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Two saws made in America

 Bought the Delta radial arm saw over 30 years ago, used from a lady whose husband had passed away. Has worked all that time without a hitch. I got the Dewalt table saw a few weeks ago -- $190 from Craig's List-- and it's a beaut. It had been well cared for. The fence, which rides on the tubes, is self-aligning.
Posted at Saturday, May 07, 2011 5:37 AM
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Anonymous said...

The bottom saw is another Delta.

Here are my American made saws

http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/bandsaw.jpg

I bought the bandsaw in the mid eighties from a lady whose son wanted it to make toys. He never put it together.

http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/delta.jpg

I bought the delta from a friend is a friend who was moving to a retirement home and was giving up woodworking.

http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/ras.jpg

The Radial Arm Saw is from the early 70s. I bought one off Craig's list from an estate. There were many missing parts that I thought I could fabricate so it was a very good price. During disassembly I found an unexpected broken part that caused me to drop the motor and smash the end. I looked for a parts saw and found one on Craig's list for $40 which turned out to be in much better shape than the one needing parts. I swapped bases and there it is.

http://www.braingarage.com/Dons/Travels/journal/images/unisaw.jpg

The Unisaw came from a woodworking shop that went out of business. I mentioned I was looking for one and the owners friend was wanting it out of his way so I made a very good deal on a nearly new Unisaw.

May 7, 2011 2:45 PM
susan clellen said...

That Delta is a workhorse! I had the same model for years...only to have a forklift crash into it...which then dumped a load of dry-wall on it... which bent the motor mount! It had to be replaced. Good find!

May 18, 2011 5:32 AM

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