The First Hybred?

[Paul Douglass]

Could this be the first Hybred table saw? Motor looks like an add-on to me.

http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/tls/276577219.html

[Dick Brown]

These Craftsman saws were built by Darra-James in the late '30s and '40s Same as the # 95 D-J with a 3/4 arbor. Motor stuck out the back with two belt drive. Great saw.

[CPeter James]

That is a Darra James saw.

http://www.owwm.com/PhotoIndex/Images/1828-A.jpg

http://www.owwm.com/PhotoIndex/Images/1828-C.jpg

http://www.owwm.com/PhotoIndex/Images/3669-A.jpg

It is either a model 95 or 97. I had one and it was a fine piece of machinery. The base is formed from 3/16" plate with a heavy cast iron rim on the bottom. The top was dead on and it cut really smooth. It did have trunnions like a contractor saw, but the arbor assembly was far heavier than even my PM66.

CPeter

[Dewayne Reding]

Thanks for sharing the PICs. I never would have guessed the age correctly. They really haven't changed all that much at all.