Restoring a ‘59 unisaw #1: From rusty to almost done and thoughts. Add other goodies.
Picked it up this almost complete unisaw (missing miter gauge. Meh) off Craigslist for 450$ from a feller. With goose egg, dust cover, and extra 36” bies fence thrown in for free :) sold the jet lock for 50$. Have since acquired a 52” unifence missing a part or 2 but in good shape to use. Has a 2HP 3ph motor so I picked up a VFD for 80$ After selling off the other 2. While I’m at it :) Have since picked up a barely used performax 16/32 drum sander for 250$ and 420ish bdft of 8/4 rift/qtr sawn red oak, for free, from the same guy. Nice dude he is. I still stay in touch. So. Serial # puts this as built in MS in ‘59. Was used by the USDA for a couple ye...
