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Sears Radial Arm Saw: Egg-shaped Indexing Holes

Step 2Make two strap iron plates

Make two strap iron plates
Use two pieces of strap iron 1/8 inch thick and 3/4 inch wide. They are each 3 7/8 inches long. Drill a 3/8 inch hole in the exact center of each piece. Drill two 1/4 inch holes equidistant from the 3/8 inch hole so they are (center to center) 3 5/16 inches apart.

Grind a concave in one side of each piece of strap iron to make space for the machined ring on the bottom of the motor carriage. You can see a wear pattern from it in the first photo.
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