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Stopped at the local junk shop near my cabin yesterday, and found this odd little power hacksaw mounted on a 2x12 wood base. Kind of a lighter version of Bernie's Hand-I-Hack. For only $10 I couldn't resist, of course... :)

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The pictures make it look better than it is, really... it's rusty, the motor and gear shafts turn but the slide doesn't slide... but it looks like it's salvageable. For now, penetrating oil all over it, will try to start cleaning it up over the next few days.

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Cool little saw and I think you stoled it. Hope you get it working ok.

Paul
 
Fan man I love it! I actually think, when it's running :) , it will be a little more heavy duty than mine. Mine is nifty and portable, and heavy to carry!

Can you disassemble just the sliding mechanism and scour it? Mine come apart at the side.

Bernie
 
FanMan, the Power Hack saw you scored is actually a High School Power Hack Saw project. Years ago there was a company who made the raw castings for these saws and HS kids could buy them and machine their own saw. I've seen the catalog (don't have one though) and the company is long since out of business. But you do have a rare find. I also believe the vise on the saw was a separate project. Once you get it all painted and polished show us the picture! That as an extremely nice find! Mike in Iowa
 
Absolutely! I love power hacksaws!

What size blades does it take? If they are 12 inches and above, you can put heavy duty blades on there


Bernie
 
Fanman, I looked and low and behold I have the catalog for your saw! I'll scan it and get it posted soon probably at Vintage Machinery. However, here is a link to the Popular Mechanics article on building the saw. There were two different saws offered. One was chain driven, one was gear driven. You've got the classy saw! Blades were 8" long.
http://books.google.com/books?id=MCoDAAAAMBAJ&dq=popular+science+january+1968&jtp=160 The article starts on page 160 and shows the castings in kit form, a little how it was built, and a saw stand for it. Enjoy! Mike in Iowa
 
That's a cool find, I like it. And $10!! With a vice! More interesting to watch than a band saw...

Cheap to run too, get HSS blades and they'll last a loong time.

Regards, RossG
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Thanks Mike, that's pretty cool! Mine is a little different with the gears and the top of the blade holder casting is different where it slides on the bar, but otherwise it's the same.

The kit form also explains why there's a flat pad on the blade frame where I'd expect manufacturer information to be stamped or engraved, but is blank.
 
Nice find, esp. for $10 !!!

Looks like a Jefferson (also known as Keller) -- probably their model 610. They used to be located in Alabama, but I've e-mailed and phoned several times with no result.

One thing to check out before you run it -- there's a guide-block that clamps the blade to the top arm. If the screws (2?) are loose -- and they do loosen in time -- it may break out the sides of the casting. Happened on mine, and I'll have to make a replacement out of regular steel, since I don't think parts are available any more.

EDIT: It's the clamp directly above the toothed gear-wheel in your photo. You can see that, if the screws loosen, there will be a huge mechanical advantage against the sides of the clamp. Might be worth replacing the screws with something that locks.

It's a bit difficult finding blades for it, but they are available -- I think ENCO and Victor Machinery have them. If it's like mine, it wants 1" wide .035-.050 " blades.
 
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