When you buy a Delta/Rockwell table saw from that period (1940's-ealry 1960's), you are buying a machine that is as well engineered and built as any pro shop production machine, but on a smaller consumer grade scale. The saw he's talking about in this ,video is very much like the Unisaw, which is found in many production shops. Mine is a much smaller version, with a 9" blade, a single belt off the Back Hanger 3/4hp motor. There is no vibration at all due to the isolation of the motor from the machine itself. It is very quiet and also cuts like butter. The right blade matters. Feed rate matters. It's also quite heavy, very accurate - if I manually adjust the fence for alignment, (the manual even says to), and cuts minute of angle miters. I like the foot operated lifting casters, too. Great for a small shop space. Model 34-600, with the attached 4" jointer.
I was taught woodworking by a older gentlemen, on his Rockwell 34-400 saw. I started when I was 14 with him. When he could no longer do woodworking, he gave it to me, a couple of years ago. He passed last year at 101 and I am 56. Lots of history with him and his saw.
When I think of using my 34-450 as it whistles when I turn it on, it reminds me to be totally focused on it as I cut. The 3 belt motor shows no mercy for a careless user. I can’t imagine using any machine, especially a table saw without my eyesight.🙀
Hey, Richard. Man, can I identify with what you said. My nearly 80-year-old Rockwell is a 3-belt system as well, with a 3HP, 220V motor. I've cut oak 4 x 4s with it almost all the way through, as long as 12 feet long. It moved as fast as I could go; it was like doing a 12 foot long push-up and never once did the belts slip. After an hour of cutting, it felt like I'd done my workout for the week lol
I just got one to try from a family member who inherited it. It’s a 70’s model and looks to be in good shape. Hopefully it still works good because I plan to use that thing.
Congratulations! Some people inherit mansions and yachts and great fortunes, but you've been given something that's really useful! 😎 Mine is from the 40s and you'll find that anything that goes wrong with them is really easy to fix. Stay safe, stay productive, and stay in touch. Would love to hear about some of your projects.
Way to go! My machine is coming up on 80 years old now and I'll be using it later today. They're awesome machines and you're lucky to have started out with such a great piece of machinery!
I'm going to purchase a Rockwell 9" contractors saw this weekend, like you, assuming it's still there by then, lol. I'll use a fold down face-shield or goggles as opposed to safety glasses as I have sensitive eyes (weird since I used to wear hard contact lenses for years before the eye surgery) and even a bit of sawdust in them drives me crazy. Being allergic to cats I just have the old Victor snap traps. How does one go about finding the age of a saw? I mean, if I had to guess I'd say that model 9 I've been looking at was from the 70's or the 80's but I really have no idea.
Hey Rebel! Good question. The simplest way to get detailed information about any particular machine is to find the serial number and do a Google search using the number. Beyond that, different generations of popular equipment have specific, unique characteristics that help you date the machine in question. I have found a website to be very helpful: vintagemachinery.org . According to their mission statement, they're "devoted to information on the history, restoration and use of vintage woodworking machinery." Your question gave me an opportunity to go through the cobwebs in the back of my mind and remember all that information. Thank you for the journey Lol
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@@americasblindtradesman that's only true if kickbacks didn't exist. Also, when a lot of those cuts need to be made quickly then that is where potential injuries happen. But go ahead and keep your fingers nice and close to the blade. They're not my digits after all.
I called about one for 67.50 but I’m gonna use the table for a welding table for a heavy duty cart with caster wheels because it’s steel and the guides are square so with the extensions I have something for clamping my projects
Danny that’s a Good idea. Like you point out that it’s a substantial steel work surface and with the movable rip guide and the cross cut jibs that will allow an infinite range of angles from parallel to the rip guide to a very accurate 90° it becomes a very useful universal project jig, not only for welding but even for wood projects. I like you have found when using a dado blade or molding cutter on my saw I can make many configurations of guides and guards, or chip deflectors. I like you have found that the cast steel work surface is so substantial that with nothing more than an assortment of 50, 100, and 200 lbs magnets and an assortment of scrap metal pieces left over from steel stud and stud tracks and bar stock and angle iron scraps I can make so many job specific configurations that it becomes easier and even safer for a blind trades person to experiment and invent ways to do almost anything I’ve needed to do. Danny, you sound like you are one of those people blessed with natural creative abilities, please feel free to continue to share as you discover more ways to expand the functionality of your universal welding jig.
I have a Rockwell Beaver (Canadian) saw which looks like yours. I have a hard time adjusting the fence so that it clamps tightly to the front rail and the back rail at the same time. I can adjust it so that it clamps tightly to the front rail but then the clamping to the back rail is not tight and vice versa. Do you know of any instructions that describe the proper way to adjust the fence. There are some vague instructions in the user manual which I find to be not very helpful.
How is it this was done Dec 5 ( my birthday, gee whizz ) 2018, there are now only 863 views, only 5 thumbs up ( mine included ) and 3 thumbs down ( badge of honor )? How blind can man be they do not see the sound information shared here? Thank you ABT for sharing your knowledge. Glad also to have a saw same as My Father used for decades feeding a family of 8. More machine than show.
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When you buy a Delta/Rockwell table saw from that period (1940's-ealry 1960's), you are buying a machine that is as well engineered and built as any pro shop production machine, but on a smaller consumer grade scale. The saw he's talking about in this ,video is very much like the Unisaw, which is found in many production shops. Mine is a much smaller version, with a 9" blade, a single belt off the Back Hanger 3/4hp motor. There is no vibration at all due to the isolation of the motor from the machine itself.
It is very quiet and also cuts like butter. The right blade matters. Feed rate matters. It's also quite heavy, very accurate - if I manually adjust the fence for alignment, (the manual even says to), and cuts minute of angle miters. I like the foot operated lifting casters, too. Great for a small shop space. Model 34-600, with the attached 4" jointer.
I was taught woodworking by a older gentlemen, on his Rockwell 34-400 saw. I started when I was 14 with him. When he could no longer do woodworking, he gave it to me, a couple of years ago. He passed last year at 101 and I am 56. Lots of history with him and his saw.
Thank you very much for your story. It's very inspiring. You were truly blessed to have had such a great teacher.
When I think of using my 34-450 as it whistles when I turn it on, it reminds me to be totally focused on it as I cut. The 3 belt motor shows no mercy for a careless user. I can’t imagine using any machine, especially a table saw without my eyesight.🙀
Hey, Richard.
Man, can I identify with what you said. My nearly 80-year-old Rockwell is a 3-belt system as well, with a 3HP, 220V motor. I've cut oak 4 x 4s with it almost all the way through, as long as 12 feet long. It moved as fast as I could go; it was like doing a 12 foot long push-up and never once did the belts slip. After an hour of cutting, it felt like I'd done my workout for the week lol
I just got one to try from a family member who inherited it. It’s a 70’s model and looks to be in good shape. Hopefully it still works good because I plan to use that thing.
Congratulations! Some people inherit mansions and yachts and great fortunes, but you've been given something that's really useful! 😎 Mine is from the 40s and you'll find that anything that goes wrong with them is really easy to fix.
Stay safe, stay productive, and stay in touch. Would love to hear about some of your projects.
I love my contractor table saw that I purchase new when I was 26 now 64 still own it and made a lot of nice things with it
Way to go! My machine is coming up on 80 years old now and I'll be using it later today. They're awesome machines and you're lucky to have started out with such a great piece of machinery!
I'm going to purchase a Rockwell 9" contractors saw this weekend, like you, assuming it's still there by then, lol. I'll use a fold down face-shield or goggles as opposed to safety glasses as I have sensitive eyes (weird since I used to wear hard contact lenses for years before the eye surgery) and even a bit of sawdust in them drives me crazy. Being allergic to cats I just have the old Victor snap traps. How does one go about finding the age of a saw? I mean, if I had to guess I'd say that model 9 I've been looking at was from the 70's or the 80's but I really have no idea.
Hey Rebel! Good question.
The simplest way to get detailed information about any particular machine is to find the serial number and do a Google search using the number. Beyond that, different generations of popular equipment have specific, unique characteristics that help you date the machine in question. I have found a website to be very helpful: vintagemachinery.org . According to their mission statement, they're "devoted to information on the history, restoration and use of vintage woodworking machinery."
Your question gave me an opportunity to go through the cobwebs in the back of my mind and remember all that information. Thank you for the journey Lol
Awesome. More power to You. God Bless.
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Glad you still have all your finger. Mine will never get that close to a table saw blade
Fortunately, 1/4 inch or 1/4 mile from the blade, not touching is still not touching. LOL! Thanks for taking the time to leave me a comment. Mike
@@americasblindtradesman that's only true if kickbacks didn't exist. Also, when a lot of those cuts need to be made quickly then that is where potential injuries happen. But go ahead and keep your fingers nice and close to the blade. They're not my digits after all.
I called about one for 67.50 but I’m gonna use the table for a welding table for a heavy duty cart with caster wheels because it’s steel and the guides are square so with the extensions I have something for clamping my projects
Danny that’s a Good idea.
Like you point out that it’s a substantial steel work surface and with the movable rip guide and the cross cut jibs that will allow an infinite range of angles from parallel to the rip guide to a very accurate 90° it becomes a very useful universal project jig, not only for welding but even for wood projects.
I like you have found when using a dado blade or molding cutter on my saw I can make many configurations of guides and guards, or chip deflectors.
I like you have found that the cast steel work surface is so substantial that with nothing more than an assortment of 50, 100, and 200 lbs magnets and an assortment of scrap metal pieces left over from steel stud and stud tracks and bar stock and angle iron scraps I can make so many job specific configurations that it becomes easier and even safer for a blind trades person to experiment and invent ways to do almost anything I’ve needed to do.
Danny, you sound like you are one of those people blessed with natural creative abilities, please feel free to continue to share as you discover more ways to expand the functionality of your universal welding jig.
I have a Rockwell Beaver (Canadian) saw which looks like yours. I have a hard time adjusting the fence so that it clamps tightly to the front rail and the back rail at the same time. I can adjust it so that it clamps tightly to the front rail but then the clamping to the back rail is not tight and vice versa.
Do you know of any instructions that describe the proper way to adjust the fence. There are some vague instructions in the user manual which I find to be not very helpful.
I have the same issue with my Rockwells fence, did you ifnd anything?
How is it this was done Dec 5 ( my birthday, gee whizz ) 2018, there are now only 863 views, only 5 thumbs up ( mine included ) and 3 thumbs down ( badge of honor )? How blind can man be they do not see the sound information shared here? Thank you ABT for sharing your knowledge. Glad also to have a saw same as My Father used for decades feeding a family of 8. More machine than show.
Thank you for sharing about your father and thank you for the kind words and for liking the video. If you'd like to learn more about my videos you can join my crew at joinmikesscrew.com!
Some people only learn things the hard way.
Thanks for taking the time to comment. The lessons you learn the hard way are the ones you seem to never forget😄
Thought I was seeing Ray Charles for a sec lol
I can SEE how someone could make that mistake. Actually, when I was very young, they started me out on piano. The tablesaw came years later. lol