Jeff Horton
05-06-2006, 11:13 PM
1946 DeWalt GP Radial arm saw. 12" blade and 2 HP motor.
Before - just after I unloaded it off the trailer.
http://www.kudzupatch.com/woodshop/DeWaltras/before.jpg
During - pieces scattered all over the table with a lot of disassembly not even done at this point.
http://www.kudzupatch.com/woodshop/DeWaltras/during1.jpg
After - Almost ready to go. Just need the switch installed (it was still wet with paint) and reinstall the table.
http://www.kudzupatch.com/woodshop/DeWaltras/after.jpg
The most amazing thing to me is how original this saw was/is. Most of these saws at least get modified and many get butchered up. It is only missing one part and I am looking for that now.
I only replaced a a few rusty screws. Everything was in working order once it was cleaned up.
The paint had faded to green looking color. The saw is supposed to be dark gray but I couldn't find it so I settled for the universal machine gray. I painted it lighter color than original because I wanted to use rattle cans and not have to set up my spray gun and clean it each time. I like work on one or two pieces at a time rather than trying to get them all ready to paint at one time.
Now I can remove the two junky RAS's in my shop! I am going to try to recycle the old extension tables for use with this one.
Next up is 1946 Unisaw and shaper.
Before - just after I unloaded it off the trailer.
http://www.kudzupatch.com/woodshop/DeWaltras/before.jpg
During - pieces scattered all over the table with a lot of disassembly not even done at this point.
http://www.kudzupatch.com/woodshop/DeWaltras/during1.jpg
After - Almost ready to go. Just need the switch installed (it was still wet with paint) and reinstall the table.
http://www.kudzupatch.com/woodshop/DeWaltras/after.jpg
The most amazing thing to me is how original this saw was/is. Most of these saws at least get modified and many get butchered up. It is only missing one part and I am looking for that now.
I only replaced a a few rusty screws. Everything was in working order once it was cleaned up.
The paint had faded to green looking color. The saw is supposed to be dark gray but I couldn't find it so I settled for the universal machine gray. I painted it lighter color than original because I wanted to use rattle cans and not have to set up my spray gun and clean it each time. I like work on one or two pieces at a time rather than trying to get them all ready to paint at one time.
Now I can remove the two junky RAS's in my shop! I am going to try to recycle the old extension tables for use with this one.
Next up is 1946 Unisaw and shaper.