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About froze me tail feathers off, and only spent $4....at one sale...I did turn down 3 more axes..
 However..
half of the money was spent on these two items...North Bros No. 30A, 3 patent dates, bad spring. Square has a "Winchester" trade mark...that nib?
Belongs to the big rip saw....which has split nuts...
But, no medallion...
Seems to be a 5-1/2 point. The smaller Panel saw?
A bit fancy, but has a WS medallion...yet what I can read of the etch on the saw plate, inside a banner,...SIMONDS SAW CO.
No sign of any cracks, bends or kinks in either saw...might be worth the price ?
Dollar a piece? Works for me
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05-10-2019, 11:39 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-10-2019, 11:39 AM by Bill_Houghton.)
The 30A did not have a return spring (two-digit numbers on the drivers: no spring/three-digit numbers: spring); a 130 would have had one. North Bros. (and Stanley, at least for a while after they purchased North Bros.) offered the Yankee drivers with and without a spring. The spring was quicker in use, but I'm told some trim carpenters preferred the non-quick-return/no spring versions, because they could be confident they wouldn't accidentally release the catch and send the screwdriver surging forward to make tracks all over freshly varnished/painted trim.
So the spring's not bad; just not present. It doesn't take long, in my experience, to get used to holding the collar with one hand, keeping the screwdriver engaged, while pumping with the other.
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Hard to read the data plate....it might be a 130A? It does have that bolt in the end of the handle....hmmm, was able to see things a bit better..."No. 30A"
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day 2....spent $0.26 on two items just down the road from the barn Sale, this morning....mostly on a "Quarter Baggie"
Might come in handy...as for the remaining penny?
Then drove up north of town to "Russel-Tucky, OH" final day of the village wide sales....Price on the saw was $5,,paid $4...
was a tad rusty, but complete..
need to tear it all down, and remove all the brown stuff..
maybe see about a new saw blade? IF they still sell them
Will see how the rehab goes
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Not a bad price on the miter box. If the new Adjustable Clamp doesn't sell blades, you might see if one of the wider turning saw blades from places like Highland can be made/cut/modified to fit.
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All cleaned up..
And even making sawdust
Didn't do too badly, either...
Might be a keeper? Blade is still quite sharp, too.
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(05-12-2019, 08:46 AM)bandit571 Wrote: All cleaned up..
And even making sawdust
Didn't do too badly, either...
Might be a keeper? Blade is still quite sharp, too.
What are the guides constructed of? What is the saw back (tube) constructed of?
Highland Hardware sells a variety of bow saw blades in several lengths.
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Guides are metal. Tube is just that..a steel tube. Blade was rusty, but still quite sharp...
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(05-12-2019, 09:37 AM)bandit571 Wrote: Guides are metal. Tube is just that..a steel tube. Blade was rusty, but still quite sharp...
Thanks-design (by maker) could have supercharged the design with oil-impregnated bronze bushings inside the guides, but still looks like a good one.
Reminds me of a late 70's Sears Craftsman miter saw that had half round guides for the saw, but the problem was the guides were some plastic substance! Bought the miter box, but flexed terribly when in use. Returned it for the first Sears powered miter saw. Still have it, use it occasionally, but a great design, easy to square and adjust, and holds!
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If I recall correctly, that general design originated with one of the European toolmakers - but can't remember, and my brain, anymore, resembles a rusted colander, so don't rely on the idea.
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