Photo Index - J. D. Wallace & Co. - J D Wallace Mortiser

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Manufactured/Badged by:
J. D. Wallace & Co.
Chicago, IL

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Mortising Machine
Machine Size:	1/2 HP
Submitted By:	David Gandy

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	J D Wallace Mortiser
Date of Manufacturer:	1960's
Serial Number:	9-969
Last Updated	4/19/2011 4:13:59 PM

Comments:

I bought this machine March 2011 from a Craigs list ad in Tulsa for 100 bucks. Machine had been sitting outside at a lumber mill some time prior to the PO's acquisition, afterwards he said it had been stored under cover but not ran for more than twenty years. I completely disassemble the machine, reworked the motor, used three cans of penetrating oil and broke a casting on the table attempting to take it apart. finished the restoration April 19th, 2011.

Photo 1:

Comments: This is the finished restoration of the Wallace Mortiser
Source: My digital camera

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Photo 2:

Comments: This is how it looked the morning after I brought it home, for some reason, someone attached a chain from the base to the foot lever
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Comments: These were the tubes that gave me the most trouble, you can see where I broke the casting
Source: My digital camera

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