Photo Index - American Machine & Foundry Co. (AMF) - MBF rel 242

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Manufactured/Badged by:
American Machine & Foundry Co. (AMF)
New York, NY

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Radial Arm Saw
Machine Size:	9"
Submitted By:	Norm Maxwell

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	MBF rel 242
Date of Manufacturer:	1958
Serial Number:	258868
Last Updated	5/15/2010 1:53:27 PM

Comments:

Craigslist purchase in Missouri. Saw had been unused a while and sitting in a shed. Table was non-original, had a musty smell, but bars and bolts are all there. I am planning to have the ways recut and replace all bearings. I have decided to repaint the base and leave the finish on the saw as is. Going to build a Mr. Sawdust table.

5-15-2010 Motor and arm bearings replaced, no need to work on ways. I took the table from my other MBF and thickness planed 1/32 off the top to help flatten and remove the rings from a paint can, then coated it with polyurethane. The arbor had to be electroplated for the new 88504 bearing to fit. The new fence and rear inserts are poplar. Added a 8" Freud combination blade. The saw makes an incredible cut.

Photo 1:

Comments: saw after table removed
Source: My kodak

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Photo 2:

Comments: Back in service
Source: My Kodak

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