Vintage delta unisaw restoration. Which by all accounts most closely resembles the original delta paint color on this vintage of unisaw. 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. Ordered one of each restoration can be expensive curt blank april 7th 2009 delta sells their rockwell touch up paint in quarts and spray cans. Since its introduction in 1939 the delta unisaw has been the standard in cabinet style tablesaws.
It originally had a 3 hp single phase motor but after some money time and effort i determined it was bad. I should note that this write up is based on an early vintage unisaw. 1947 delta unisaw restoration project. In this first installment of restoring a vintage delta unisaw steve shanesy walks through the process of evaluating the condition of the saw as well as how to correct electrical problems.
Rebuilding a vintage delta unisaw things you should know but are hard to research. How to properly disassemble and clean a unisaw. See more ideas about delta table saw table saw vintage. You can order it direct 800 223 part.
The spray cans are about 12 ea and two would be enough to complete your restoration. 1968 delta unisaw 34 450 restore this is the heart of my shop a 1968 delta unisaw model 34 450. A second installment in how to rebuild a circa 1944 unisaw deltas flagship table saw. A matter of studying the parts against the parts drawings and becoming familiar to what herbert tautz had in mind when delta was designing the unisaw.
Jul 21 2018 my restored 1947 delta table saw cabinet saw. By going through the process of refurbishing a vintage unisaw i now understand why there are so many fans of these saws. As already stated above the performer is a vintage 1967 delta unisaw. Steve picked up an old delta unisaw at auction.
In this installment steve shanesy takes a look under the tabletop to rehab the inner working parts. And now its morphing into a running diary of the restoration. Even today delta still produces the unisaw.