9

List i on ebay and say its a vintage antique.   people bit on that