Saw identification

rockhoundzach
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Saw identification Nov 11, 2024 11:00:06 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by rockhoundzach on Nov 11, 2024 11:00:06 GMT -5

Hello
I recently aquired a 24 inch slab saw. It does not have any manufacturers tags that i can see. It is in need of some repair. The vise carriage is broken and the rollers need replaced. So I am hoping maybe one of you can help me identify the carriage and if the saw is company made.

creativeness718
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Saw identification Nov 11, 2024 20:39:20 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by creativeness718 on Nov 11, 2024 20:39:20 GMT -5

Nov 11, 2024 11:00:06 GMT -5 rockhoundzach said:

Hello
I recently aquired a 24 inch slab saw. It does not have any manufacturers tags that i can see. It is in need of some repair. The vise carriage is broken and the rollers need replaced. So I am hoping maybe one of you can help me identify the carriage and if the saw is company made.

Need pics

Rockoonz misunderstood rock expert Member since August 2009 Posts: 11,503	Saw identification Nov 11, 2024 21:41:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rockoonz on Nov 11, 2024 21:41:12 GMT -5 Happy to help. If you're not ready to tackle pics here yet PM me and I can get an and post for you. BTW welcome.
	“You preachers of equality, the tyrannomania of impotence clamors thus out of you for equality: your most secret ambitions to be tyrants thus shroud themselves in words of virtue. Aggrieved conceit, repressed envy—perhaps the conceit and envy of your fathers—erupt from you as a flame and as the frenzy of revenge.” —Friedrich Nietzsche

rockhoundzach off to a rocking start Member since August 2024 Posts: 3	Saw identification Nov 12, 2024 21:10:55 GMT -5 via mobile Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by rockhoundzach on Nov 12, 2024 21:10:55 GMT -5 Sorry.. I have not figured out how to post pics.. I will work on that.. sorry.

Rockoonz misunderstood rock expert Member since August 2009 Posts: 11,503	Saw identification Nov 13, 2024 8:31:59 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rockoonz on Nov 13, 2024 8:31:59 GMT -5 For posting photos. forum.rocktumblinghobby.com/page/using-cloudinary
	“You preachers of equality, the tyrannomania of impotence clamors thus out of you for equality: your most secret ambitions to be tyrants thus shroud themselves in words of virtue. Aggrieved conceit, repressed envy—perhaps the conceit and envy of your fathers—erupt from you as a flame and as the frenzy of revenge.” —Friedrich Nietzsche

Rockoonz misunderstood rock expert Member since August 2009 Posts: 11,503	Saw identification Nov 16, 2024 2:53:29 GMT -5 chris1956 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Rockoonz on Nov 16, 2024 2:53:29 GMT -5 rockhoundzach here are the pics you sent.
	“You preachers of equality, the tyrannomania of impotence clamors thus out of you for equality: your most secret ambitions to be tyrants thus shroud themselves in words of virtue. Aggrieved conceit, repressed envy—perhaps the conceit and envy of your fathers—erupt from you as a flame and as the frenzy of revenge.” —Friedrich Nietzsche

AzRockGeek has rocks in the head Member since September 2016 Posts: 704	Saw identification Nov 16, 2024 10:07:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by AzRockGeek on Nov 16, 2024 10:07:03 GMT -5 The innards look like Great Western, the housing, homemade. Did GW make kit saws?
	That is some nice Gneiss Schist!

Peruano
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Saw identification Nov 17, 2024 15:31:43 GMT -5

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Post by Peruano on Nov 17, 2024 15:31:43 GMT -5

The Great Western was similar with its side entry. I agree details of support for the vice sled are similar as well. The vice seems incomplete and calls for old world craftsmanship. Ignore the rust and go forward. I have a Great Western cab machine that is looking for a home. Like this saw it's built heavy.

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lapidary1234
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Saw identification Nov 17, 2024 21:30:15 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by lapidary1234 on Nov 17, 2024 21:30:15 GMT -5

Peruano I looked at your cabbing machine and it looks like an awesome BEAST!! If I wasn't on the other side of the country I'd be seriously interested:)

To rockhoundzach, I've never seen a saw like that but I bet its a great machine and well deserving of restoration!

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rockhoundzach
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Saw identification Nov 18, 2024 13:27:47 GMT -5 via mobile

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Post by rockhoundzach on Nov 18, 2024 13:27:47 GMT -5

Thank you for posting the pics Rockoonz. Thank all of you for sharing your knowledge and best guess.. I kind of flet that the saw is a combo of homemade and manufacturer parts, but dont really know. I do have what I believe to be the rest of the vise and carriage. As you can see it is a basket case... some reassembling, some paint or pwder coating, maybe addition of a power feed or a hydraulic dampener and weight system and i will see how she cuts.