Rick Fisher
11-11-2008, 2:39 AM
This has been a long haul. Shortages of time and access to parts has put this restoration at about 4-5 months now.
This is the origional, bought at an online auction.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMG_0907-1.jpg
The saw was in a factory. It was pretty much trashed. The condition was much worse than I expected.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMG_0917.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMG_0911-1.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMG_0923.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMG_0913.jpg
That last photo sum's it up. The saw was a blade breaker. Somewhere along the line, they had replaced the motor and used a bigger pulley. The surface feet per minute was up in the mid 5000's and it had damage everywhere from blades breaking.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/P1010472.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/P1010469.jpg
The guides are new, from Carter. New motor from Baldor.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/P1010474.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/P1010459.jpg
I ended up taking it all apart, cleaning, painting and new parts.
I had custom tires made up by SGTool. Very good guys.
I am still waiting for a new switch/starter. Wheel kit (so I can move it). foot pedal, knob for the fence and table insert.
The new motor is a 5hp Baldor. The first switch showed up faulty, I put a smaller pulley on it :) the blade speed should be about 4200 sfpm.
I hope to have all the parts, and have it running by Xmas. I dont know how long parts from SCMI will take.
This is the origional, bought at an online auction.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMG_0907-1.jpg
The saw was in a factory. It was pretty much trashed. The condition was much worse than I expected.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMG_0917.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMG_0911-1.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMG_0923.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/IMG_0913.jpg
That last photo sum's it up. The saw was a blade breaker. Somewhere along the line, they had replaced the motor and used a bigger pulley. The surface feet per minute was up in the mid 5000's and it had damage everywhere from blades breaking.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/P1010472.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/P1010469.jpg
The guides are new, from Carter. New motor from Baldor.
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/P1010474.jpg
http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m455/jokerbird_photo/P1010459.jpg
I ended up taking it all apart, cleaning, painting and new parts.
I had custom tires made up by SGTool. Very good guys.
I am still waiting for a new switch/starter. Wheel kit (so I can move it). foot pedal, knob for the fence and table insert.
The new motor is a 5hp Baldor. The first switch showed up faulty, I put a smaller pulley on it :) the blade speed should be about 4200 sfpm.
I hope to have all the parts, and have it running by Xmas. I dont know how long parts from SCMI will take.