Photo Index - Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl. - Delta Tilt Table Part 4 (final installment)

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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:	Eric Olson

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Delta Tilt Table Part 4 (final installment)
Date of Manufacturer:	1940s
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Last Updated	3/19/2024 5:30:50 PM

Comments:

Well, it's finally done. After several months and some head scratching, my vintage iron is finished!! It'll be a couple of more weeks before I move it into my new shop, so it's nice to be able to go out into the garage where it's stored and just look at it. You all know the feeling!! Many thanks to Keith Bohn and John Orvis for helping me solve my arbor problem. The arbor was 2 1/4" long and I couldn't get a 10" saw blade past the carriage because there wasn't enough space to mount it. John pointed out the discrepancy from the photos in Delta Tilt Table parts 1, 2, and 3 and Keith gave me the correct arbor length. With a Dremel tool and a metal cutting wheel, I reduced the arbor length to a thread width over 1 3/8" and now the blade mounts fine as well as 13/16" stacked dado cutter. This extra long arbor will be one of those old iron mysteries which will never be solved, but I'll always be scratching my head about. I just have to fine tune it and it'll be ready to go to work!! I upgraded the pullies from the original pot metal single belts to machined steel double pullies with Fenner link belts. The owner's manual reprint, as well as the Delta tablesaw and jointer guide (printed in 1938) recommend running double belts if the saw will see heavy use. I'm also running a thin kerf 10" combo blade, so the original 3/4 horse motor doesn't have as much metal to spin. All in all, I had fun with this restoration project. It just took a lot longer than my usual restorations do due to time constraints as well as having most of my tools and machinery in storage, pending the move to the new shop.

Photo 1:

Comments: Saw front
Source: me, canon a40

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Photo 2:

Comments: Overall view of top and blade guard
Source: me, canon a40

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Photo 3:

Comments: overall view of rip fence, fence bars, and saw
Source: me, canon a40

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