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One perfect Tuesday from a 1962 table saw manual
Last week I found a box of my dad's old shop paperwork and inside was the original manual for his 1962 Craftsman table saw. I flipped to the blade alignment section and followed it step by step, even though I've done this a hundred times with YouTube videos. The saw ran smoother than it has in years, no wobble, no burn marks on the wood. It blew my mind that a 60 year old piece of paper had clearer diagrams than most modern guides. The week went downhill after that, my router manual from 1984 was missing page 6 and I spent two hours guessing the fence settings. Anyone else have a vintage manual that just clicked better than newer instructions? Or found one with missing pages that drove you nuts?
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noah91726d ago
Did the 1962 manual use those exploded diagrams where every part is numbered and there's a key at the bottom? Curious if that's what made it click versus the videos, or if it was something about the order they had you do the steps in.
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