Photo Index - Sears | Craftsman - 24" jig saw

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Sears | Craftsman
Chicago, IL

True Manufacturer:
Walker-Turner Co., Inc., Jersey City, NJ; Plainfield, NJ

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jig or Scroll Saw
Machine Size:	24"
Submitted By:	Joe Wells

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	24" jig saw
Date of Manufacturer:	1936 or 37
Serial Number:
Last Updated	12/2/2006 2:17:40 PM

Comments:

Purchased at a garage sale for $50. Runs fine, just needs a tune-up and some TLC. Keeter helped me identify this guy. Looks like it's really a Walker-Turner J740 from '36 or '37. There is no Craftsman model number that I can find, but Keeter says it's paper catalog number is 99 PM 2267.

Currently have some dirty paper on order. Will contribute them here in a few weeks.

Update 12/02/06:
Well, I've finally cleaned 'er up and put it back to work. I replaced the dust boot, crankcase gaskets, and power cord. I repainted the crankcase and return spring cover, but left the rest alone. The original paint cleaned up pretty well and the Craftsman logo cast into the upper arm is painted in silver and is the closest thing to an original tag that this machine has. I was able to track down the 50w oil specified for the crankcase (NAPA) and it seems to run fine with it. In fact, now that it's cleaned up, it purrs like a kitten.

You can see this saw in the 1937 Craftsman catalog:
http://owwm.com/MfgIndex/PubDetail.asp?ID=222&PubID=1423

And the Walker-Turner version in their 1937 catalog:
http://owwm.com/MfgIndex/PubDetail.asp?ID=808&PubID=906

Plus, I have a bunch of before, in progress, and after photos at http://www.joewells.org/owwm

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