We hope to run new installments every couple weeks so stay tuned. Martin, we were thinking of you when we decided to do this project. What’s remarkable about the old Unisaw is how similar it is to those built just before the all new model came out. They look great and are extremely reliable. My two current rides are both Hondas from 1975. With a couple exceptions, which I wouldn’t afford anyway, I’ll take a vintage bike any day. For example, my other hobby is keeping and riding motorcycles.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!įreddy, "newest and fastest" doesn’t do it for me in some areas. Hey, Everyone, just catching up on your comments. – Want more videos? See all our free videos HERE. – Learn a new woodworking technique today. – Like tools? We do! Read our latest tool coverage HERE. – Sign up for our newsletters to get free plans, techniques and reviews HERE. Looking for More Free Woodworking Information? To watch the first installment of the series, click here. In the first installment, he does a general assessment of the machine, takes a look at the saw’s top, the fence and the motor it’s a big honking motor! And the wear found on the wiring will make you run to the shop to check your wires.
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(You can read an early blog entry about his find and what the saw was used for during the last 50-plus years if you click here.) He plans to refurbish the machine and as he does, I get a good look inside, outside and upside down of the saw and the restoration process.Īlong the way, Steve plans to document the work in a series of short videos that explain just what has to be done to bring this bad boy back to life. Steve picked up an old Delta Unisaw at auction. This past week publisher Steve Shanesy called me to action. When it’s necessary, I’m called into action. Of the Popular Woodworking staff, I’m the back-up video guy. Sometimes being the “Back-up” pays dividends.