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Post by oregon on Aug 12, 2022 19:55:25 GMT -5
This followed me home the other day (after cutting down the 2" tree that was growing through the base!) The price was worth the barely used Congo blade. Turns out to be in great shape.
Anyway, the guts look pretty identical to a 16" royal saw, but the hood looks uniquely curved to me - it had a 2' chrome fluorescent light fixture across the top, and is stamped made in Japan inside. Could be a replacement hood I suppose? or a home built saw? Just curious if anyone knows.
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Post by catmandewe on Aug 12, 2022 22:09:32 GMT -5
Need a picture of the guts
Tony
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Post by oregon on Aug 14, 2022 10:33:48 GMT -5
Need a picture of the guts thanks. smallish poly arbor, some inner greenish paint, Hood mounting looks original (I don't see other holes from different hinges) . Had an Ancient old GE squarish motor on it (that sill runs) and a small gear motor with a narrow belt to drive the autofeed. That was spring tensioned between the motor and an additional arm mounted on the back.
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AzRockGeek
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Post by AzRockGeek on Aug 14, 2022 11:07:36 GMT -5
Definitely Ideal/Mojave industries guts. Probably a kit saw or small company like Royal using someone else's insides. Nice saw.
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Post by oregon on Aug 14, 2022 15:21:24 GMT -5
Definitely Ideal/Mojave industries guts. Probably a kit saw or small company like Royal using someone else's insides. Nice saw.
So were Ideal and or Mojave the original parts supplier/manufacturer back in the day? This one looks pretty professionally welded, but the design does remind me of a little 10" R&M lapidary (Salem OR) slab saw I had a while back. Makes sense if there was a design that was widely shared, and the parts seem pretty simple, so kits could have been pretty inexpensive? I'm guessing these predated the Frantom/HP designs that used bearings on the carriage then?
Just curious, thanks for the input.
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