Photo Index - J. A. Fay & Egan Co. - Lightning 500

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Manufactured/Badged by:
J. A. Fay & Egan Co.
Cincinnati, OH.

True Manufacturer:
J. A. Fay & Egan Co., Cincinnati, OH.

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Table Saw
Machine Size:	14" +
Submitted By:	Reuben Deumling

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Lightning 500
Date of Manufacturer:	1920s?
Serial Number:	137397 (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated	1/20/2011 11:44:23 PM

Comments:

This saw was equipped with the not very common mortising attachment. To help with the balance of payments I sold the mortiser to a fellow OWWMer and it is on its way to Louisiana with the help of at least three and possibly more ruckerers.
The saw arbor was modified to run a dado stack several inches wide. A steel plate was bolted over the throat to permit a larger throat plate that could surround this dado stack. Several important parts are missing, including a fence and miter gauge(s), the tilt wheel, throat plate, and blade side cover (the latter two were fabricated but returning the saw to full functionality will require these be fabricated to original specifications.

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Comments: note the very long forks...
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Photo 2:

Comments: mortising attachment close-up; this part weighs close to 150 lbs
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Comments: motor badge; it appears the motor was rewound from 440V to 240V
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Comments: saw has arrived and we're in the process of removing the table for storage
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