1952 Unisaw rehabe update.

[Bart Leetch]

Well the saw cut its first wood in about 12 years today.

I trimmed the motor hole in the cabinet side a little bigger so the bigger motor would tilt & installed the motor cover yesterday The cabinet isn't flat so I put a little camper foam seal under the door edge.

Today I installed belts & the fence system.

I still need to hook up the switch & mount it but I couldn't stand it any longer so I put a plug on the cord end & cranked it up hmmmm sure sounds good.

With the fence installed & lined up & my buddy watching with the his hand on the cord & saying you can push the wood through this saw a little faster we trimmed the edge of a small piece of plywood a nice clean cut.

The blade & miter slot is a smidgen wide at the right back side of the blade so that will need to be adjusted.

I hope to build the wing & table frame work tomorrow but we'll see what tomorrow brings.

So with out further adieu here are some pictures .

[Marshall Harrison]

Great work Bart! I know how hard it is to be forced to wait.

You could probably feed the wood faster if you had painted it FSU colors.

[John Miliunas]

Lookin' good, Bart! Wonderful restoration, me thinks! Yeah, definitely get that switch on there, pronto! I don't blame you for trying it, though. Kinda' did that myself when I redid the W&H. Trust me...A switch is nicer. So, are you now going to be a 2 TS shop or are you give the Uni sole propiertership in the shop?

[Bart Leetch]

Lookin' good, Bart! Wonderful restoration, me thinks! Yeah, definitely get that switch on there, pronto! I don't blame you for trying it, though. Kinda' did that myself when I redid the W&H. Trust me...A switch is nicer. So, are you now going to be a 2 TS shop or are you give the Uni sole proprietorship in the shop?:)

Ha Ha that question gave me a good chuckle lets see where do you think I can put it rolling on the floor laughing out loud...............

Nice thought, I really wish I could though.

The Unisaw will be the queen @ the center of my shop.

Actually in the floor-plan in this post you'll notice I have a 12" extension on the back of the current saw ( which allows for the motor on the back of the saw) between the saw & the bench. I am thinking of leaving this off the Unisaw when I move it into the shop & just take the fence off the saw when not in use. This saves 12". So what do you think.

[Frank Pellow]

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Actually in the floor-plan in this post you'll notice I have a 12" extension on the back of the current saw ( which allows for the motor on the back of the saw) between the saw & the bench. I am thinking of leaving this off the Unisaw when I move it into the shop & just take the fence off the saw when not in use. This saves 12". So what do you think.

Bart, I have said it before and I will say it again. That is one crowded shop! Saving 12" dosen't sound like much but in your shop (and I expect in mine once I populate it) saving 12" is a big deal. Do it.

[Russ Massery]

Good job it's great to see an old machine put back into use again. I found an 63'rockwell-delta bandsaw that I rehabed. It looks like the motor is from Grizzly, is it for a current unisaw? Did it bolt up with no modification?

Russ Massery

[Bart Leetch]

Russell

The motor is from Grizzly & it is for a Grizzly G1023Z & it did bolt up with no modification? Hmm what does this maybe tell us Instead of $400 + dollars it was $200.

[Ted Shrader]

Bart -

Ain't it great when you fire those old one up for the first time and they just sit there and go HHHMMMMmmmmm...... Then a piece of wood goies through and it never changes pitch. You will have a smile on you face every time you start it up.

Congratulations on a job well done,
Ted