MachineJunkie

Pete, I make the blade changes with the arbor raised as far as it will go. There is an adjustable stop collar on the raising screw and I don't recall whether I had to adjust it to allow raising high enough. Getting a 10" blade in and out is tight but not problematic. Next time I'm in the shop I...

Here are three more pictures showing the arbor construction. I turned a new arbor from scratch using some tool steel I had on hand. To preclude a lot of excess stock removal from a large bar, the inner flange was welded onto the partially completed arbor then trued up as one of the final operations....

Below are some photos and associated explanations of many of the modifications I have made over the years to this saw. http://metalworking.com/dropbox/hammond_glider_g100_001.jpg A front view showing how I added a table extension to the right. The extension was a good place to use a nice piece of 2&...

I just found this site as I was looking for info online to assist a friend in his search for a Hammond Glider. I've owned a Hammond for over 25 years as my primary table saw. I've had four of them in all, two I modified for my use and the other two I sold to friends for what I paid for them. In the ...