Photo Index - Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl. - Unisaw Details

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl.
Milwaukee, WI; Jackson, TN; Tupelo, MS

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Table Saw
Machine Size:	10"
Submitted By:	Robert M. Vaughan

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Unisaw Details
Date of Manufacturer:	1950
Serial Number:
Last Updated	6/12/2005 12:00:00 AM

Comments:

These component photos were taken during a rebuild of a 1950 unisaw. The old pointer bracket had some wear but was still useable. The newer style looks differently but bolts up and works fine. Current brackets use a smaller size screw to hold the pointer and don't have the locating stud in the rear. The inside of this bracket acts as a brake drum for the brass locking studs and therefore wears during years of use. On a rebuild, this is often a part that needs to be replaced.

The brass locking studs also wear over years of use and get to the point they are no longer effective and need to be replaced. If an older saw's tilt or raise/lower isn't working, its likely that these studs need to be replaced. The tilt rod must be removed to access the studs while the pointer bracket is all that has to be removed for the raise/lower stud access. The first Unisaws had flat steel hardened wedges, but these were gone by 1950.

Photo 1:

Comments: pointer bracket front.
Source: my digital

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Photo 2:

Comments: pointer bracket rear showing the locating stud on the older style
Source: my digital

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Photo 3:

Comments: Locking studs showing various wear patterns compared to new studs
Source: my camera

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