Photo Index - Moak Machine & Foundry Co. - tilting table saw

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Moak Machine & Foundry Co.
Kimball, MI; Port Huron, MI

True Manufacturer:
Moak Machine & Foundry Co., Kimball, MI; Port Huron, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Table Saw
Machine Size:	16"
Submitted By:	Loren Woirhaye

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	tilting table saw
Date of Manufacturer:	1940s
Serial Number:
Last Updated	1/12/2012 9:51:04 AM

Comments:

A seller in Ventura, CA had this for sale. Moak made machines to U.S. government specifications so my guess is this saw served in a navy shipyard.

Photo 1:

Comments: showing enormous 3 phase motor
Source: Craigslist

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Photo 2:

Comments: Looks like the handwheel tilts the table - not a feature I've seen on the smaller tilt-table saws I've used.
Source: Craigslist

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