What would cause a table saw to just stop working?

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Apr 6, 2013 - 23 posts - ‎20 authors
Does the motor have an internal thermal cutoff switch? ... Auto reset on a table saw, now that would be scary. ... A Craftsman, I think. ... The saw is a Grizzly 1022Z contractor-style saw about 10 years old. .... After the motor cools down the switchneeds to be pressed to restart the motor, it won't start suddenly ...

My table saw stopped, the reset button won't reset. What ...

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It is a Craftsman Table Saw Model 137.248880. ... I pressed the reset button and the saw restarted. I continued ... My table saw stopped, the reset button won't reset. ... One was just the switch the other the rocker switch, identical except in cost.

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check for the safety switch that you have to press while pulling the start switch
both switches have to work in the on position or the motor will not run ( safety requirement)

There should be a reset switch on the motor it will look like a little button.

Does wiggling the cord cause the problem?

When switches on old table saws and panel saws fail, they can be replaced with handy box and ordinary wall switch.
That's what I did for my table saw last week, after I finally got tired of pluging and unplugging the cord every time.

sounds like the on/off switch is bad. replace the switch with a switch that is of the proper voltage and rating value. a good place to find a switch is at your local hardware/industrial tool store. ( also try and find a switch at a industrial tool repair shop ).

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Go to searspartsdirect.com and put in your model number. Look at the motor and wiring section. Look at item 16. The motor overload protector. (probably your reset button) WIth saw unplugged, unwire one sid of this switch and test with an ohm meter. You should read through the switch. If it is open then that's why the saw doesn't work. Many of this type of oveload requires quite a push to reset as you're flexing a klixon disc back to make contact. If is open and you can't reset, it's available there although a bit high priced.

Could be the motor burned out. That shouln't happen and if it did craftsman is really good at replacing damaged tools. I'd return it for a replacement.

What you are describing sounds like the power is being interrupted somewhere. In my experience, this is usually casued by a bad switch. Try replacing the trigger switch.

Dan