Oliver 270 D Refurbishing Advice
At 10 years old my uncle took me under his wing in the family woodworking business. My table saw training took place on a 1943 vintage Oliver 270 which my grandfather had purchased for the family shop. My uncle passed over a year ago and I lost track of my favorite Oliver. He must be smiling down on me now because I just purchased the same saw I grew up with on ebay and should have delivery this week. Merry Christmas!!
Can anyone offer advice on refurbishing an Oliver 270 and where I might find the parts that are missing? Specifically; One of the mitre gauges, one of the mitre slot filler strips, the yoke that connects the mitre gauges to make a cross cut sled, the spanner wrench for blade changes, and the saw guard assembly. I plan to disassemble the saw to check all bearings, ways, trunions etc. relubricate and replace the arbor brake wear surface. I will probably repaint to complete the restoration. Having never restored this type of machine before and given the sentimental nature of this machine I would really appreciate any advice that you folks might offer.
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Here are some places to start.
http://www.oliverusedmachinery.com/Restoration/index.html
http://www.eaglemachinery-repair.com/
http://www.owwm.com/MfgIndex/Detail.asp?ID=609&PI=ALL&
Beat it to fit / Paint it to match
Hammer: Not sure I have a hammer large enough to beat this machine into cooperating but I'll give it a try. Thanks for the links.
For some of the parts that you are missing, give Ben Rock a call at Pleasant Street Machinery. He refurbishes old woodworking equipment. Last time I was at his shop, he had about 10, yes ten, older 270's in stock. He's got a lot of miter guages, and misc. parts laying around that I know he sells on ebay. His # is (815)758-6534.
Jeff
Jeff: Very surprised that he has ten machines like this. Maybe I'll buy a second for parts. Thanks for the info, I'll call Ben as soon as the machine arrives and I know exactly what I need.
He has an entire warehouse full of old woodworking machines. Over 200 machines, I'm not kidding. He refurbishes them and sells them. I bought my jointer from him, a 1957 Northfield 12" HD. He did an excellent job restoring it, it was like new when I got it (and still is :-) ).
Jeff
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