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   rslatm | Dec 11, 2003 03:24pm | #1

   I've done it with square tube stock with ends welded on and some alignment pins to keep it in position. Had the ends machined square and parallel on a bridgeport.  Certainly a feasible project.  Even did a 10" Rockwell BS with a stack of MDF to get 12".

   
   

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   Edited 12/11/2003 8:37:03 AM ET by Rick at Arch. Timber and Millwork

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   JohnWW | Dec 11, 2003 06:13pm | #2

   Scott,

   It's a long shot, but the surfaces on a riser for a 14 inch saw are 3 1/4" wide by 4 1/2" deep by 6" tall, your 18" is probably a lot larger.

   In addition to the riser you will need a longer rear blade guard and a longer support rod for the upper guides, though you could get away without the longer rod if you never intended to saw stock less than 6 inches thick.  Don't use the saw without a rear guard, it's too easy to forget the blade is there.

   Just curious, an 18 inch saw with only 7 inches of cutting height?  What make and model saw is it?

   John W.

   
   

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   Edited 12/11/2003 11:57:53 AM ET by JohnW

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   SCFrankland | Dec 11, 2003 08:36pm | #3

   I think it is a Busy Bee. It is old and did not come with an ID marks. I am not worried about the gaurd as I have a fittings to make it cover the balde up 13".Scott C. Frankland

   Scott's WOODWORKING Website"This all could have been prevented if their parents had just used birth control"

   
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   JohnWW | Dec 12, 2003 01:04am | #4

   Interesting saw, looks just like a clone of a Delta 14 inch.  I did a quick search on the Old Woodworking Machine site but didn't see anything like it. Is there anything on the label on the lower door that would give a clue to its maker or whether it is an American machine or an import?  Sorry to bother you with questions but I'm an old machinery buff.

   John W.

   Edited 12/11/2003 6:24:51 PM ET by JohnW

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   SCFrankland | Dec 12, 2003 03:00am | #5

   No I stripped most of it down and have found nothing. I plan on stripping it down and painting some day. It is just that every time I get the time the time disappears.Scott C. Frankland

   Scott's WOODWORKING Website"This all could have been prevented if their parents had just used birth control"