powertools
Established Member
This is my original saw a Sealey SM44
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I purchased it new in the 1990's but did not use it much until lately and have been very pleased with it.
This model of saw was sold under various brand names including Sealy, Clarke, Axminster and NU Tool to name a few but seems to have been unavailable for about 10 years.
I made some scroll saw sanders and rather than keep changing the blade for a sander I thought I would try and find another saw the same just for the sanders.
I came across this saw on ebay not far from home for a winning bid of £15 I put that down to the fact that the picture in the listing made the saw look in poor condition it wasn't until I collected it that I became aware that the picture actually made the saw look far better than it was.
When I got it home I switched it on to see if it worked and was shocked by the amount of vibration it was almost like a wacker plate and moved around the bench I just put it under the bench to keep as spares for my original saw.
However the other day I decided to drag it out to see if I could find the cause and on inspection it became apparent that just about everything that could be wrong was wrong but having spent a couple of hours stripping it down and putting the faults right I can now stand a pound coin on the table and it rolls around but does not fall over.
The picture shows the saw after I did this you can still see how rusty and dirty it still is but having now got it to work as it should I am going to strip it again and will re paint it.
The reason for this post is to try and show that a cheap saw can become a very usable saw with a bit of time and effort and I would recommend to anybody looking for a cheap saw to try scrolling to look out for one of this model second hand on ebay as it is a very well made machine but needs the owner to fine tune it.
If any members have a saw of this type it would be nice to hear your opinions of it.
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I purchased it new in the 1990's but did not use it much until lately and have been very pleased with it.
This model of saw was sold under various brand names including Sealy, Clarke, Axminster and NU Tool to name a few but seems to have been unavailable for about 10 years.
I made some scroll saw sanders and rather than keep changing the blade for a sander I thought I would try and find another saw the same just for the sanders.
I came across this saw on ebay not far from home for a winning bid of £15 I put that down to the fact that the picture in the listing made the saw look in poor condition it wasn't until I collected it that I became aware that the picture actually made the saw look far better than it was.
When I got it home I switched it on to see if it worked and was shocked by the amount of vibration it was almost like a wacker plate and moved around the bench I just put it under the bench to keep as spares for my original saw.
However the other day I decided to drag it out to see if I could find the cause and on inspection it became apparent that just about everything that could be wrong was wrong but having spent a couple of hours stripping it down and putting the faults right I can now stand a pound coin on the table and it rolls around but does not fall over.
The picture shows the saw after I did this you can still see how rusty and dirty it still is but having now got it to work as it should I am going to strip it again and will re paint it.
The reason for this post is to try and show that a cheap saw can become a very usable saw with a bit of time and effort and I would recommend to anybody looking for a cheap saw to try scrolling to look out for one of this model second hand on ebay as it is a very well made machine but needs the owner to fine tune it.
If any members have a saw of this type it would be nice to hear your opinions of it.
