Hello everyone. I have an opportunity to buy what I think is a 1946 Unisaw and was just wondering if I could get some feedback on if I should pull the trigger or not. The saw looks to be in fairly decent shape for its age but it's missing the dust door and motor cover. I was also wondering if there is any aftermarket riving knife for This saw. Thanks
I pulled the trigger. Thanks for the help gentlemen. Does anyone know if the new adjustable riving knife from shark guard would work on this saw? Thanks
You also might want to think about a fence upgrade. Those old saws are built like tanks, but the fences really left something to be desired until the Unifence/Biesemeyer came around. I recommend the Very Super Cool Tools fence, but any t-square style fence will be better than the original one that came with it (assuming it hasn't been upgraded).
I already started to take apart the saw to clean it and check it over. So far it's in pretty good shape and everything seems to work smooth. The only problem is the table is in rough shape cosmetically but shouldn't effect operation at all. As far as the fence goes I think I'm going to swap over my T2 from my craftsman 113. Thanks
The motor on that saw is probably an induction/repulsion motor unless it was changed. The rotation of the
motor is changed by rotating a plate on the inside of the motor, and if you disassemble the motor the motor
will have to be timed-the plate correctly placed- for the motor to operate properly.
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