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There it is... I like the vac attachment point. But for that price, I think I could build something myself

Ahhh I thought it was something to protect (from) the exposed blade under the table. Heh, I grew up using dad's big table saw with no top guard, long before they made us use one in high school shop class

That part under the table seems way more sketchy to me...

So what's this blade guard for the table saw that I was reading about on another thread? Don't recall ever seeing one on this, sounds like a good idea though.

Old school!
Even a compressor/sprayer attachment, whaaaaat?!

Thanks for that link, great info! Serial is 286551, so yeah, that puts it in Nov/Dec 54. Amazing that parts are still available for these!

Dad also dropped off this book... he must have kept it stored somewhere super-safe because it's in absolutely pristine condition:

Correction: 50s-vintage! Serial 286551 makes it a 1954, according to the handy chart.

What is an A series headstock?

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Thanks for this info! As I posted elsewhere, my dad recently passed his greenie on to me (didn't know they were called that, but I like it). It's in ...

Well my dad just passed his 60s-vintage Mark V on to me. I've done some maintenance and repairs on it for him, oh, probably a couple decades ago, and always admired it... and now it's mine.

Probably going to give it a bit of a tune-up before I put it to use, so I'll be browsing this section for ...