I called Delta yesterday for some dust doors as I have several used resale
machines missing the plain flat panel doors used on older belt/disc sanders,
14" bandsaws, 6" jointers, small spindle sanders, etc. After I got a price of
$36.00 for the little barbed pin that holds the top of the door and $5.+ for
each of the spring clips at the bottom I politely asked to have my potential
order forgotten. I own a metal working shop and there is nothing in this door
that should cause it to retail for more then $35.-$40. and that is when it is
made in small quantities. Since we have already made repro knurled knobs for
old cast iron base machines this looks like another area for "will fit parts"
that just happen to look a lot like the originals. If you have need for one of
these doors and the price seems reasonable Email me with your interest. If we
can sell 20 or so units I will consider making the parts and offering them as a
painted assembly. BTW we use commercial UPS so shipping any place in the
country should be under $10. for one and $15.00 for two.
Yep, I've bought a few things from him over the years. Can't speak to his
metal working ability, but he ships what he says.
--
Ross
www.myoldtools.com
"Unisaw A100" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> And in case anyone is wondering, CAtruckman (aka Leigh) is
> known to some of us, especially OWWMers, and while I'd
> normally not vouch for some of the online community, I can
> say he does really exist and can be trusted.
>
> In case anyone was giving this a the eye ball and wondering.
>
> Now, can he make a louvered dust door for the Unisaw?
>
> UA100
And in case anyone is wondering, CAtruckman (aka Leigh) is
known to some of us, especially OWWMers, and while I'd
normally not vouch for some of the online community, I can
say he does really exist and can be trusted.
In case anyone was giving this a the eye ball and wondering.
Now, can he make a louvered dust door for the Unisaw?
UA100
Are you willing to do a single door ???
I have a Delta 12"-14" saw that is missing the dust door
and I suspect I might be able to find others with the
exact same problem and door size.
How many to make up a "order" ????
CAtruckman wrote:
> I called Delta yesterday for some dust doors as I have several used resale
> machines missing the plain flat panel doors used on older belt/disc sanders,
> 14" bandsaws, 6" jointers, small spindle sanders, etc.
I have a need for a Delta 12"-14" dust door. Where do I sign up?
thanks,
Jim Hime
Hatton ND
Pat Barber <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Are you willing to do a single door ???
>
> I have a Delta 12"-14" saw that is missing the dust door
> and I suspect I might be able to find others with the
> exact same problem and door size.
>
> How many to make up a "order" ????
>
> CAtruckman wrote:
>
> > I called Delta yesterday for some dust doors as I have several used resale
> > machines missing the plain flat panel doors used on older belt/disc sanders,
> > 14" bandsaws, 6" jointers, small spindle sanders, etc.
On Sat, 21 Aug 2004 10:18:36 GMT, Unisaw A100 <[email protected]>
wrote:
>Who is Brooks Stevens? Quite possibly the greatest
>industrial design guise to ever be born that's who.
This brings up the age old question. Who's the main man from
Milwaikiki? Herbert or Brooks?
Regards,
Tom.
Thomas J.Watson - Cabinetmaker (ret.)
tjwatson1ATcomcastDOTnet (real email)
http://home.comcast.net/~tjwatson1
Pat Barber wrote:
>I have a Delta 12"-14" saw that is missing the dust door
>and I suspect I might be able to find others with the
>exact same problem and door size.
Of all the dust doors in this world I'd think the one for
the 12/14 would be the easiest to replicate by the common
man (1). I mean, take a look at Keith Rucker's saw.
http://www.owwm.com/PhotoIndex/detail.asp?id=1346
It looks as though you could start with a piece of 1"
material (cast iron's favorite cousin MDF?) and with normal
toolage recreate the slight bow on the front and let in the
horizontal lines. Then it's just a small matter of
gathering some rare earth magnets (from Lee Valley of
course) and devising a way of them holding the works into
the opening. That's what I did for El Guapo.
http://www.owwm.com/PhotoIndex/detail.asp?id=90
If the pictures aren't quite up to snuff for picking up the
subtleties of the design you can hunt down a picture of a
40's/50's vintage Delta/Crescent 20" band saw and pick up
what they did with the upper wheel cover (2).
The real sprinkles on the Dairy Queen (tm Jeff Hoffman)
are/is finding the proper knob. They do appear from time to
time on eBay.
Anyways, that's kinda what I was kinda thinking.
(1) That's a lie. The one for the 1939 Unisaw was/is the
easiest onna 'count of it wasn't louvered/just a flat panel.
(2) I don't know for sure but I'm wondering if the hand of
Brooks Stevens (3) isn't somewhere in their somewhere.
(3) Who is Brooks Stevens? Quite possibly the greatest
industrial design guise to ever be born that's who.
http://www.brooksstevenshistory.com
And you wondered who came up with the Wiener Mobile.
UA100