Dewalt Radial Arm Saw Restoration #1: Breakdown and Saw assessment

I found this saw out-of-state in Minnesota for sale by a cabinet making shop who had upgraded to an upcut saw. This is a 1962 Dewalt Powershop 1400, one of the coveted earlier models, powerful, 110 volts, and many nice features. I had a friend pick it up for me so it didn’t cost me any gas and the price was to good to pass up. At the shop he ran the saw and cut some scrap to test it out, it worked just fine. He traveled 600 miles to my house and we turned it on and it just hummed, no turn over. Let the fun begin…........

The above picture shows the saw post restoration, now rewind and lets start from the beginning.

Below is the saw before the restore (at the begining)........

To start with I sanded the contact points between both spots, and got the saw to turn over but it was evident the relay switch was bad. I was able to locate a switch in California by using the delphi forums (dewalt saw restoration forums). There were also a few other connections that needed some TLC and I wanted to change out the cord with a coiled one (like NBEAMER). I dissassemled and cleaned the saw and it is actually in great condition. Installed the new relay switch (sodered in place), new wiring (sodered in placed) and it runs beautifully.

Needed a little help in the shop.

I also installed new roller carriage bearings (from accurate bearings .com ) Much less $$$ than wolfe machinery wanted.