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Here’s my 70’s vintage Unisaw before and after. I just finished the shop made dust cover and motor cover today. Restoration required a complete teardown and cleanup. When I brought it home the blade elevation was seized tight.
That is a solid saw with lots of power. Great work on the restoration.
Greg
Do More of What Makes You HappyHere’s my 70’s vintage Unisaw before and after. I just finished the shop made dust cover and motor cover today. Restoration required a complete teardown and cleanup. When I brought it home the blade elevation was seized tight.
That is a nice saw Peter. I bet that one doesn’t get moved around the shop much?
Thanks, Frank, I have seen them on a mobile base but I can’t imagine moving one around a shop at all.
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Even if you can’t Be The Pro… Be The Poster you’d want to read.Here’s my 70’s vintage Unisaw before and after. I just finished the shop made dust cover and motor cover today. Restoration required a complete teardown and cleanup. When I brought it home the blade elevation was seized tight.
Old iron is cool. Nice job. I keep thinking of a table saw upgrade and keep changing my mind between something old and something brand new. As long as I can’t afford it I suppose I can keep changing my mine. All I know is it will be a cabinet saw when I jump.
My You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA5AretE3xPoVDV61AxUdUA
I don't do a fast job. I don't do a slow job. I do a half fast job.
I just tried something I have always wanted to do. This will demonstrate how stable and solid the old cabinet saws really are.
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Even if you can’t Be The Pro… Be The Poster you’d want to read.I just tried something I have always wanted to do. This will demonstrate how stable and solid the old cabinet saws really are.
Nice a smooth. Not even the slightest movement with the coin.
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— Glenn BottingI just tried something I have always wanted to do. This will demonstrate how stable and solid the old cabinet saws really are.
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Hmmm, very cool. I have seen it done with American nickels, so pretty close to the same value in currency with that toonie.
My You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCA5AretE3xPoVDV61AxUdUA
I don't do a fast job. I don't do a slow job. I do a half fast job.
I just tried something I have always wanted to do. This will demonstrate how stable and solid the old cabinet saws really are.
<figure class=”oe-video-container”><iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/efOB1SGqTFE?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque” allowfullscreen=”” frameborder=”0″ height=”578″ width=”770″></iframe></figure>
Wow that’s a great demo of how smooth that saw is. I can’t believe it. Did you glue the coin down??
I just tried something I have always wanted to do. This will demonstrate how stable and solid the old cabinet saws really are.
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Hmmm, very cool. I have seen it done with American nickels, so pretty close to the same value in currency with that toonie.
haha right you are, Jim.
I just tried something I have always wanted to do. This will demonstrate how stable and solid the old cabinet saws really are.
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Wow that’s a great demo of how smooth that saw is. I can’t believe it. Did you glue the coin down??
The idea for the demo isn’t mine, but I had to try it. I was skeptical but, no, the coin isn’t glued down.
BE the change you want to see.
Even if you can’t Be The Pro… Be The Poster you’d want to read.I just tried something I have always wanted to do. This will demonstrate how stable and solid the old cabinet saws really are.
<figure class=”oe-video-container”><iframe width=”770″ height=”578″ src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/efOB1SGqTFE?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen=””></iframe></figure>
Thanks for posting. It sure is rock solid.
Greg
Do More of What Makes You HappyI just tried something I have always wanted to do. This will demonstrate how stable and solid the old cabinet saws really are.
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That is impressive. That 500lb helps to keep that thing stable. The motor must run real smooth too.
@dabbs – sweet grinder!
@smallerstick – nice saw, great video. Do you have any on-line resources to suggest for a Unisaw rebuild?Here are some of the references I used ..
http://vintagemachinery.org/ This is a site most of us are aware of and holds some very valuable information.
This thread is long but very well detailed and well worth the read..
http://niblet.us/thisoldserver/assets/unisaw%20build.htmThis is a good tutorial for shimming the top …
https://books.google.ca/books?id=s_YDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=shim+tablesaw+top&source=bl&ots=B2wdmwtcVW&sig=wa125RwO9QhPd5FYsXwNLnINE6c&hl=en#v=onepage&q=shim%20tablesaw%20top&f=trueThis is a complete rebuild video series but, I feel it leaves out some important steps
BE the change you want to see.
Even if you can’t Be The Pro… Be The Poster you’d want to read.I just tried something I have always wanted to do. This will demonstrate how stable and solid the old cabinet saws really are.
<figure class=”oe-video-container”><iframe src=”https://www.youtube.com/embed/efOB1SGqTFE?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque” allowfullscreen=”” frameborder=”0″ height=”578″ width=”770″></iframe></figure>
Very nice demo video. Thank you for posting.
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Fayetteville, NCHere are some of the references I used ..
http://vintagemachinery.org/ This is a site most of us are aware of and holds some very valuable information.
This thread is long but very well detailed and well worth the read..
http://niblet.us/thisoldserver/assets/unisaw%20build.htmThis is a good tutorial for shimming the top …
https://books.google.ca/books?id=s_YDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=shim+tablesaw+top&source=bl&ots=B2wdmwtcVW&sig=wa125RwO9QhPd5FYsXwNLnINE6c&hl=en#v=onepage&q=shim%20tablesaw%20top&f=trueThis is a complete rebuild video series but, I feel it leaves out some important steps
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Thanks for posting the rebuild video.
Greg
Do More of What Makes You HappyThanks, @smallerstick. This is the one I had found before:
http://lumberjocks.com/DonBroussard/blog/series/6554Thanks, @smallerstick. This is the one I had found before:
http://lumberjocks.com/DonBroussard/blog/series/6554Thank you, I haven’t seen that one before.
BE the change you want to see.
Even if you can’t Be The Pro… Be The Poster you’d want to read.good job on refrubishing the saw, good for another 40 years of use. I wanted to buy an old saw before I bought the king and was talked out of it, someday I will trade it in.
The old saws were really made well. I didn’t see any plastic there!
The old tools were really overbuilt to last. Not as many features as the new ones have, but they really did the work.
Automotive Pro
Fayetteville, NCThe old saws were really made well. I didn’t see any plastic there!
The old tools were really overbuilt to last. Not as many features as the new ones have, but they really did the work.
the only thing i want more of on the old machines is retrofitting guards and riving knives and stuff like that on it. just to make it less of a arm eater or knuckle demolisher.
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