| 32ojdidit |
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| 06/17/12 11:02 AM |
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Re: think this is worth $100?
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toolie said:
very pretty finished product. yours is more like the one shanesy reworked in his unisaw rebuild video series. love the power activation switch. did you keep the bullet motor? according to shanesy, it's a beast. and, after removing the original 3 hp baldor from my unisaw, if' it weighed more than mine, that's an appropriate characterization. as pretty as the saw is, how much did you wind up putting into it over the $400 purchase price? it would be interesting info as i get further into reworking this early 70s vintage unisaw. BTW, where did you find the replacement internal dust deflector? and if you replaced any of the manufacturers labels, do you have a source for them?
Thank you. Not sure if you noticed in the background of the picture that I already had a Unisaw. When I saw this one for sale I impulse bought it for a fun project and it was worth every penny just in fun.
I kept the bullet motor. I think it weighs 85 pounds but seems heavier. I didn't replace the bearings I probably should have while I had everything apart. The saw was very poorly maintained but had not suffered any trauma. It had the wrong motor pulley for some reason so I bought the right size but got burned when they sent me a bent one. It need up taking about 6 weeks to get the thing done with parts problems.
Most of the additional money I put into the saw was in the fence and rails. It had a Unifence but I really prefer the Beisenmeyer. I can't remember exactly what I paid but it was around $300 or $400 dollars. I got $150 for the Unifence. Ended up with less than $900. I wasn't bring to make a profit off it, just a cool project.
The dust deflector was loose and pretty beat up from the saw blade. I was able to beat and file it into pretty good shape...very usable anyway. Found one on ebay about the same time in perfect shape. I can't remember if I replaced it or not
All the labels and tags look pretty good. The switch cover was a bit dented. It looked like someone used a heavy stick to flip the switch while holding up a piece of plywood. They missed the switch a lot. I have seen some nice replacements on ebay but sellers seem to very proud of them.
I have good machine shop connections and had a friend resurface the top. It is shiny and flat but I think it would have been better to just clean with soap, scotchbrite and WD40. then a lot of wax.
Your saw I think has a square hole for the motor. That leaves you with a lot of motor options without butchering the cabinet. Yeah, I am a bit of a preservationist, But I also use the tools I refurbish.
Electric motors are not my area of expertise....but I can install new cords, which I did. (got rid of the washing machine cord it came with)shot of the machined top:
