[kdc68]

+1 Jay...The fence is a PITA…I owned a 113.226880 for 20 plus years. It was reliable, never had issues until the last year or so when I was getting a lot of arbor runout. But the fence was pretty much a pain the whole time. I didn't feel too much like dealing with the arbor bearings (if that what caused the runout) and so I bought a new saw. I sold mine to a Craftsman fanatic. He was prepared to upgrade the motor and fence. Mine was in excellent shape, no rust and had all the original parts…

 

[kdc68]

Aside from the cramp in my neck from looking at your photos, from what I can tell the saw appears to be a great condition…lol. Tough call between the Craftsman and Hitachi. I know the new Porter Cable has the plastic gear, the Hitachi may have the same since they are pretty much identical