Photo Index - Wilson - "High Speed Cutting Machine"

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Wilson
Providence, RI

True Manufacturer:
Franklin Machine Co., Providence, RI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Radial Arm Saw
Machine Size:	16"
Submitted By:	Larry Hampton

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	"High Speed Cutting Machine"
Date of Manufacturer:	unknown
Serial Number:	5A 1276
Last Updated	9/5/2012 10:37:43 PM

Comments:

I purchased this a few months ago from a futon manufacturer who had acquired it as part of the liquidation of an old-time furniture manufacturer some years earlier. He had not used it. It came with a vetical boring machine that was advertised on CraigsList as a drill press, and that is what I went to see. I missed the saw ad, but that is what I fell for. It was disassembled for transport, and it is still in pieces, awaiting my soothing ministrations. This saw is found elsewhere on this web site, and it is reported to be a bull of a machine. With a 16" blade and a 3-phase 5 HP motor, I can imagine that I will be able to make serious cuts. I apologize for uploading pictures of a disassembled machine, but it was on my list to do, and now I don't have to put if off any longer! More later, when it is back together and functioning.

Photo 1:

Comments: The head
Source: my D200

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Comments: Motor tag
Source: my D200

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Comments: The table is 35" x 45". The machine stands 6' tall. The arm is 34"
Source: my D200

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Comments: They don't call it a saw
Source: my D200

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Comments: The protractor
Source: My D200

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Comments: The roller bearings seen here glide on the square-section steel guides along the sides of the arm. I got lucky and found all 8 of them, though they were scattered all around the PO's shop.
Source: my D200

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