Hammond Trim-o-saw

[bigbore1934]

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[Steve V.]

Sweet! I'd like to find one of those within reach (no freight shipping). I have a PM 66 with a 52" fence that's like re-positioning an aircraft carrier when I want to use it.

 

[rlitman]

I have a PM66. I put UHMW tape on the contact surfaces of the fence, and waxed the rails. I won't say it glides on air, but it moves with a finger's touch. Best addition to it was a Wixie DRO.

Those Hammond saws are really really nice. Just small.
Looks like it needs a custom blade though. That's not something I'd look forward to replacing.

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

That's a really neat Hammond saw bigbore. I have a Glider which is a bit newer than your trim saw. Despite their small size these saws are very useful for so many projects. I know their are lot's of people who modify them trying to make them more like a standard table saw but I left mine pretty stock as well. All I added was some casters so I could wheel it out for use. Here are a couple pics of my Glider right after I got it and shined it up a bit. Love these little saws. Ed.

 

[Cope]

Nice saw. Where do you find blades?

 

[Toolfool]

Cool ! I wouldn't mind having one of those.

 

[Modern Garage]

Pretty neat saws. I've never seen one before.
When you find one does it come with an old steering wheel or do you have to supply that yourself?
(Ducking to avoid the wood scraps coming my way.)
Joe

 

[rlitman]

carbide tipped and I have extras luckily......

I've known of several saw shops that retip carbide blades, and most will sharpen them, so long as the carbide is thicker than what you would find on a disposable blade.

The only catch is the turn-around time can be maddening if you only have one blade, but since you have a few, it sounds like you're all set.

The Hammond is an interesting saw. I can see how it would really be nice for cross cutting. And the fact that the blade can be exposed above center on one side is interesting too. Not useful for a full cross cut, but useful to get that perfect up to the knife line edge on a miter for example.

 

[BombShelter]

Thanks for the photos! I grew up in Kalamazoo and loved all the machinery manufacturers we had. I worked a brief temp job at Hammond but they were doing the finishing equipment at that point. Great location, they were surrounded by the mint supplier to Wrigleys, the whole area smelled like mint!

 

[Oregon rock crusher]

I'm not loaded with blades like bigbore but I'm pretty sure the last one I bought came from Forrest. The people in this link seem to have them also. http://www.blademfg.com/carbide-tipped-printers-saw-blades/
It isn't too difficult to modify a standard blade if you can drill hard steel. You can leave those little carbide trim bits showing in this pic out also. Ed.

 

[catalytic]

Those are awesome saws. ONE thing to be aware of: they were designed and used to cut lead type -- not wood. This means that there is a good likelihood that your saw is still covered in lead dust (especially the internals). As someone with firsthand experience with lead poisoning, I can tell you that you want to be really careful you don't get lead in your system or track the dust indoors where kids will be exposed. If it were mine, I would put on a painter's suit and gloves, take the tabletop(s) off, and give it a really thorough washdown at the very least (and not somewhere where the runoff will stick around your house). Don't bring the painter's suit/gloves back inside when you're done.

Also, Forrest and Woodworkerstoolworks can bore out blades to fit your machine. Many people modify them slightly to accept a larger blade. You're going to love that saw next time you make drawers or boxes.