Photo Index - Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl. - TCS-203

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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" tilting table
Submitted By:	Andre Moos

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	TCS-203
Date of Manufacturer:	November 1952
Serial Number:
Last Updated	8/17/2005 6:09:15 PM

Comments:

Rockwell Delta TCS 203 Tilting Table saw. All castings are dated 11-52, and the serial number is stamped 110-3913. Also, an old Westinghouse 3/4 hp motor is attached.
I bought this saw after I purchased my first house. I didn't have a lot of money at the time, and I needed a table saw to get started with some furniture building. I found this saw advertised in the local newspaper's classifieds. I had no idea that such an animal existed. It was not in the best of shape, but everything seemed to be there, (including the blade guard which I removed and stored). This spring, after years of project work, I disassembled the saw and overhauled it. I managed to get most of the parts I needed to replace from my local Delta service centre, with the exception of some fibre washers, which I made myself. It operates very smoothly now, and is still remarkably accurate.
Until I find me a good old cabinet saw, I'm sticking with my trusty, tilting table saw.

Update 06-02-2005
I have recently taken the saw table to a machine shop in town for surface grinding, on a hunch that the table might be slightly warped. When I picked it up, to my shock and surprise, the machinist told me that the table was warped by .025" WOW!!! I knew it was a little off, but about 1/40th of an inch?! I have to say it was the best hundred bucks I ever spent. Besides having a mirror like finish, the table is absolutely dead flat, and it shows in the quality of my cuts.
If you are at all in doubt of your saw table being flat, find a good machine shop and get it surface ground. Like me, you will likely be surprised and thankful you did.

Photo 1:

Comments: Top front view after rebuild
Source: My digital camera

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Photo 2:

Comments: Right side - note big old motor
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Comments: The control center - major cranking required to raise the table!
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