Showing posts with label Rockwell. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Rockwell. Show all posts

"Guards? We don't need no stinkin' guards!"

OK, not really, but woodworkers ARE an independent lot, and we don't need a nanny to tell us how to be safe in our own shops. Wear this shirt in the shop, while you shop or anywhere you feel like telling the world that you know what you're doing.

This shirt features an image from one of the original US Patents for the Unisaw.  Click on the image to see the shirt at Zazzle, or on the PatentPlaceUSA link below to see other woodworking tool tees and gifts. 
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Rockwell Answers the Shopsmith With A Multi-Tool Of Their Own: The Delta-Shop

In 1953 Rockwell (AKA Delta Milwaukee) finally decided to respond to the popularity of the Shopsmith 10er, which was the first of the Shopsmith line of multi-tools introduced in 1947. While I'm sure that the Shopsmith tools funneled some of the tools sales away from Sears and Delta for a time, but in the end they all owe Shopsmith Thank-You note for getting thousands of DIY'ers into woodworking. The Delta-Shop was quite a bit different than the Shopsmith. Where the Shopsmith was a lathe-based tool, the DeltaShop was built around a tablesaw. A single motor with a dual shaft drove the saw and the jointer which were mounted on a common stand, the drill press and disc sander were a different story. For use them you first removed the saw blade and swapped it with a drive pulley. To use the drill press you flipped it into position from the right end of the saw, where it is hinged, and from there you feed the belt over a pair of pulleys and through the table's throat plate and around the pulley beneath the table. Lowering the bland (now a pulley) adds the proper tension to the belt. Most of these tools that exist today have long since had their drill presses removed and permanently mounted on a bench or tossed into the trash, as they have a very small capacity.


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Delta & Rockwell Unisaw Tablesaws For Sale

The Unisaw is a classic! Finally available in left-tilt, the right-tilt version has been a hit since the 1930's. The photo also shows the spectacular newer version of the Uniguard and the great Unifence. Watch out for 3-phase saws, which will require an expensive phase converter in order to operate on household current.


Click here for Delta/Rockwell Unisaw Tablesaws For Sale

Click here for Delta/Rockwell UniFence Uni-Fence For Sale

Click here for Delta/Rockwell Uniguard Uni-Guards For Sale (Very light activity)

Click here for Mobile Base For Sale
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Delta & Rockwell Jointers For Sale

Here's another tool that Rockwell and Delta just keeps getting right. Pass on the bench top version, but otherwise you can't go wrong. I like the DJ-15 (6") and the DJ-20 (8").

Delta & Rockwell Thickness Planers For Sale

The planer offering from Rockwell and Delta was and is ever changing. With very few exceptions these are all great tools. The stationary tools are heavy cast iron and only recently have been made in China. Some of the best were made by Invicta in Brazil, so don't let that scare you off.

The portable planers came along after it became obvious that they weren't going away! Ryobi had the first and it really ate Delta's lunch for a couple years while they figured out what to do. Ever since then they have been ahead of all but DeWalt. Buy the newest version you can find. This is a smooth planning tool and is an excellent choice for thicknessing S4S lumber.


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