thnx, jack vines
ATF saw
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Packard V8
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ATF saw
Anyone here familiar with the American Type Founders trim saw? It has a double-ended arbor, a hinged-at-the-rear table section.
thnx, jack vines
thnx, jack vines
Last edited by Packard V8 on Mon May 04, 2009 6:42 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Hey Jack,
I am not familiar with the ATF, but would guess it doesn't have the elegant rolling table that is the heart of the hammond glider.
Are you the owner already, considering buying or selling?
Pete
On edit, here's a link to a member's saw http://memweb.newsguy.com/~mphenry/atf_ ... 's_saw.htm
I am not familiar with the ATF, but would guess it doesn't have the elegant rolling table that is the heart of the hammond glider.
Are you the owner already, considering buying or selling?
Pete
On edit, here's a link to a member's saw http://memweb.newsguy.com/~mphenry/atf_ ... 's_saw.htm
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Packard V8
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The ATF is taller than the Hammond, doesn't have the sliding table and as mentioned, has a double-ended arbor. I picked it up off craigslist just to play with it and will be passing it along soon, if anyone is really interested. Pretty rusty, but I should have the table run through the shot blaster next week. It did have the square and the little fence, which are amazingly sturdy and seriously engineered. Would be a great little saw for a model maker.
BTW - the link doesn't give me the photos. It just opens a generic site - what are the clicks from there?
thnx, jack vines
BTW - the link doesn't give me the photos. It just opens a generic site - what are the clicks from there?
thnx, jack vines
Try this and choose the atf printer's saw link- the apostrophe kills the link
http://memweb.newsguy.com/~mphenry/ShopTools.htm
Pete
http://memweb.newsguy.com/~mphenry/ShopTools.htm
Pete
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Packard V8
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My ATF is completely different than the one this guy has. Mine has a square-pyramid-shaped base, fixed table and the micro-adjustable square slides in a slot in the table. Mine does have the same small fence as that in the photos, which OP says came from another saw.
The more I play with it, the more impressed I am with the construction. The table is rusty, so I thought it should go into the shot blaster. Only three large bolts hold the table to the elevator mechanism sub-table. However, when it wouldn't separate after loosening the three bolts, I discovered two locating pins. Evidently, the table was squared to the arbor and then drilled for precision locating pins. The bolts provide clamping. Now, I'm going to have to proceed cautiously, as the pins have been rusting in the holes for about 75 years. Since they are such a point-loading device and are toward the center of the table, am not sure the best method of removing them. De-rusting the table in place is looking better all the time.
thnx, jack vines
PS: The motor, wiring and belt are pretty ragged and I had no idea it would run. What's to lose? Plugged it in and it hummed a quiet tune on the plain bearings.
The more I play with it, the more impressed I am with the construction. The table is rusty, so I thought it should go into the shot blaster. Only three large bolts hold the table to the elevator mechanism sub-table. However, when it wouldn't separate after loosening the three bolts, I discovered two locating pins. Evidently, the table was squared to the arbor and then drilled for precision locating pins. The bolts provide clamping. Now, I'm going to have to proceed cautiously, as the pins have been rusting in the holes for about 75 years. Since they are such a point-loading device and are toward the center of the table, am not sure the best method of removing them. De-rusting the table in place is looking better all the time.
thnx, jack vines
PS: The motor, wiring and belt are pretty ragged and I had no idea it would run. What's to lose? Plugged it in and it hummed a quiet tune on the plain bearings.