Recent content by Stewie D

That was the biggest that Dawn made. The swivel version in that size would be somewhat rare. The only other 8" ones I have seen on either Gumtree or ebay over here have all been the fixed engineers vices and in the last five years I have only seen probably three other 8" ones for sale. One of...

I agree. Great saw at a great price. I've never seen a guard like that either. Were they optional extras from the factory or some shop built gadget for a dado blade or something? Here's another thread where a guy has bought an MBC - similar vintage to yours with the same "spatter paint " effect...

Yep, I agree too. Restore it at your leisure. You'll enjoy doing it and at the end of the day have something that really hasn't cost a lot and is handy even if used infrequently. I bought an old Duro Scrollsaw for exactly the same reason. A quick cleanup, a few new blades and I was good to go...

Thanks for that link CW. Much appreciated. Your smaller 3" one certainly looks similar. I'll have a look through those catalogues later today. Cheers, Stewie

I think you'll find it is older than you think GB. I have a Makita LS1440 which I bought in 1982 and yours looks decidedly older than that and like yours probably is, the base is not cast ali but cast iron so it's as heavy as. Stewie

CW ? What's that ? Stewie

Thanks FMC1959. Yes, I've had a look at some of the Dawn models in person. I have a 5" Dawn as well and have had a good look on several occasions at some of the others on ebay and Gumtree but nothing like this one. Dawn also likes to cast their name in just about all their products so I assume...

Here is the link to a DeWalt Rel. No. 25 that has been restored and just looks superb. http://vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=8854 It is probably only a minor variant of your No. 23. The last photo in that OWWM shows the same original "spatter paint " effect. The saw in this link...

6" Unknown Vice First time poster but long time lurker of mostly this thread and the home workshop ( garage gallery ) threads. I picked up this 6" metal vice recently pretty cheaply and was wondering if any of you knowledgeable guys would know what brand it could be ? Apart from the "No 6 " cast...