Nice purchase!
On every Tannewitz I've seen, the tables are hand scraped, not ground. If it has random rectangular markings, it's been scraped to a finish, not ground. Definitely not something you'll find on today's machines.
http://www.woods-metal-shaping.com/scraping/
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- Thu Mar 31, 2011 10:22 am
- Forum: General
- Topic: tannewitz xj project
- Replies: 24
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- Fri Mar 04, 2011 11:06 am
- Forum: Rebuilding: Tips and Pics
- Topic: Tannewitz Model J250
- Replies: 38
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Thanks for the reply and info. Kind of what I thought. Seems way too tight to come out from under the arbor and then go all the way behind the blade. Not sure I'd trust a bracket that long and thin to be rigid enough with a big knife attached to it. What do you think are the prospects of machining a...
- Tue Mar 01, 2011 5:30 pm
- Forum: Rebuilding: Tips and Pics
- Topic: Tannewitz Model J250
- Replies: 38
- Views: 73889
Nice job on the rebuild! I have a question for you... A while ago over on OWWM there was a discussion of Tanny versus Oliver table saws. The issue of a riving knife on the Tannys was broached but never cleared up as I recall. From your pics, it looks clear that there is no riving knife on the J250. ...