I've cleaned it up a little and put it on a dolly so I can shift it easily around in my basement. Maybe some day, I'll take it apart again and get it sandblasted and powdercoated. In the meantime, here're some pictures. Compared to an ordinary tablesaw, it's on the small side (the table is 21" x 22"), though quite heavy (over 500 pounds). The feature attraction is the sliding table, allowing me to clamp a workpiece solidly in place, then slide it past the saw blade with fingers well removed from the action (rather like a crosscut sled on an ordinary saw). The table slides on two rows of ball bearings and is delightful to use. It's perfect for crosscutting; much less useful for ripping anything longer than 29". The fence is removable and allows accurate adjustment down to the nearest 1/2 point (1/144"). It has a removable work clamp that will hold very small bits, down to 8 points (about 0.1"). It has a 7" blade. When used as an ordinary saw, you only get about 1.5" of cutting depth. However, if you raise the saw higher, the table splits, allowing the arbor to rise, exposing the trimmer blades. You see, the saw blade is too floppy to work to the precision required by printers (1/2 point). So we begin by cutting close with the saw blade, then trim accurately with the trimmers. Since the saw is designed for printers, the fence and blade-raising mechanism are calibrated in points and picas (though some people have reworked their fences to indicate in inches). The arbor doesn't tilt; all cuts are always exactly 90 degrees. This is a removable miter gauge for cutting 45-degree angles, useful for cutting borders. If you're interested in Hammond Gliders, here's the place to go for more info. |


