What is it? PICS

[Steve Mathews]

Anyone know what this is? It has "SAW-MITE" cast into the aluminum piece.
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[Lee Schierer]

Scrap metal.:D

[Lloyd McKinlay]

From what I find it is a miter saw system of some type. Do you mount a circular saw in some manner?

https://pugetsoundestateauctions.com/auction/vintage-estate-auction-9/lot-57-saw-mite-components-saw-miter-gauge-system

https://harmeyerauction.hibid.com/lot/64719-194436-191448/saw-mite-ii-and-work-bench/

[Maurice Mcmurry]

It is.... Entertaining to look at! I hope someone knows more.

[Steve Mathews]

Both Lloyd and Lee nailed it. It's apparently part of a miter saw system using a circular saw and since I only have part of it all goes into the scrap metal pile. Thanks all for the input.

[Rich Engelhardt]

It's a kit to turn a circular saw into a radial arm saw.
It also came with an adapter
for a router - according to this:
https://books.google.com/books?id=aOQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA12&lpg=PA12&dq=%22Saw-Mite%22&source=bl&ots=o6Gt30PXXD&sig=ACfU3U1AERAYdYXcyr7y3E-zjUZVun6qAA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwickIqdpYj9AhX7JEQIHaQlBXUQ6AF6BAgEEAM#v =onepage&q=%22Saw-Mite%22&f=false

[Howard Rosenberg]

Rich,

Finding that magazine was certainly an interesting piece of detective work on your part.

Not sure when it’s from but the pricing for some of those objects was surprisingly high.

I guess it’s the difference when things were made here in North America by our neighbours and when manufacturing fled offshore.

[David Dockstader]

Rich,

I stand in complete awe of your research capabilities!!! I was my club's Resource Director (i.e. Librarian) for 15 years and I did a lot of research for our members, but finding a part listed in an advertisement in a magazine that was almost 40 years old is INCREDIBLE! I don't know how you did it, but you deserve some serious kudos.

[Maurice Mcmurry]

We have an interesting community of old tool enthusiasts. Several of whom would want that in their collection. The Missouri River Valley Steam Engine Association has a large grounds and big annual event. Quite a few members have workshops on the grounds that are also museums. Some of the clever Old Timers would get that working and put on display next to things like this.

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[Rich Engelhardt]

While I'd love to be known and feared as a Google-god - finding meaningful information about saw-mite is just a couple of quote marks vs non-quoted.
Saw-mite doesn't return much - but - Google "Saw-Mite" and the Popular Mechanic's December 1984 article appears.