My Dad bought a used Craftsman RAS in, I believe. 1958. I was 12 and we learned the saw together. It now sits in his shop after all these years. The red oak top is in good shape. We have used it to rip, crosscut, miter, compound miters, dados, rabbits, cut molding--about any way the saw can be used has been used. I need to see if there are repair parts for the yoke and arm bearing available--I'm guessing they will be. Some of his neighbors and a couple of my uncles have used it extensively. Dad's philosophy on power tools was pretty simple: You should never fear a machine, but you better respect all of them. I had RASs in my school shops for over 40 years with out one accident of any kind. Newer RASs just ain't what they used to be.