Delta/Milwaukee table saw

[cork58]

Father in law was having trouble with his 1956 Sears table saw. Burning wood, very hard to feed and pinching between blade and fence. He thought for sure it was the bearings in the arbor. Loaded it up and brought to my shop. Arbor good, alingments off maybe 0.10. Adjusted entire saw and the rip fence. Cutting like it was new. Took to his shop and reset it. Just as a final I did another test rip. Smoke! After much ado found the rubber oil ring in the end of the clamp on rip fence had over time flattened out an would turn. Therefore the works no works. Installed a rubber gasket thicker than the orginal and worked like new.

Now he says to take the OLD saw and see if I can get it to work like the NEW one. He's 87 so I guess 1956 isn't old to him. We drag out this Delta saw that must weight in at 125 lbs. I took the top off and it must weight in at 75 lbs by its self. Got it moved to my shop, put it together and couldn't find anything wrong with it! I called him and ask what was supposed to be wrong with it. Nothing, its old and since I got his new saw working he didn't want it taking up room in his shop, afterall I have more room than him!

I ran the serial number on it. I have a table saw that is older than I am (BY A YEAR), its a 1947 model 34-307. Can't find the one thing it came with, the blade guard. If anyone could lead me in the right direction I'd be in you debt. With that I would have a complete as sold saw.

[cabinetman]

You might check out:
http://www.leestyron.com/

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[cork58]

Thanks cab man but I really want the guard it came with, it is something to complete the orginal saw. I know there is better stuff out there and I do use the Shark on my other BT3000's. Just would like to have the guard it came with. Its having something of my father in laws that is important to me. He bought it new as well. Think about a saw from 1947 and all the things he made with it. In 1947 the ALCAN wasn't finished, it had to come by steamship!

[toolguy1000]

try this site:

http://vintagemachinery.org/

participants there focus on old WW machinery. someone there can probably point you in the right direction.

and what is the ALCAN that had to come by steamship?

[woodturner]

and what is the ALCAN that had to come by steamship?

The Alaskan-Canadian highway.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Highway

Wiki says it was finished in 1942, however, so a 1947 saw could have been trucked in (assuming the Wiki is correct).

The ALCAN was constructed as part of the war effort, so it certainly was completed before the end of the war.

[LCHIEN]

ALaska-CANada was the first road connecting Alaska to the lower states.
Before that, any large, heavy items had to go to Alaska by steamship, there were no roads, no trains.
just to make it clear.

[kramer katt]

delta milwaukee

try the website OWWM.org
they have a members buy/sell/want forum SWARF
parts for these also come up frequently on Ebay

[toolguy1000]

owwm.org is now vintagemachinery.org.