Photo Index - Delta Specialty/Delta Mfg. Co./Delta-Rockwell/Rockwell Intl. - 14" Wood/Metal, Steel Stand

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

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	14"
Submitted By:	Mark Long

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	14" Wood/Metal, Steel Stand
Date of Manufacturer:	1947
Serial Number:	54-2022
Last Updated	11/11/2009 10:54:25 AM

Comments:

Bought this from a local guy in 2003 who buys, sells, & trades lots of machinery. Its the wood/metal version. I drained the oil reservoir and filled w/ new oil and have been using it ever since. The blade guide was cracked and I did not notice that until I had it home in the shop. So I made a new guide, see the photo. I bought the belt guard & the fence setup on ebay. It had no provision for belt tensioning when I got it. So I cobbled up a tensioning system from some items in my scrap pile. The motor is a 1/2 HP Craftsman motor. That came on it and it works fine. The stand was pretty rusty, so I cleaned it up, and hit it w/ rustoleum paint. And added the pizza tray to capture dust & chips. Its a good little saw and I use it often for both wood & metal. I have a wood only version (on a cast iron stand - it needs a total restore) of this saw in my project que to fix up.

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Comments: 1947 W/M 14" bandsaw
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Comments: Shifter photo. Lever in low speed (metalcutting pos), flip to about the 8 o'clock pos to put it in direct drive (wood cutting). Run w/ the large belt in the foreground for wood cutting in direct drive.
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Comments: New blade guide I machined. The original was cracked
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Comments: Upper wheel is aluminum
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Comments: Lower wheel is alum. Someone must have balanced it. Note the wrapped wire weight.
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Comments: I added a extra outlets to the switch box. Note my homebrew belt tension dohickey.
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