Alan Turner
02-18-2005, 5:27 AM
Guys,
This is a small gloat, for a small saw. It is a 7" Hammond trim-o-saw, Model BF-10, which I hope will cut dead nuts on square. It is not the Hammond glider, but rather has the beefiest miter gauge I have ever seen. Must be 2" wide, and carefully machined. No slop at all, whatsoever!
I’ll pick it up locally in about a week, but went to examine it before bidding, and it is clean and runs well. Single phase. It came from a Philadelphia public school shop and I am guessing it was used for training purposes only, so likely has light hours. No noticeable graffiti. ( : Amazingly, it has 21.5" in front of the blade, for crosscutting. I have seen another of these, a glider with the rolling table, in a very fine cabinet shop, and they used it when extreme accuracy in cross-cutting 90's was required, and so I am hoping that this one will fill the same bill. It has the 45 degree miter attachment with it.
If anyone out there has one, or has experience with one, I would love to learn more. It came without any manual, but I will write the mfg’er, which is still in business although not making this saw, to inquire. I read the article in FWW 32, but his was a glider, and he modified the arbor and cabinet to hold a standard 10" cabinet saw blade, which I will not do. He also added a slot mortiser attachment, which I will also not do.
It is a curious little guy, and I look forward to playing with it. From the forbidden Bay, so no link, but I am attaching the photos there posted.
Alan
This is a small gloat, for a small saw. It is a 7" Hammond trim-o-saw, Model BF-10, which I hope will cut dead nuts on square. It is not the Hammond glider, but rather has the beefiest miter gauge I have ever seen. Must be 2" wide, and carefully machined. No slop at all, whatsoever!
I’ll pick it up locally in about a week, but went to examine it before bidding, and it is clean and runs well. Single phase. It came from a Philadelphia public school shop and I am guessing it was used for training purposes only, so likely has light hours. No noticeable graffiti. ( : Amazingly, it has 21.5" in front of the blade, for crosscutting. I have seen another of these, a glider with the rolling table, in a very fine cabinet shop, and they used it when extreme accuracy in cross-cutting 90's was required, and so I am hoping that this one will fill the same bill. It has the 45 degree miter attachment with it.
If anyone out there has one, or has experience with one, I would love to learn more. It came without any manual, but I will write the mfg’er, which is still in business although not making this saw, to inquire. I read the article in FWW 32, but his was a glider, and he modified the arbor and cabinet to hold a standard 10" cabinet saw blade, which I will not do. He also added a slot mortiser attachment, which I will also not do.
It is a curious little guy, and I look forward to playing with it. From the forbidden Bay, so no link, but I am attaching the photos there posted.
Alan