Just acquired myself one of these here Whitney saws.
It also happened to be a sliding/rolling table version too.
Hard to find these anymore, most were captured and forced to live in a barn in NJ.
This one came from part of the Batesville Casket Co.
I got it home and gave it a good look over and here is what I have found.
List of issues that need attention:
1. Motor is a Woods, 5hp, 2 Phase according to the name plate, pulled out end of motor leads and there are 12 wires. Seems it was rewound, Smitty did not recall that area ever having 2 phase power, saw was in use 8 years ago.
2. No starter, not a big deal.
3. Probably missing two of the inside table rollers and the other two inside ones are stuck.
4. missing wrench to open and close table
5. missing handle on tilt hand wheel.
6. fence was dropped, broken and repaired at one point.
I managed to get most things moving pretty easily tonight.
We found a nice surprise hiding inside the saw, the dado arbor.
Saw seems to be from the latter part of 1932.
Motor has a cool thing on the end to hold a wrench while you tighten the arbor nut, or dado arbor.
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