Photo Index - Porter-Cable Machine Co. - Model 507 Super Duty saw

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Porter-Cable Machine Co.
Syracuse, NY and Jackson, TN

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Other
Machine Size:	7 1/2 inch
Submitted By:	dick ford

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Model 507 Super Duty saw
Date of Manufacturer:	1956
Serial Number:	41976
Last Updated	5/17/2020 2:44:10 PM

Comments:

Found this on Ebay in 2007. Has the original carrying case w/three P-C blades, rip guide, wrench, operating instructions, guarantee card, an old tube of P-C grease, and a 1957 Porter-Cable tool catalog inside. Saw's listing in the catalog is "Super Duty", the motor badge says "Extra Heavy Duty". I disassembled, cleaned then hand polished with Mother's Aluminum polish. No power buffing, so the saw has the original factory buffing marks. Original bearings w/new P-C grease and power cord. Runs smooth and strong. 1953 price list for this saw kit was $125! I have watched Ebay every day since 2007, and have never seen another 507 with red and silver labels. Restoration was done in 2007 (took about a hundred hours) and it's been kept in the case ever since, still looks the same. Never been touched with bare hands.

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Comments: Old style blade guard hinges at the back. This photo was in the Feb/Mar 2011 issue of the American Woodworker Magazine.
Source: The restorer

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Comments: Motor badge has the original shellac coating that has yellowed. Says Extra Heavy Duty.
Source: The lucky caretaker

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Comments: Three black set screws adjust tension on gib for depth of cut adjustment.
Source: The lucky caretaker

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Comments: This is what the original factory finish looked like!
Source: The lucky caretaker

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Comments: The mirror finish of the base plate has a circular buffing pattern like groves in a record.
Source: The lucky caretaker

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Comments: One of the blades that came with the saw. The saw still has all it's scratches, and the brown on the edge of the label is old cement.
Source: The lucky caretaker

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