…guys, this Saw has been sitting in my Grandmother’s garage for 20+ years.  The Saw itself is about 50-60 years old I think.  Its one of their 103 series saws.  Looks like it takes a smaller blade…maybe 8″?  My Grandfather was a WWII veteran and fought in the Pacific.  He was a great person and this took on special meaning when I told my Grandmother I wanted to restore the saw to working order.  He would always talk about this saw and tell me he built a couple houses with it.  The motor is shot, I think, so I’ll have to replace.  I got all the rust off the top by sanding and using some rust remover.  I’ve always heard guys talk of “pitting” in the cast iron and this saw does appear to have some going on…not too severe…I think the saw is definitely functional even with some of these pock type marks. 

I don’t think this is going to be one of those full bore restorations where I can flash pictures and make everyone go “oooohhhh, ahhhhh”…but I’d like to get it in working order…maybe paint the base of it and add my old Jet Contractors Saw fence to it if possible.  I’d like to turn it into a benchtop type saw that I can haul around when doing work away from my shop(which seems to be more frequent all the time). 

I guess I’d love to hear any thoughts on what I’m doing and any advice would be appreciated.  Maybe I just wanted to tell someone what I was doing who might appreciate it ;)….boy, I would love to get that top shining like some guys have done w/ their restorations but I’m not sure that will happen as the rust set in pretty good.  Also, what about the bearings in the arbor?…I don’t sense any wobble in the blade and it does seem to turn ok without any grinding.

thanks for listening, guys.  My Grandfathers name was Woody and he died in 2000.  When I told my Grandmother what I was doing, I saw her eyes kind of tear up.  This is special to me.