Can someone give me some insite on a RAS from J. D. Wallace & Co (circa
1940"s) out of Chicago, IL. Its still in pretty good condition But I
don't know if the motor works because the wiring is shot. Just wondering
if its worth the expence to fix and the availiability of parts. Any info
is good info---thanks for your time.

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Can someone give me some insite on a RAS from J. D. Wallace & Co (circa
1940"s) out of Chicago, IL. Its still in pretty good condition But I
don't know if the motor works because the wiring is shot. Just wondering
if its worth the expence to fix and the availiability of parts. Any info
is good info---thanks for your time.

http://www.owwm.com/MfgIndex/Detail.asp?ID=809#Profile

JD Wallace has been gone for a long time...roughly around WWII era.
Parts will be essentially non-existant. If you can't test it and/or
return it if not satisfactory, I wouldn't give much at all for it (like
ask them for $10 to dispose of it for them). If it's external wiring
only that appears to be the problem, it's possible it might still be
operational. Bearings should be possible to tell if their in decent
shape or not, if the motor has been burnt out that may be discernible,
maybe not...

Overall, you might get lucky, then again it's a long shot...but I'm
guessing you knew that...

Unisaw A100 wrote:

Duane Bozarth wrote:
JD Wallace has been gone for a long time...roughly around WWII era.

Actually as a brand name they lasted a wee bit longer than
that. Somewhere along the line they were bought or the
machine line was bought by Indiana Machinery & Foundry
Supply. In fact the saw below looks an awful lot like the
Wallace.

http://www.owwm.com/MfgIndex/image.asp?id=299

When it all went kaflooie I don't know.

That image is labelled as a 1945 vintage machine which is about WWII
era...

I couldn't find anything even mentioned for them past early 50's (and
absolutely nothing of any real use) so didn't count that as being
significant for OP's purposes...

I don't think it'll help him any if he decides to bite on the RAS,
iow...

Duane Bozarth wrote:
JD Wallace has been gone for a long time...roughly around WWII era.


Actually as a brand name they lasted a wee bit longer than
that. Somewhere along the line they were bought or the
machine line was bought by Indiana Machinery & Foundry
Supply. In fact the saw below looks an awful lot like the
Wallace.

http://www.owwm.com/MfgIndex/image.asp?id=299

When it all went kaflooie I don't know.

UA100