Primitive Bandsaw

[UserNameTaken]

That would be so much fun to play with. I wonder how it cuts.    There's another old one on ebay right now that's super cool, but it's $5000.

How much did you pay for that one?

[Del the cat]

Gotta fab some blade shields so the little beauty slips the blade,It won't cut some valued appendage off.   The 1st instruction I ever got ,the instructor cut an inch off the end of his thumb, (7th grade wood shop) Made a lasting impression.  I am hoping to set up a bow making area incorporating my old barn and some additional (not yet constructed ) covered area, (ala Pappys place) Anywho,this oughta be handy.  '  Frank

I bet he didn't do the same demonstration evry year
Man, that's not a bandsaw, that beauty is a work of art
Del

[mikekeswick]

Cool saw!
Some sheet steel and a bit of welding needed in my opion. Like the others have said if/when the blade comes off the wheels or snaps you don't want to be anywhere near an open saw

[Sparrow]

Last patent date is 1905. According to what I find on the net.  It was made between 1905 and 1915.  I had it going yesterday for a bit. Didn't cut any wood,but she ran smooth as silk. Need a couple new blades,new tires,cleaning and lube. I looked at some various pictures posted and came up with a drawing for shields. I will do some work with it and hopefully cut some wood in about a week.
Username,I had to hand the guy 5 Franklins (Couldn't walk away)
Thanks Del   Shop teacher did okay   Thumb tip was dug out of the sawdust and the thing got re-attached and he healed up.
I ran one as big as this in a wood shop down in South Carolina when I was in my teens.Neighbor had it in his shop and was building furniture for sale. A big band is a beautiful thing to cut with.    '  Frank

[osage outlaw]

Please keep us updated on its rehab back to life.  I would love to see a video of this thing running once you get it done.

[criveraville]

That's a cool looking saw. Let us know how she works.

Cipriano

[Bevan R.]

I had to hand the guy 5 Franklins (Couldn't walk away)

Man, that is a super deal!! Way to go. Looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

[randman]

That's a cool ol saw. Ditto what everyone else said about some sort of enclosure for the wheels and blade. Don't know what the blade guides look like on that thing but I will pass along a tip I got from my wife's grandfather who was an engineer at Boise Cascade sawmill in Yakima from the teens to the late 50's. In those days, the giant Bandsaws (14" wide blades) they used to saw logs that were 8' across were pretty much made by hand on location and one of a kind. His job was to keep those things running so I asked him what they used for blade guides. Blocks of Lignum Vitae was the answer. Same thing they used to use for soles on some old wooden planes. The natural wax/oil in the wood is a perfect self lubricant. I replaced the square metal guides in my little 14" jet bandsaw with lignum vitae and they have worked perfect since (20 years). I've never replaced them and I can pinch them tight to the blade without wearing out the blade or the guide (something you can't do with the metal guides).

[Pat B]

Frank, that 1hp motor produces 1hp as soon as the juice hits it. Most 1hp electric motors today say they will produce 1hp. I'll take the old ones any day. We had an old shoe finishing machine in my leather shop in Savannah, the ones that has sanding wheels, buffing wheels etc along a 8' long single shaft. It had a 1hp motor that i could not pick up. It took that thing 30 seconds or better just to stop after turning the juice off.

[lowell]

Very cool...I really like it. 

    What length blade will you need??