Unisaw #2 a 1939 Four Footer - Pic Heavy

[Scott Hubl]

I bought another old Unisaw some may remember I bought a 1941 recently.


I saw a post about someone passing on buying a 1939 FFU.

So after awhile I decided to PM him over on OWWM and just Ask if it was still for sale or sold to someone else?

He replied and gave me the info and I ended up actually getting it ! :D

Missing the cast iron wings, and has a 3HP 3PH Baldor motor on it, the cabinet was cut to fit the new motor, BUT, Luckily it was cut and just bent inwards, still very fixable.

The original solid dust door is there as are the handwheel lock knobs too !

I already have another 1HP 1PH RI Bullet Motor for it and 1 wing plus the cast iron goose egg motor cover I got will go on the FFU and the 1941 Uni that I have will use the fiberglass reproduction goose egg I have.

Price - $250.00 :cool:


It's in Seatlle Washington but i'll get it here to me somehow.
( Friend of mine owns a machine shop and will have it shipped by YELLOW freight for me with his Discount it will only cost me about $140.00, Not bad at all.)

Here are a few Pics, I can't wait to get it from Seattle Washington to Chicago.:D

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p59/AmericanAndProud/FFUnisaw/01150501040501160220080811a21395dcd.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p59/AmericanAndProud/FFUnisaw/01151001161401040620080811a1c0f4573.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p59/AmericanAndProud/FFUnisaw/P8130011.jpg


http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p59/AmericanAndProud/FFUnisaw/P8130012.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p59/AmericanAndProud/FFUnisaw/P8130015.jpg

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p59/AmericanAndProud/FFUnisaw/FFUSerialNumber.jpg

And here you can see the "cuts" made to fit the newer style motor BUT should be an EASY fix with a little Hammer&Dolly work and a little welding as the sides were just folded over inward and all are there still.

http://i125.photobucket.com/albums/p59/AmericanAndProud/FFUnisaw/P8130014.jpg

[Seth Poorman]

Nice score Scott
Nice Score !! :eek:
I passed on one like yours a couple years ago and im kickin myself somtimes..... :confused:

[Scott Hubl]

Thanks Seth,
I plan on placing them, side by side and adding a Router table shaped and made to look like the Classic Delta Art Deco cast iron stands with a Jointech Digital SmartLift that I bought at a Rockler 25% off anything (except the usual stuff ) sale. The manager wasn't sure what to do when I brought it up to the counter and handed him my 25% off coupon, LOL Needless to say Jointech was Not excluded so I got my 25% off.:D

I still can't believe I actually found a 1939 four footed Unisaw with most of the hard to find and expensive items still with it.
As I have been buying those parts for my 1941 Unisaw I bought a fiberglass reproduction goose egg motor cover then 3 days later I came across a real cast iron one, so I have a cover for both.
Then I pop on ebay last week and a Delta 1HP 1PH RI Bullet motor pops up with a five day listing in the Chicago area, It was just posted a few seconds before I logged in and I contacted the seller to ask if he would add a "buy it now" option, he replied within a minute and we talked about it and he placed a buy it now of $150.00, I JUMPED on it and picked it up about 30 minutes later at his warehouse.

In another deal I ended up selling one of my Delta lathes and ended up trading another part along with it for his extra Unisaw cast iron wing.

Seems Fate wanted ME to have this FFU.:D

[Jim Becker]

That's a really kewel machine, Scott! Those feet really make it look unique, but more importantly, a little bit of history preservation happens when you put/keep something like this in service. Nice....

[Scott Hubl]

Thank you Jim,

I too like seeing the old American made machines come back to life and get used as intended. Gently this time around, even though they don't need to be handled that way, but kept much cleaner after all the work that goes into a restoration.

I have always liked the old Art Deco stylings of the early vintage Delta machines, only in years past I could not afford them. Kids are now getting older except our last one shes just 6 yet but I can pick up a few old machines now and sell off the tawianese stuff made today, all the better for my personal shop enjoyment.:D