Ed Labadie
03-21-2006, 9:53 AM
I purchased this 1979 vintage Uni at a surplus auction about a month ago & have finially got it all ready to go. After a good cleaning, there wasn't to much wrong mechanically other than the arbor bearings & belts, I did have to replace the arbor :mad: after having a really hard time removing the rusted on pulley. The table top was covered in light rust but cleaned up really good with only a few rust spots on one extension wing.
I used magnetic sign material to block off openings in the saw to promote better dust collection, there is a piece that goes over the tilt adjustment slot that isn't on in the pics. The louvered cleanout door was covered on the back side too. The magnetic sign material wasn't my idea, just copying someone else.
I made the extension table & mobile base, purchased a new motor cover & Unifence. The dust collection adapter was a little tricky, I made a "mold" the same size as the rectangular port on the saw & using a heat gun, formed a 4" piece of pvc to fit. A fernco coupling is used to hook up to flex hose.
Ed
This is what I started with.
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Finished.
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34482
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Dust collection port.
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I used magnetic sign material to block off openings in the saw to promote better dust collection, there is a piece that goes over the tilt adjustment slot that isn't on in the pics. The louvered cleanout door was covered on the back side too. The magnetic sign material wasn't my idea, just copying someone else.
I made the extension table & mobile base, purchased a new motor cover & Unifence. The dust collection adapter was a little tricky, I made a "mold" the same size as the rectangular port on the saw & using a heat gun, formed a 4" piece of pvc to fit. A fernco coupling is used to hook up to flex hose.
Ed
This is what I started with.
34480
Finished.
34481
34482
34483
Dust collection port.
34484