Picked up an odd table saw this weekend.

[sscherin]

An add on Craigs list caught my eye Friday night..

It said.. Free garage sale Saturday at 8am.. and listed a ton of stuff they were giving away..
One of those items was "Old Table saw (works)"

How could I not try to get it.. hehe
I arrived at 8am ad looked around but didn't see it.. I thought I must have missed it.As I'm walking out I see a metal miger gauge hangin the side of on an old wood work table plus a few saw blades..

I stopped to grab the miter and noticed this wood table has a saw blade sticking out of the top and a motor hanging off the back..WTF? It's the table saw! It's made of wood...

Figuring I can't get in too much trouble since it's free I grab n go..
Worst case I'll have a nice 1/2 hp induction motor, miter gauge and a work table for the kids on the back porch.

I got it home and looked it up.. Turns out I'm now the owner of a Gil-Bilt table saw.



I'll post pics tomorrow if anyone wants to see what a wood saw looks like.

[dielectric]

Very cool, I'd love see some pictures.

We actually went in search of Gil-Bilt about two months ago in St Charles MO, I think they've closed up shop. There's a locksmith at the most recent address, and the phone number just rings.

[Knottscott]

Nice!

You got me wondering if you could fit an old cast iron top to it. I've bought several older Emerson made Craftsman contractor saws and parted them out. The cast iron top is the one item that I usually end up tossing or giving away because it's cost prohibitive to ship...point being they should be cheap/free and might just work. The tops are a standard 27" deep and 20" wide with no wings.

Good luck. Looking forward to seeing the pics.

[LinuxRandal]

Very cool, I'd love see some pictures.

We actually went in search of Gil-Bilt about two months ago in St Charles MO, I think they've closed up shop. There's a locksmith at the most recent address, and the phone number just rings.

What address do you have? I know they were around in January, by this:
http://gilliom-gil-bilt-tool-hunter.blogspot.com/

But with the current economy, I could see it being moved to their house and the phone only answered when home.

Still would love to see pics. I've always thought I may build the bandsaw some day.

[docrowan]

What address do you have? I know they were around in January, by this:
http://gilliom-gil-bilt-tool-hunter.blogspot.com/

But with the current economy, I could see it being moved to their house and the phone only answered when home.

Still would love to see pics. I've always thought I may build the bandsaw some day.

Thanks for the link. Looks very interesting. I don't think I'd like to build my own table saw, especially since I have the BT3100 now, but I find the idea of building my own bandsaw intriguing.

[LinuxRandal]

Thanks for the link. Looks very interesting. I don't think I'd like to build my own table saw, especially since I have the BT3100 now, but I find the idea of building my own bandsaw intriguing.

Cost wise, you would probably be money ahead to find a used, ready to go one. In my case, basement/shop access, is a pain, with a kit, I could make it down there, and make it so I could disassemble it IF I ever had to move.

[sscherin]

This is the most current address I could find..
Phone rings.. Nobody has answered yet.

Gilliom MFG Inc
500 Boonslick Road
Saint Charles, MO 63301
(636)724-1812
Contractor Equipment & Supplies

Google Street view does show a lock smith sign on the building but it's looks like it's divided into units.
The roll up door on the end has a different sign but I can't read it.

[sscherin]

Pics a day late

Sorry about the mess..
It's out in the shed with the lawn mowers and other junk till I figure out what to do with it.

Turns out it has a 3/4 HP Dayton motor on it..

I noticed when I was taking pics that it had a small sawdust fire inside at one time.
I guess that is a danger of having a wooden saw. It'll burn.

[troy]

Very Cool. Someday I would like to build all my woodworking machines out of wood. You can do some pretty cool things with the technology we have and there are some very heavy woods you couild use for the top etc.

[Uncle Cracker]

Very Cool. Someday I would like to build all my woodworking machines out of wood.

Next thing you know, you'll be wanting to build an oven out of meat loaf...

[crokett]

Very very cool find, although I might be tempted just to recycle the saw body if I could and either sell or re-use the motor. I don't know that I'd want a wooden saw though, with as much as wood moves around.

[BrazosJake]

Nice!

You got me wondering if you could fit an old cast iron top to it. I've bought several older Emerson made Craftsman contractor saws and parted them out. The cast iron top is the one item that I usually end up tossing or giving away because it's cost prohibitive to ship...point being they should be cheap/free and might just work. The tops are a standard 27" deep and 20" wide with no wings.

Good luck. Looking forward to seeing the pics.

Sacrilege, throwing out good, flat cast iron!

[Black wallnut]

Guys this is a revived thread from July!

[sscherin]

Yeah but it's still sitting on my back porch
I gave the motor to my FIL for his old Rockwell jointer when his motor fried.
The case I use as a back yard work table.

[just started]

Is that supposed to mean it's no longer interesting?