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DeWalt WonderWorker DeWalt GW Delta 990
Restoration

DeWalt WonderWorker

An early DeWalt Woodworking Machine, the original "Wonder Worker," patented March 3, 1925, headed for restoration.

01DeWalt Wonder Worker radial arm saw set up on a workbench in the shop
02Close-up of the blade guard and motor assembly, front view
03Side view of the motor and blade guard on the workbench
04The saw mounted on its rolling stand, front view with the shop doors open
05The saw on its rolling stand, angled view showing the scissor-lift base
06Close-up of the arm rail, stamped DE WALT WOODWORKER, with the rip scale
07Duncan-Brown Co. distributor tag, Westville, N.J.
08The De Walt Woodworking Machine nameplate, manufactured by De Walt Products Co, Leola, Lancaster Co, PA, patented March 3, 1925
09Stamped cast block removed from the saw, resting on the tailgate of the truck
10Cast block seen from the side, showing the machined face and the pivot beneath it
11Underside of the column flange with its four bolts and a stamped arrow mark
12Elevation tube and threaded rod with the gear assembly, disassembled in the truck bed
13The disassembled saw laid out in the truck bed for transport
14Overhead view of the disassembled parts in the truck bed
15The reassembled saw set up outdoors, viewed from the blade guard side
16The reassembled saw on its stand, portrait view
Restoration

DeWalt GW

A second DeWalt radial arm saw, model GW, serial 113058, headed for restoration.

01DeWalt model plate close-up, serial 113058
02Full DeWalt product plate showing model GW and serial number
03Patents Pending tag on the back of the motor housing
04Yoke and bevel lock assembly
05Bevel scale dial with DeWalt roundel
06Rip scale on the saw's arm
07Column mount and pivot bracket
08Wire nut connections at the motor terminal block
09The saw on its stand in the shop
10Front view of the saw on its stand
11Front view of the saw on its stand, second angle
Restoration

Delta 990

A Delta Super 990 radial arm saw, catalog number 990, serial CY4731, headed for restoration.

01Delta Super 990 radial arm saw on its stand, front view
02Delta blade guard and motor, angled view
03Rockwell Manufacturing nameplate, catalog 990, serial CY4731
04Super 990 badge and bevel scale on the column
05Top of the saw's arm
06Rockwell dual voltage motor nameplate
07The saw on its stand in the shop, with a shop manual on the table
08Motor and nameplate with the original cloth-covered cord frayed and split along its length
09Cord entering the arm through a cracked rubber grommet, with a strip of electrical tape on the cord
10Column and elevation tube beneath the arm, with surface rust on the tube
11Cord entering the rear of the carriage through a broken grommet, with the cloth covering torn
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