From W. Germany by way of Colorado.

[Brian Holcombe]

A new old saw, born in 1985 and practically untouched. Unearthed from a basement in Colorado, shipped to NJ and put back into a basement.

Here is the timid beast, we must approach carefully.






A closer look:





Now to find a spanner wrench and run duct! Ugh...

Long day, I tore it down to nuts and bolts, with the help of my dad, and lugged it down the stairs to reassemble. Was a piece of cake mainly. The table had some weight to it and the moving parts as well but overall not bad.

Cool thing about this saw is that a double miter can be attached to the table top, bolted tight and the entire table top will move if so desired. It moves on a large linear rail.

I spent a few minutes tuning up the slider, was pretty straightforward.

[Patrick McCarthy]

Sweet! Did JC the gentle giant help find that gem? I will admit to some envy . . . .

[Ray Newman]

Lucky you! Those are very good saws.

[Edwin Santos]

That saw looks vaguely familiar. Does it have a slot mortiser function built into it?

Nice score!

[Patrick Walsh]

Wow Brian your really on a machine purchasing tear.

How come we have yet to see the Maka make some cuts. Has the project stalled for some reason.

You gotta get some rubber flooring I’d go mad vacuuming up the dust 300 times a day.

I got mine cheap froma place that sells high end gym equipment. They sold me there offcuts from projects for a huge discount and it’s way nicer than any of the options from just about anywhere.

Like the color on that machine

[Brian Holcombe]

Thanks gents! Very much looking forward to making some sawdust. Thanks Patrick, actually Chris Hall found it for me.

Edwin, this one doesn’t have the mortiser, instead it has a double miter/rolling table setup. Looking through the manual it appears there were a lot of options for these machines.

Some interesting things; They were outfitted with Baldor motors and 5/8” arbors. I found it interesting to not find a metric motor but that makes repair work easier.

Thanks Patrick, I had a feeling you would like the color and gloss! I like it, your thread has won me over on the green paint. Totally agree on the rubber mats, I need them now mainly so I can move the machines around.

This will probably end my machine buying binge (for now) since I’m near completely out of space.

The maka is almost complete, I was absolutely swamped with work last month. Every waking moment was work, so I will get back to the maka soon and wrap it up.

[Jim Becker]

Very kewel...I can't wait to "fondle" that on my next visit!!

[Brian Holcombe]

Haha! Thanks, Jim! Should be up and running soon so you’ll be able to test it out.

[Bryan Lisowski]

Brian, that's a sweet looking machine. The main cabinet, how does it compare to a typical cabinet saw.

[Mark Hennebury]

Nice saw Brian. Always liked Ulmia, they made some nice stuff.

[David Kumm]

Good get Brian- although I was hoping you would restore Mark's Robinson. Dave

[Robert Hazelwood]

Wow, that thing looks brand new. Pretty nice not to have to mess with restoration work. Excellent find! What's the sliding stroke on that machine?

[John TenEyck]

Brian, so that's why the blade insert has such a long slot? Required so the top can slide? I'd really like to see how that works. The range of motion looks limited if that's how it works, but it ought to be great for high precision work on relatively narrow stock.

Sure is a nice looking saw. Typical German precision.

Now about that carpet.

John

[michael langman]

With all of the adjustments on that tablesaw it looks like the Ulmia leaves no room for error!