woodfast universal woodworker

[Turbine Builder]

I stated this project last year, so have some time to do some work on it. I got this machine from my local scapy $50 as you can see it is missing a lot of parts. I'll have to modify it to work as a bench saw only, the bad part is one side of the casting has some cracks that will need to be repaired. I will remove the planer part on the shaft as to reduce any stress on that side of the metal casting that will be welded.

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[caskwarrior]

do you think you will braze or nickel weld the cracks? the casting does look quite thin in that fillet.

[bueller]

Subbed. Love the old Woodfast machines, just picked up a 10" jointer last week that I've started restoring.

[Turbine Builder]

do you think you will braze or nickel weld the cracks? the casting does look quite thin in that fillet.

I will let the experts do the welding. My guess they will braze weld the cracks:?

[Turbine Builder]

Yeah the Woodfast machine are well built, this one is very heavy that's why i grab it. The heavy the machine the better:) Some more photos here,tack weld 1/4 inch nuts to screw on one of the covers and will make up the other cover. The machine will sit on a steel box platform with caster wheels.

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