Gotta Love It, hunting down tools older than myself.
1955 DeWalt MBF RAS. - $220.00
I had DeWalt/B&D 7740 RAS, but it was loose and under powered. Been searching Craigslist and such for ages for an MBF but these things are never available on the island (Vancouver Island, BC, CANADA).
Finally found one in Victoria, in great shape, minimal use, that's the original maple cutting deck and most of those cuts on it are from me using over the past week. It's as tight and smooth and true as it was fresh from the factory. I drove down on a beautiful sunny day and picked it up from a great gent named Bob, who was also selling a beautiful old Delta Unisaw, with the 3HP baldor motor.
Well the MBF even without any cleaning or tuning cuts as well as or better than any other saw I have ever owned or used. I will do a complete tear down and rebuild this coming winter, more for fun and learning than need, heck I might even get crazy and repaint it.
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I love my saw.
Shawn