Hey All,
I picked up a '63 Unisaw today from a public school auction and it is
in great shape. Included was the old type flip up blade guard ,
retractable splitter, and a perfect Jet-Lock fence and rails and table
wings. Three phase machine but I plan to get a new motor for it and
set it up in my garage once it's restored.
There was an amazing display of various colored sawdusts inside. It
looks like it was used to cut plastics and wood.
I also got the remnants of a 6x48 belt sander for $60. Not much left
of the sander but the 1&1/2 hp motor (Delta, 120/230V wired for 120
with a 120V starter ) purred like a lion. That motor will probably go
on my "not yet running" gap bed lathe.
I am looking forward to theis Uni restoration- i think it will be a
lot of fun.
Marc (it's not like I have a lot of time on my hands, but I
really wanted to do this for a few years now)

Nice find! * I guess you can't use the 1.5 hp sander motor on the Uni. *;^)

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Hello Brian,
I wish it were that simple. A few years ago before I bought my brand
new Uni I almost bought a real old unit (from the same retailer) that
had a 1.5 hp motor but I opeted for the x5 with all of the goodies on
it.
Hey, I really like that cherry table you had pictured on your
website. That's more inspiration for me.
Marc

"marc rosen" wrote in message
...
Hey All,
I picked up a '63 Unisaw today from a public school auction and it is
in great shape. Included was the old type flip up blade guard ,
retractable splitter, and a perfect Jet-Lock fence and rails and table
wings. Three phase machine but I plan to get a new motor for it and
set it up in my garage once it's restored.
There was an amazing display of various colored sawdusts inside. It
looks like it was used to cut plastics and wood.
I also got the remnants of a 6x48 belt sander for $60. Not much left
of the sander but the 1&1/2 hp motor (Delta, 120/230V wired for 120
with a 120V starter ) purred like a lion. That motor will probably go
on my "not yet running" gap bed lathe.
I am looking forward to theis Uni restoration- i think it will be a
lot of fun.
Marc (it's not like I have a lot of time on my hands, but I
really wanted to do this for a few years now)

You might consider buying a VFD to run it instead of putting the money into
a motor. You can buy one VFD and use it to power several 3 phase machines,
one at a time. Great deal for a one man shop. With 3 phase available you
open up a new world of machines you can buy often buy cheap, and sometimes
are not offered in single phase.
No affiliation but try here.
http://www.driveswarehouse.com
Greg

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:18:08 -0700 (PDT), marc rosen
wrote:

I am looking forward to theis Uni restoration- i think it will be a
lot of fun.
Marc

I rebuilt one of about the same vintage a while back although I still
need to re-paint it. It was also a school-shop saw. I had to have
the bearings replaced but removing the yoke was pretty simple once I
found something to hold the motor up. Mine already had the Jet-Lock
replaced with a 52" Bies which was definitely an improvement. They
are pretty easy to work on and with the top off you can get to
everything.
It's a fun project. Enjoy.

Mike O.

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:18:08 -0700 (PDT), marc rosen
wrote:

Hey All,
I picked up a '63 Unisaw today from a public school auction and it is
in great shape.

What does the school have now?

If they replaced it with a Saw Stop, or some other nice new saw, you
indeed sucketh! Congrats!

If the shop was closed down, that's a 10-yard anti-gloat offset!

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Yup you suck.

Here is an old iron forum: http://www.owwm.org/viewforum.php?f=1

and here are motors on eBay:
http://search.ebay.com/search/search...e=search&fgtp=

More parts he
http://www.renovoparts.com/store/com...?idCategory=55

I have a 1950's Unisaw I bought a few months ago. I was going to sell it
because there is no room in my shop for it. My wife says it can be stored in
HER garage.


Have fun,

cm


"marc rosen" wrote in message
...
Hey All,
I picked up a '63 Unisaw today from a public school auction and it is
in great shape. Included was the old type flip up blade guard ,
retractable splitter, and a perfect Jet-Lock fence and rails and table
wings. Three phase machine but I plan to get a new motor for it and
set it up in my garage once it's restored.
There was an amazing display of various colored sawdusts inside. It
looks like it was used to cut plastics and wood.
I also got the remnants of a 6x48 belt sander for $60. Not much left
of the sander but the 1&1/2 hp motor (Delta, 120/230V wired for 120
with a 120V starter ) purred like a lion. That motor will probably go
on my "not yet running" gap bed lathe.
I am looking forward to theis Uni restoration- i think it will be a
lot of fun.
Marc (it's not like I have a lot of time on my hands, but I
really wanted to do this for a few years now)

On Apr 15, 9:18 pm, marc rosen wrote:
Hey All,
I picked up a '63 Unisaw today from a public school auction and it is
in great shape. Included was the old type flip up blade guard ,
retractable splitter, and a perfect Jet-Lock fence and rails and table
wings. Three phase machine but I plan to get a new motor for it and
set it up in my garage once it's restored.
There was an amazing display of various colored sawdusts inside. It
looks like it was used to cut plastics and wood.

What did you pay for the Unisaw? We can't take your word on it that
you truly do suck without the proper submittals.

R

"RicodJour" wrote in message
What did you pay for the Unisaw? We can't take your word on it that
you truly do suck without the proper submittals.

To be properly submitted, the Unisaw had to be taken away and evaluated.
What time should I send someone over?

What did you pay for the Unisaw? *We can't take your word on it that
you truly do suck without the proper submittals. *

R

I paid $375 for the Uni and in my opinion, it was the best unit in the
lot. There were 7 Uni's and the two that sold for more had Unifences
on them, but they were newer units and the mechanisms were not as
smooth. Two other older units had the goose egg but had stiff
controls and/or were missing the front dust door. One bidder who won
a few Unisaws bid 358 on three items and I'm guessing he/they bid the
same on the one I won.
This was my first- and perhaps last - auction for tools (eBay
exluded) but it was a real interesting experience. When I went for
the viewing last week I felt like I was in a toy store; old tools all
over the place, some in states of disassembly or near destruction,
some parts only and some ready to plug in.
There was one winner who got three 14 inch bandsaws and he paid $350
for each of them. I missed out on apallet of old blade guards and
junk parts that also included a table and arm assenbly for a 6x48 inch
belt sander. That's the one item I need to complete one of my belt
sanders and I lost it by $3.50.
Anyway, it was fun, but not as much fun as this Uni restoration will
be. I had to dismantle it to get it off my truck so the project is
already underway. The VFD is looking like a good option as I could
use that to control my gap bed lathe and save that other sander motor
for something else that may come along.
Oh, and I think I identified the colored flakes mixed in with the
sawdust; It looks like plexiglass flakes, probably from cutting signs
or plaques.

Marc
(who has already "evaluated" his purchase, but thanks for the offer)