Vintage Delta 10 Inch Band Saw No. 768 (1937)

In 1937 Delta introduced this high quality Delta 10 Inch band saw No. 768 that had some of the same quality features found on the larger Model No. 890 14" version.

This version, the Delta 10" Band Saw No. 768 featured 10" diameter wheels, a heavy cast iron table, sealed for life ball bearings, micrometer adjustments for the upper blade guide.

Band Saw Tool Manual

Delta 10" Band Saw No. 768 Manual (Pdf.)

Delta 10 Inch Band Saw No. 768 Features

Massive Frame

The frame of this machine is of exceptionally heavy and rugged design. It follows closely the construction of our 14" band saw which has been so extremely popular.

Double-Seal Ball Bearings

Machine is completely equipped with doubleseal ball bearings--the finest type made which insure complete absence of bearing trouble, and require no attention during their entire life. They are lubricated at the factory, and need never be re-lubricated. Blade supports are of the same type.

Patented Table Design

The table, which is of cast iron 11" by 11 3/4" in size, and is heavily ribbed and smoothly ground, swings on two widely-spaced trunnions, one in front and one in back. This is made possible by our patented construction, and makes a table that is very much superior to the usual design.

Micrometer Adjustments

Adjustments of the upper and lower guide are of the same micrometer type that have been so popular on the No. 890 14" band saw. Guide and blade-support adjustments are independent of each other, and all adjustments are made with the utmost precision. Lower-guide adjustments are brought out to the front of the table, so that the operator's hands need never come near the blade for any reason whatever--an important safety feature.

Complete Guarding

Upper and lower wheel guards on this saw are of the same design as those on the 14"saw, completely enclosing wheels and blade.

Many Other Features

The massive design, advanced engineering, thoroughly studied design and accurate construction of this machine make it the finest 10" band saw ever offered to the craftsman.
Its capacity under the guide make it the equal of many machines of larger throat capacity. Examine it; compare it with others, and its superiority will be apparent at once.

Specifications

• Overall Dimensions : 33 1/2" high; 11 3/4" wide; 23" front to back.
• Capacity: 10" blade to upper arm; 6"under guide.
• Table: Heavy cast iron, swinging on double trunnions. 11" by 11 3/4" surface.
  (U. S. Pat. No. 2,040,718. Others pending.)
• Accurate, true-running balanced disk wheels, carried on self-sealed New-Departure ball bearings. Lubricated at factory for their entire life. Heavy, accurately ground main shaft.
• Micrometer-adjustment upper guide. Each adjustment independent of others, and each made with precision.
• Micrometer lower guide, with adjustments brought out to front of table. Operator's hands never come near blade. An exclusive feature.
• Upper wheel tilting device and tension scale similar to that used on 14" band saw.
• Both wheels and blade thoroughly guarded; only portion of blade actually used for cutting is ever exposed.
• Welded stand available to make machine a self-contained unit.
• 1/3 -H.P. motor sufficient for all average work.

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