MachineJunkie

That saw looks rough, but it is amazing how you can rescue these things. I would certainly pull apart that motor and try to visually inspect it before assuming it needs rewinding. Sometimes simple things are the culprit. Although the new nuts on the end of the housing make it seem that someone may h...

Hi Karen,

I would have no concerns about the accuracy. I would think it less rigid than a brand new arbor.

Never did do it though. In h=fact, I forgot that I proposed it! Not a bad idea.

Pete

Oh yeah, now I see that the lever is a chunk of the guard. Well good riddance, you will not miss it one bit. I have made those rubber bumpers many times in the past. They wear out. I used a rubber cork from the hardware store. You'll probably need to replace the screws too, they always get bent once...

Yep, that's definitely an old one. I'll have to update the post to include it. The bucket does not look original to that vintage. The table has a crossed hatched pattern that was most likely planed into the surface. My earliest G3 has this as well. Something is screwy with the motor plate. Looks mou...

Cute saw! I like the looks of the slider table mechanism. Any chance for some more pics of it? I'm not sure if the arbor is the same as the hammond arbor, but the screws are almost definitely inch. I'd guess 8-32 or 10-32. You'll need a custom bored blade. Any reputable saw shop should be able to do...

I am not sure I understand how it could stop spinning if those socket head cap screws are in place? Have you talked to forrest about possibly straightening the original blade? I wonder if they could retention it? It sucks to lose blades. I've never really had issues with wedging cutoffs. Of course, ...

Whoa that is scary! I have certainly chipped forrest blades before, but never taken a tooth off at its base like that. I am surprised that the blade stopped without the drawbar. DO you have the socket head cap screws which mechanically drive the faceplate in there or are they missing? Or do you have...

Hey Craig, That is one of the few machines I have never had apart. Sorry I am of no help.

Pete

Hi Kurt, Welcome to the forum, sorry about the initial difficulty in posting. Saw looks nice. Very interesting to see someone else's take on the task of cutting type. I am not in love with the motor and arbor above the table- would not be useful to me, but I can see if you only cut small things, tha...

Must be some kind of oddity in the pasted text. I find it's better to edit your post at Owwm, then copy the text from the editor window. Then paste it. If that is what you did, or that isn't working, why don't you email it to me and I will see if it works for me. Whole lot of effort. What a pain! Pete

I'm not sure of the value in pieces, but am pretty sure it is more valuable put together. I'm also pretty sure you can get it back together in a couple of hours at most. So, I'd recommend reassembling if you are very concerned with getting every cent out of it. It you are in a situation of time bein...

Oops, Sorry I missed this.

Unfortunately the forum software does not allow for photo hosting (desperately needs updating and I will most likely never do it)

Anyways, you need to have the photos hosted by a third party. Instructions are here
http://machinejunkie.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=173


Pete

If you had a fence to the right of the blade, any stock that you tried to rip that was wider than the kerf of the blade would hit the fence on the sliding table. Try to think if it more like a chop saw replacement than a table saw replacement. It is super great for small parts and completely excels ...

Bill it was fun to revisit this rebuild!

Pete

Accessories would't stop me from buying a saw, as they seem to come up on ebay every now and then. Finding a saw that is close and in reasonable shape is always the first step. Although I am partial to the G-100 as being the finest saw that Hammond made, I would in no means discourage you from findi...

Hi Karen,

Welcome to the forum!

I'm not sure why you would want a fence. It would require making the sliding table fence removable and goes against how the saw is designed.

Pete

Hi Mike, Welcome to the forum! When I Did this modification, it was for a friend. He modified the table. So I don;t actually have pics. The thing of note, is that we intended the dado stack to be entirely to the right of the rolling table, so only the small table on the right rear was altered. There...

Dan, you want the ruler to read correctly without the finger. This way you can by eye use the ruler. I do this all the time and often use a tape measure to hook the end of a long board, then line the 1" mark on the ruler up to an inch shorter than I want on the tape measure. This works remarkab...

Dan, two thoughts:

You could rough it out on a bandsaw with a wood blade quite easily- it's aluminum. then use your router to nab the last 1/16"

Or just make a bunch of steps with the router and your same technique.


The finish line is just around the corner!

Pete