Started my next Unisaw rebuild *pic's*

[David Eisan]

I started the tear down on one of my Unisaws today. This one came from a prision. I looked, but I didn't find any carved soap guns or knives in it :). To just look at it, it looks pretty sad,

http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/rustysaw.jpg

I cleaned up the top with Top Saver.

http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/cleansaw.jpg

Wow, does this stuff work well and it doesn't smell like puke like the Walter product I used to use did.

I checked the arbor for runout,

http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/runout.jpg

and while it wasn't too bad, I am going to replace it anyway (I already have a new one). One of the problems I have found with institutional Unisaws is that the threads the blade sit on near the flange are usually worn and the blade/arbor fit has some slop. This one is no exception, the ACME threads are worn. The arbour is very hard to turn by hand, the bearings are totally shot.

I took the saw totally apart,

http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/allapart.jpg

The guts of the saw are really in very good shape, nothing broken and very little wear on the gears. You can see the new Baldor 3hp motor beside the old 575v 2hp one. This Baldor is a *big* motor. I also have a new Danfoss mag starter for the saw. You can see a DeWALT sliding table and a Biesemeyer splitter as well. The new General T-Square (Biesemeyer) fence is in the basement still, as is the Delta mobile base.

Check out the serial tag,

http://www.federatedtool.com/david/img/serial.jpg

I have to figure out a way to preserve and re-use the prison tag.

I will take a piece of the saw with me to the paint store in the next few days and have them mix me up some Delta Gray. I have not spoken to him yet, (yoohoo, Mike!) but I hope a friend of mine will be able to paint the saw for me this week. Otherwise, I will borrow a Turbinair HVLP from work and try my hand at painting. I will also get new bearings and have the arbors swapped this week at a local machine shop I do business with all the time.

Note that this saw has a cast iron base on it, it is fairly old.

I hope to have it up and running in just a week or so, I have wanted a sliding table for a long time!

David.

[Bob Borzelleri]

Well, it looks like you might end up with a rare successful prison rehabilitation experience. Hopefully it didn't pick up any bad behaviors or attitudes while it did it's time. I'm sure that all your support (new motor, slider and arbor) will go a long way in ensuring that recidivism will not be on the horizon. Do you know what it was in for?

...Bob

[Tim Morton]

thats a nice saw you have there!!! Can't wait to see pictures of the completed project!!!:cool:

[Bart Leetch]

Hey that looks great. :eek: Just about like my saw did when I got it. :D

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=15000

[Dev Emch]

You Lucky Dog or Dawg! Forget which is correct useage here. What is it that they call knives in a prison? Shives or something like that:rolleyes:

So you have a canadian made unisaw with a cast iron base getting a new baldor motor with a danfoss mag starter and a general fence with a dewalt sliding table. Talk about an indentity crises:p Actually I think its very cool.

Just for the record, unisaws with cast iron bases are highly desirable! The only one more desireable is the one with four separate feet in the base.

Do you have a motor cover? There is a guy on the owwm forum who got a foundary in PA to make a number of cast iron gooseegg covers and he has been selling these. If you need a goosdegg motor cover, this may be the ticket. I am not sure if your saw was shipped with the gooseegg cover or not.

You do need to try to salvage that prison tag! How is unclear but you need to try to keep it. It just too cool not to.

So what is the deal on the sliding table? Was this made to fit the unisaw or are you modifying one for the hybrid saw? Tell us more about it and how you eventually get the thing installed. Give us pictures please.

Thanks.

[David Eisan]

So you have a canadian made unisaw with a cast iron base getting a new baldor motor with a danfoss mag starter and a general fence with a dewalt sliding table. Talk about an indentity crises:p Actually I think its very cool.

Do you have a motor cover? There is a guy on the owwm forum who got a foundary in PA to make a number of cast iron gooseegg covers and he has been selling these. If you need a goosdegg motor cover, this may be the ticket. I am not sure if your saw was shipped with the gooseegg cover or not.

So what is the deal on the sliding table? Was this made to fit the unisaw or are you modifying one for the hybrid saw? Tell us more about it and how you eventually get the thing installed. Give us pictures please.

This really will be a United Nations piece of equipment with all the brands I am using :).

This saw has the cast iron base, but it does not have the oval motor cut out that takes the cast iron goose egg motor cover. It came with the bolt on box type dust door.

I am going to try and fit the DeWALT 746 sliding table to the Unisaw. I am not quite sure how to do it as I have not opened the box and read the instructions, but how hard can it be? (famous last words...) I am sure I will have to make some brackets and use a little duct tape, but I get 'er on.

David.

[mike malone]

[QUOTE=David Eisan]I started the tear down on one of my Unisaws today. This one came from a prision. I looked, but I didn't find any carved soap guns or knives in it :). To just look at it, it looks pretty sad,

hi dave
i've done a lot of Delta and PM restores and found that the "critter" spray gun ($40) is perfect for the job. I get HD to mix up some oil based paint (and they are real good at matching the old delta colors).
good luck, have fun
mike

[Michael Gibbons]

It looks like a project I would tackle if I wanted to cuss alot and pull out what little hair I have left. Did you replace the 3ph motor with a 1 ph?