Hi Mike,

I think you'll find us to be a little more laid back here, than that other website.

We are not as critical  about "proper colors" or adapting parts from later model machines etc  to get our "finds" into running condition.

After all finding parts made out of "unobtainium"  for these old machines can be a lesson in frustration  and finding the "proper" parts can cost more  than we paid for the machine in the first place  If you can find them.

Adding photos here is easier, when you want to add a photo click the image link (just right of the LINK button in the toolbar above the Reply to Discussion box) then upload from your pc or camera. No photo hosting service required.

Larry

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Mike,

If your avatar is your collection of "finds" you've got a nice crew assembled!

Larry

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Glad your here Mike!!!!! Larry's the best here! As far as the pics, if you got em on your hard drive you can download straight from there. I have never tried Photo Bucket so I cannot speak for that, we are Flickr friendly!

Mike Scott said:

Well finally made it here!

Larry picked me up on another site some time ago and answered some questions I had about an older Delta scroll/jig saw. Larry was patient and very helpful. That saw is finally about to get a resurgence of effort on my part. There are two more of those Delta saws to rebuild, along with many other machines that are in the wings awaiting some attention, so will be looking forward to Larry's and others input and encouragement. In due time once I get the rest of this site figured out will post what is getting accomplished here.

Thanks again Larry and congratulations!

 

Mike Scott

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John Morris
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Mike,

 I was wondering if it was you that had the three tablesaws in combo.   Wish I had that kind of room

 I'll keep an eye out for the Craftsman pedestal bases, I run accross quite a bit of Craftsman stuff in my area. I actually find more Craftsman than Delta, but I'm into the older Delta Specialty Co. era machines.

I'm not that far from you, I'm in western Kenosha Co. WI. 

I'm in the process of recreating one of the Delta combination units with the 620 Drill Press,700 Scroll Saw, and 785 Band Saw. All three will be ran off of the same motor. The 700, and 785 are Resto-Mods due to having a few missing/broken parts that are made out of unobtainium. So I have either fabricated or adapted parts from later model machines where needed. That and they are a little more colorfull  then when they left the factory in the 1930's.

 

Larry

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Mike,

I know how it goes with letting something go, and then needing it yourself for a project.

I'm doing the combo units to save space, my shop is a converted 24' camping trailer. So I try to stick with smaller machines that I can combine. That and to save money by not having to find as many motors.  I've been lucky in finding the few Delta motors I have found.

Here's a couple of pictures of the 700 Scroll Saw.  There is a write up about it's Resto-Mod here on TPW in the Old Woodworking Machines Forum. It is a combination of what were basically two parts machines.

This is the motor that I will be using for the trio combo. It was a buy it now on ebay for $25.00!!!

I may add a touch of gray to my color mix to compliment the motor.

I've been looking for a pair of the bench legs that Delta sold in the 1930's , but they are usually too much ... 

So I will probably end up building a cabinet/bench for the trio, with storage beneath for tooling, blades, etc. 

I haven't had a lot of time lately to work on the machines, due to dealing with financial and family members health issues.

I also haven't had a lot of time to be here, but check in when I can. The boss man John Morris has been real good about me having to take some time away. Thank's John.  As a matter of fact John has been a BIG HELP in me being able to aquire both the 785 Band Saw, and 620 Drill Press. Both of these machines came from California. So I guess you could say that I'm guilty of some long distance interstate poaching.....

 

Larry

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Arlin,

Thanks for the compliment on the scroll saw. The motor is all original, all I had to do to it was repair the centrifugal switch in the start circuit.

Larry

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Arlin Eastman said:

Larry

That scrollsaw is just awesome looking and great rehabs on the motors also.

Arlin

Mike,

On the 700 the plunger tube is brass that was not plated, so all I did was give it a good buffing.
I reworked the plunger tube assembly so that I could use the upper steel blade chuck from a model 1200 scroll saw.

Larry

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Mike Scott said:

I like that gold plunger tube. Is that just paint or did you plate it?

 

Mike Scott

John,

Thank you for looking out for all of us here in TPW. Again you have done a good job of finding the right person for the job.

Larry, 

Thank you for taking up the reins. Every thing i have read tells me that you have the knowledge to handle this. 

Your scroll saw restore is amazing. And your portable shop project has ingenuity written all over it.

Congratulation on your new position

Thanks again

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No greater Loves than God, Family, Friends, country, the sight of flying chips and the smell of saw dust.

Thanks Russell,

I try to do my best, and if I'm not sure of a members request for information try to help them find what they are looking for. There are others here with much more knowledge about these Old Woodworking Machines than I have myself, and appreciate it when they do jump in and help out.

Larry

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Russell Brechlin said:

John,

Thank you for looking out for all of us here in TPW. Again you have done a good job of finding the right person for the job.

Larry, 

Thank you for taking up the reins. Every thing i have read tells me that you have the knowledge to handle this. 

Your scroll saw restore is amazing. And your portable shop project has ingenuity written all over it.

Congratulation on your new position

Thanks again

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No greater Loves than God, Family, Friends, country, the sight of flying chips and the smell of saw dust.

Mike,

I'm afraid not.

The 700 did not have the indexing feature on the tube that the later model 1200, 1440 etc. did. The 700 had the indexing feature located by a pin on the upper blade chuck that fit into holes in the head casting. The upper plunger shaft on the 700 was round vs the square shaft used on the later model saws. On the 700 the upper plunger gets assembled into the head casting, the later model saws had it assembled as a cartridge that fit into the head casting.

The weak link on the model 700 scroll saw was the fact that the blade chucks were cast Zamak, and would break if the screw to hold the blade was over tightened. I ran accross several 700 saws where the upper blade chuck was broken.

That is why I ended up having to modify parts from the later model 1200 to work with the head casting on my 700. It now has the later steel blade chucks that were common on the 1200 and later models. The lower chuck that I used is from a model 1440 ( 40-440 ) series scroll saw.

Here is the link to my 700 rebuild where you can see what I did to use the later model parts.

http://www.thepatriotwoodworker.com/forum/topics/delta-700-scroll-saw-restoration-and-upgrade

Adapting the later model parts to the model 700 also gave me the benefit of being able to use the self centering chucks that Delta offered for the model 1200 and up scroll saws.

 

Larry

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Mike Scott said:

Hmmm wonder if the 700 plunger will work on a 1440 ss?

Mike Scott

Larry Buskirk said:

Mike,

No I haven't.

I didn't have a proper stand for the scroll saw, and when the bandsaw and drill press from the same series of machines became available the requirements for the stand changed.  The project just grew in size and direction with the addition of the other machines.

I've been hoping to run accross a pair of the bench legs that Delta offered, but will probably end up building a bench due to the prices these normally fetch.

 

Larry

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Mike,

They were in most of the catalogs from the late 20's through 40's, but here is a picture of a set.

This set sold in my price range, but I was late to the party and missed out....
  I could probably make a set using the legs from a scroll saw stand.
Larry

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Mike Scott said:

Larry,

 

What catalog might these be found in so I know what to watch out for. The more eyes, the better.

 

Mike Scott