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Manufactured/Badged by:
Montgomery Ward | Powr-Kraft
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True Manufacturer:
Magna Engineering Corp., Fort Wayne, IN, Menlo Park, CA, Cincinnati, OH, and Raymond, MS

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Table Saw
Machine Size:	10"
Submitted By:	Andy Guss

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	TRT 3333
Date of Manufacturer:	1957
Serial Number:	3451
Last Updated	2/28/2011 12:32:05 PM

Comments:

I purchased this in the late summer of 2010 from a very friendly guy in West Jordan, Utah for $20. He had put it in the classified ads. He told me that it had a problem with the table and with the fence, that he did not use it much, but he would hold it for me. I drove down and picked it up. The table is very large and it came with two large extensions. I have put more time into restoring this machine than any other I have purchased. I still need to replace the bearings and put it all back together. I need to tackle the motor also. It has a nice, gold/ bronze hammered paint that I am leaving. I am not thrilled with the plastic knob for blade tilt and height adjustment, but this has still been a fun project. The table problem had to do with a broken leg on the plywood base, not with the saw itself. The fence was simply not connected in the rear of the saw. This saw is missing the original blade guard, which I doubt I will ever find for it, but it woudl be nice because the guard had a distinctive shape that really highlighted the particualr period quirkiness of this little saw. I am considering using angle iron to make an internal frame to try to stabilize the rather thin sheet metal body for this saw cabinet. With that done, I see no reason why this saw could not function well for decades more.

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Comments: Saw as picked up
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Comments: with extensions removed
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Comments: side of saw
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Comments: badge and paint job
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