Photo Index - DeWalt Products Co. - GP Portable

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Manufactured/Badged by:
DeWalt Products Co.
Leola, PA; Lancaster, PA; Towson, MD

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Radial Arm Saw
Machine Size:	12”
Submitted By:	Reuben Deumling

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	GP Portable
Date of Manufacturer:	1943
Serial Number:	17860 (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated	9/16/2023 1:12:33 AM

Comments:

This is my second Portable GP saw. And it is in almost every way different than the other (1945) version. This one has convex roller bearings mounted to the yoke, it has the 1.5hp motor, and the one piece cast base/column mount which features a closer-to-square frame to which the table is bolted. Another difference which we understand largely thanks to the 1943 catalog archived here is that this model features steel table rails while my other GP Portable dispenses with these as the cast base basically renders any fine leveling adjustment superfluous. The rails were not included. It also feels markedly less heavy than the 1945 version I own.
I found this saw on Craigslist close to home.

Photo 1:

Comments: left side as is
Source: seller’s photo

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Photo 2:

Comments: right side
Source: seller’s photo

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Photo 3:

Comments: motor tag
Source: seller’s photo

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Photo 4:

Comments: sliding it into my station wagon
Source: my phone held by my daughter

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Comments: safely loaded
Source: my photo

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Comments: safely unloaded, with my daughter
Source: my phone

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