Well now I just gotta share that I picked up a slightly used Unisaw. Made in 1953 to be exact. Just the saw no extension wings & no motor cover & I have to replace the motor because it is 3 phase & the switch will be replaced.
At this point in time it looks like I may have sold my contractors saw & the difference out of pocket will be around $300 when I finish this project.
I plan on building the right extension & left extension wing with a router table built into it. I am putting the Shopfox classic fence with 7′ rails on the saw & have purchased the motor cover from Grizzly.
I’ll be going to the motor shop tomorrow to to check into a 3 hp motor.
I’ll be ordering a magnetic switch for it also.
I’m going to build my own mobile base too.
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Awesome. I am envious of you. Something that I would really like to do too. Keep us posted and good luck.
it appears as though i have the same saw model cs-14 i believe
the 3hp moter your looking for is it 110 or 220
how much do you think the motor will cost and the switch
the motor looks likeits very heavy
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Since you already have it that far apart, you should go ahead and replace the arbor bearings. It's not a difficult job, and you can find step-by-step instructions over at the OWWM website, in the Delta section.Another worthwile tune-up is to have the face plate on the arbor trued up on a machinist's lathe. I replaced the bearings in my P66 this year(after 14yrs.), and found the plate out of flat by .003. With a less-than perfect blade, this can translate to a lot of wobble 5 inches away.
http://plazamachinery.com/wood.html
Motor for Unisaw $289 plus $15 shipping
OB:
I might be interested in purchasing the older 3 phase motor and switch. Contact me with a pict. of both.
Dave Koury
You will be well served to check out the mag switches from Grizzly. I think this is a very well kept secret. They're very reasonably priced. I recently bought one for my big old Powermatic lathe and when I was wiring it I noticed that it was very similar to the one that came with my Unisaw.
Up date on progress of rebuild
Well my Delta Unisaw/ G1023Z is coming along fine.I couldn't afford the Delta motor so I purchased the Grizzly G1023Z 3 HP motor it has the same bracket on top & I'm sure it will spin the blade just fine along with that I purchased a magnetic switch.I also got a machined 3 belt 3" pulley & stick on tape measure because I'm going to have to scoot the guide rails over to the left some & I got heavy duty lockable casters for the mobile base I'll build for this saw. View Image View Image View Image
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