While the 1 1/8" size was standard for a 12" and 14" saw blade when this machine was made in the early 1950's, the modern standard is a 1" hole.
The only major problem that I had is that the arbor in this saw was the original arbor with a 1 1/8" shank. I was fortunate in that the saw was pretty much complete with original parts. When I obtained my 12-14, I was very eager to begin restoring the machine to like new condition.
Delta rockwell table saw vintage machinery serial number#
One badge on the front reads both Delta and Crescent while the serial number tag reads Rockwell Manufacturing Company. My saw is one of these early models with the dual manufacturers on the saw. Even though the design of the saw is all Delta, early machines were badged as being both Delta and Crescent. Interestingly, when Delta first began manufacturing the 12-14 saw, management decided to manufacture the machine at the Crescent Machine Company factory in Leetonia, OH which had been purchased by Rockwell just as Delta had been purchased in the early to mid 1940's. While the 14" blade cannot be completely lowered below the top of the table, the machine could easily handle the extra capacity. The reason that the saw is referred to as a 12/14 saw is that while the saw was originally designed to run a 12" blade, it was soon discovered that the machine could actually hold a larger 14" blade. Many customers wished for a larger version of the saw so Delta took the basic design features and scaled it up to a larger 12" table saw. When Delta introduced the Unisaw in the late 1930's, they immediately realized that they had a winner in the overall design of the saw. This table saw is considered by many to be the best saw that Delta ever made. Rucker Introduction ¶In the Winter of 2004, I was fortunate enough to score a nice old Delta / Crescent 12"-14" Table Saw.
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