Old Cabinet Table Saw

[oldcragoon]

I am assisting an older gentleman in finding out what his collection of "stuff" is worth, if anything. I am attaching pictures of a table saw he has in his garage. You can see most of the information in the pictures. It does have "Cabinet Saw" on the front of the casing to the right of the on-off switch. As you can see there are the initials A-B on the switch, but that may just be something on the switch. Anyone know what we have here?

Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

 

[tombell572]

AB stands for Allen Bradley which is the company that manufactured the switch. They make electrical controls. Nice interesting old saw.

Tom B.

 

[dep5]

Excerpt: Anyone know what we have here?

Looks like a vintage contractor's saw (external motor) with tilting table-the table tilts and the arbor is stationary.

furthermore . .
Quote from Scotsman on 'lumberjocks':They used to make large tilting tables on saws. Then they discovered they were very dangerous , as heavy pieces of wood were being gravitationally forced left or right against the blade as the cut was being made ,causing binding etc. On top of this it became a very difficult job holding the wood steady as it tried again due to gravity to slide off the table onto the floor.

 

[Craptain]

Looks like a vintage contractor's saw (external motor) with tilting table-the table tilts and the arbor is stationary.

furthermore . .
Quote from Scotsman on 'lumberjocks':They used to make large tilting tables on saws. Then they discovered they were very dangerous , as heavy pieces of wood were being gravitationally forced left or right against the blade as the cut was being made ,causing binding etc. On top of this it became a very difficult job holding the wood steady as it tried again due to gravity to slide off the table onto the floor.

Not even close to what you are describing. It is a cabinet saw not a contractor saw. And it does not appear to have any tilt let alone tilting table. The top "tilts" only for access and not to operate in that way.

To OP. I have no clue as to manufacturer or value but it does look to be serious heavy duty, and if I could dedicate space to a limited use (to me) saw I would love it. But can't help any more than that.

 

[Provincial]

The OP needs to post this on the Old Wood Working Machinery site. If anyone can identify it, they can.

 

[rlitman]

Not even close to what you are describing. It is a cabinet saw not a contractor saw. And it does not appear to have any tilt let alone tilting table. The top "tilts" only for access and not to operate in that way..

No. dep5 has it right. Look closer.
The arbor is at a fixed height. The worm gear on the side raises the back of the table.

 

[shoot summ]

Very cool old saw, unfortunately not worth much unless someone wants to collect it.

The "tilt" described actually controls the depth of cut as the arbor is fixed. There really isn't any blade tilt or table tilt to rip anything other than 90 degrees.

The motor probably has more value than the saw. So the best bet is to find an collector, I've seen a lot of saws, and I've never seen one like that.

 

[rlitman]

...I've seen a lot of saws, and I've never seen one like that.

It does have some strange features to it. Look at that "fence". It doesn't run the depth of the table, and has a really weird step on the face of it.

If I had to venture a guess, I'd say this might have been used for lead cutting by a printer (like a Hammond saw), rather than for carpentry.

 

[oldcragoon]

Thanks all of you for your assistance. Considering my friend's background the lead cutting idea may just be a clue. I am checking into the Old Woodworking Machines site.

 

[dep5]

Had the OP mentioned it was built by John Ryole, ID could have been easily made.

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=24001

 

[shoot summ]

Had the OP mentioned it was built by John Ryole, ID could have been easily made.

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=24001

Good find, also you can right click on the image and have google search for the image, the same thread shows up.

 

[exmaxima1]

Had the OP mentioned it was built by John Ryole, ID could have been easily made.

http://www.vintagemachinery.org/photoindex/detail.aspx?id=24001

It's the exact same saw. The "older gentleman" must be Willis Cole

 

[Larryjones]

Exact same pictures too, submitted last December. We got us a new conspiracy theory thread.