Photo Index - Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl. - Homecraft

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

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Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	10"
Submitted By:	Sean McConnell

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Homecraft
Date of Manufacturer:	1940s
Serial Number:	0-749
Last Updated	3/26/2006 12:00:00 AM

Comments:

I purchased this model on eBay for $45 during the summer of 2005. It was made by Rockwell/Delta during the 1940s and sold under their more affordable "Homecraft" line of machines. It appears in the Homecraft catalog of 1948, and is listed as model number 28-110. This model retailed for $39.95 back in the day. (a PDF file of this catalog is available from this website under the Delta Manufacturing Co. category.) From the pictures you can see that I have made some progress in restoring this model back to its former glory. I replaced the cracked and dried rubber tires with some high-tech orange PVC tires that are available in various sizes on eBay. I also had to file the upper wheel-tensioning groove so it could be extended to accommodate a 72" blade. (I think originally it would have taken about a 70" blade. Good luck finding one unless you can weld your own!) I have been pleased with its performance, though a fence would be an improvement.

Photo 1:

Comments: As Purchased
Source: personal photograph

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Photo 2:

Comments: If it could be taken apart, I did!
Source: personal photograph

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Photo 3:

Comments: Back together and looking fine!
Source: personal photograph

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