Wolfenden 10inch Tilting Table saw.
These little Wolfenden saws for some reason I am very fond of, especially since they are a tilting arbor saw and very handy, I had one years ago that I had passed on to a good friend and kinda missed it when I did, but it has gone to a good home, it is used by its owner quite often and well looked after and cherished in his shop, and I do say hello to it when I visit.
I spotted another late last year interstate with a buy it now price of $280, I found a depo to have the machine dropped of and then $150 to get it back down to Melbourne.
For some reason all the planets were in alignment and proceedings went very smooth, saved me around 18 hours of driving any way.
I was very pleased with the condition , it is a very old model and judging from the early wolfenden cast iron badge, which began appearing on Wolfenden Machines as early as the mid 1930's which only adds more fuel to the debate of who came up with the design of both body, styling, and tilting mechanism as this machine is very similar to the American made Unisaw made by Delta,
I mean this table saw is early Wolfenden, the last Pic may hold the key to something, a number stamped in the cast top......
D3A 0086 8584.
It is missing the fence but I can fabricate something up at a later date but for now I have put it away until I have the time to restore and give it the attention it deserves.
This one is a keeper...
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Another 10 inch wolfenden
Though not as bewdiful as the last saw added to the thread, it works like a dream. It came from my neighbour's backyard - yes out in the weather - where it was doing occasional service mainly as a ripsaw (he also owns a PK which gets to live in his workshop). The riving knife has been removed as Mark was using a 12" rip blade in it. (Henry - its not the one from Art School - not sure where Mark picked this one up from)
So I pulled it apart, cleaned it up, pulled out the 3 phase motor, tussled with a local electrical repair place for close on 3 months over motor selection, motor directions and their not terribly good customer service, got a sparkie in for a legal 15amp point, painted the base, wandered out to Capital Veneering for an offcut of Corian for the router table insert, made the sled and the biesemeyer knock-off fence and now spend a lot of time smiling as her 3 HP single phase motor purrs into action.
Having used panel saws from a Martin to SCM and god knows what in between, Felders, a Wadkin 10AGS and even a Gilbro printer's saw, this is by far the nicest table saw I ever used. :)
Except for dust. Partly I suspect because its using a 2700rpm 3HP motor, when it cuts sheet it puffs it out of every opening, crevice and crack. So I'd be most grateful to hear of other people's success taming the dust monster. The one good thing about getting to witness the pluming effect is that I've realised most of the fine stuff comes off high on the machine. So am considering closing in the motor opening, putting door bristles on the tilt slot and fitting a 4" port on the left hand side above the Buzawolf plate which would put it level just about with the lower third of the blade.
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And a word from the now wise. Test the direction of the motor BEFORE fitting it. Especially when the fitting is going to be task of Heath Robinson proportions. :roll: