WARDS POWR-KRAFT Scroll saw LARGE
I have just come to own a large 26.5 inch throat vintage scroll saw made by WARDS. Model 806. May be made in 1964, as the “factory number” starts with 64F
It is mostly cast iron, both base and arm, and weighs about 80 pounds or more.
Induction motor and belt drive. Seems like one has to lube it by opening a gear box and add either grease or oil.
The motor is a small 115v 5 amp motor, sleeve bearing and is unlikely the original motor. This motor is mounted with a pair of rubber rings that encase the bearing housing for cushion. I don’t know if the rubber rings are really necessary. May be just incidental of a replacement motor that works.
One stroke per revolution it seems.
Is there another owner of such a heavy old srcoll saw in this forum?
Like to know the maintenance details and about the original motor, rpm and hp rating.
Looks like a fine tool with a large throat.
What is a nice stroke per minute for such a saw if another stronger motor is used?
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Check here for your info. If anyone out there has one, this is probably where you will find them.
http://owwm.com/
Good luck.
Thanks
I found one like it in the website.
Indeed, the motor is not original. Any ball-brg induction motor of the right frame would work, it seems.
The remaining question is the speed.
What is a good stroke per minute for a 5" blade scroll saw? I think a small motor of 1/2 hp would work great even for such a heavy and large tool as the cutting part is really rather small. The blade would break first, I think. I think it likely weighs near or over 100 pounds with the motor on.
And it is likely over 45 years old; 64F does not mean the year 1964. This saw may well be over 50 years old.
The typical motor was a 1/3 HP 1750RPM motor. HTake a look at the manual for the Delta version on OWWM. It has a table of speeds at the end. You should be able to work out a pulley/motor combination from there.Coincidentally I have a Wards motor on my Delta scroll saw of the same vintage. It's a 1/3 HP 1750 split phase. I've seen scroll saws of that vintage run off 1/4 HP washing machine motors (not that I'm recommending that).Pete
Probably most of the power tools of the 60's came without a motor. You furnished your own. Lots of old washing machine motors wound up on power tools. I bought several tools without the motors and then had to buy the motor separately. Still have some. All you needed to know was whether to buy a 1725 rpm or the 3450 rpm, and the HP. Is this tool a Powrcraft? Probably made my someone else. I don't think Wards ever made their own tools.
Edited 1/20/2007 10:53 pm ET by tinkerer2
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