Photo Index - W. R. Vermillion Co. - Wooden benchtop table saw.

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Manufactured/Badged by:
W. R. Vermillion Co.
Kansas City, MO

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Table Saw
Machine Size:	7-8"
Submitted By:	Larry Hampton

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Wooden benchtop table saw.
Date of Manufacturer:	1950 +/-
Serial Number:	none
Last Updated	12/15/2014 12:46:54 AM

Comments:

I purchased this a couple of years ago when answering a CL ad for a wet sander. When I got around to working on it I was stymied by my inability to find complete images of the manufacturer's decal and the Oilite decal. Members of the OWWM community re-created those images for me and I finished the restoration this autumn.
The saw is 8" high and has an 18" x 20" oaken top with what appears to be a poplar base. The motor, blade guard, throat plate, and miter gauge were all missing. I fabricated a throat plate from MDF and a miter gauge from oak and cherry. I was able to match the original paint pretty well with Rusteolum Moss Green, which was also used on the motor. Rusteolum Kakhi was used on the end bells and the throat plate.
The 1/4 hp motor, which I found on my shelf, is too small for any but the lightest jobs, and I may change that out. At present there is a circular saw blade in place, which may also need to be changed.
I tracked down the manufacturer, which still exists as a hardwood flooring supplier. The president had no knowledge of the company ever producing tools of any sort, and was surprised when I send him images of the saw and a 1950 Popular Mechanics ad featuring Whiz-Master machines. A search of his company archives was not fruitful.

Photo 1:

Comments: official portrait
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Photo 2:

Comments: as found
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Comments: Re-created decals. (Actually, stickers.)
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Comments: The arbor is on a wooden arm which pivots on the bolt on the left. It is raised and lowered manually, and locked with the knob on the right.
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