Table dimensions: 24" x 24"
Weight: roughly 150 lb
Material: cast iron (I don't know if it's nodular or grey)
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A view of the table underside as it came off the saw. This was the first part I removed for the restoration, and it nearly killed me. It's far heavier than I anticipated (150 lb minimum; some claim 200 lb). Note the various brackets. |
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As noted on the drawing above, one of the pillow blocks for the table tilt trunnions was missing. I bought a piece of 3/4" x 1.25" x 12" 1018 solid steel bar from McMaster-Carr to make a replacement. My only other machine tool is a Delta drill press, so I used a hacksaw to cut two 2-inch pieces from the bar. These pieces were then clamped together as shown and bored with a 3/4" twist drill. The result was remarkable, considering the method. A small amount of grinding of one of the pillow blocks had to be done in order to make it clamp down on the trunnion correctly. This is because the drilling operation was off by a few thousandths from center. |
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Here's an overview of the underside of the table after
it's been
cleaned and painted. Paint is Sherwin Williams DTM Alkyd
applied
VERY thick with a foam brush. The counterbores have been cut in the pillow blocks and new stainless steel 3/8-16 socket head cap screws have been used. Since the fastener material differes from the table material an anti-sieze lubricant was applied. |
| And here's a closeup of the tunnion mounts. |  |
Reassembly - 358 days after first removing the table (removed 30 July 2006, installed 23 July 2007)
| The table was the first item removed from the saw, but not quite the last re-installed. As you can see here, I've cleaned most of the rust from the surface using a scotch-brite pad on my 4.5" angle grinder. There are a lot of gouges in the table top, but it's still very useable. I briefly entertained the idea of trying to fill in the gouges with something, but quickly reconsidered. |   |