Breeding Bandsaw's.....

[WarnerConstCo.]

I am not sure what has been going on behind the closed doors in my shop, but I think my old bs was up to no good.

First I won a 1952 Crescent 32" bandsaw from an industrial auction site. 

It was a really ugly John Deere green paint job. [blink]

I think I had the saw unloaded, in the shop and down to the frame in about 45 minutes.

The saw was gone through, sanded (festool sanders and vacs are perfect for this work), primed, painted, reassembled, wired, wheels balanced, and cutting some

10"x10" old barn beams in under a week. 

Saw has a 32" throat, 13" under the guides, 16' 4" blade and a 3hp 3ph motor.

Well, a week went by, all was well with the Crescent until I stumbled on a poorly advertised auction.

Next thing I know an Oliver model 16, 36" bandsaw jumped on my trailer and strapped itself down.  A State S-3 OSS did the same thing too.....

The Oliver was built in 1922 and is one of their first (an industry first) direct drive machine.

It has a 36" throat, 16" under the guides, 17' to 19' blade and a 3hp 3ph motor. 

 

[Administrator_JSVN]

Cool stuff, D. Glad to see that you have a passion for keeping these old machines running.

You would have been digging on the old equipment Rick and I saw at this joint called Camp 18 out in Oregon last December. Cool place.

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[peter halle]

Darcy,

Great machines!  Keep breathing new life into them.

Peter

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

Well, the Oliver is almost done.  It just got moved into it's final resting spot and wired up.  Hit the start button and you almost can't tell it is even running.

I have to take a few more since I just set it up where it goes.

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

Don't want to bore everyone.........but it has found its spot and been wired up. 

Last set of pictures until I start working on the upper cover.

Just a few little things to do, I am going to go pick up a band tomorrow and get the tires crowned.

 

[Kev]

I'm drooling like Homer ... so cool [smile]

 

[Jeff Zanin]

A fine looking saw... for some reason I find the table tilt handscrew /gear / arm mechanism particularly fascinating.

Jeff

 

[Mauri Motti]

Nice job!

[scared] Really like the texas chainsaw massacre poster in your shop too [big grin]

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

Here is a video of the saw.

 

[Jalvis]

That video really shows off the saw.  The tilt mechanism looks smooth and well deigned.

There was a time when I thought fixing old tools like this would be something I would do......turns out I would rather work on projects than tools.  Maybe when you get tired of that beast It will end up in the "Classifieds"!

 

[WarnerConstCo.]

That video really shows off the saw.  The tilt mechanism looks smooth and well deigned.

There was a time when I thought fixing old tools like this would be something I would do......turns out I would rather work on projects than tools.  Maybe when you get tired of that beast It will end up in the "Classifieds"!

I spend about 20% of my time buying, selling and restoring old machinery.  The rest of the time I just waste using them to make stuff for people. [big grin]

I could not afford to buy a new 32-36" machine, a new 36" Northfield will set you back at least 14k.  This one is about as modern as the new industrial stuff and only set me back 250 bucks.