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i don't know when it was made,
but the patent date is may 1912.
it had to have been made about
1920-1925, because my father
bought this machine from the
company he worked for in 1957,
when they "retired" it.
he went to work for this company
in 1926, and he said this machine
was there when he started.
wlbrown
ROGER,
not quite sure what you mean.
i was the one that installed the
motor. it is a 1hp ring oiled motor.
this saw is unusual in my opinion.
the motor is started, it is connected
to the saw with a flat belt, that runs
an idler pulley. the part is put in the
vise, and the frame that has the saw
blade is brought down, and the handle
located in about the center of the picture
is pulled forward. this "shifts" the belt
to the other pulley, and the saw cuts, and
feeds down. when the part is cut off, the
saw comes back up, and stops, but of course
the motor is still running. hope this
explanation is clear.
wlbrown
If you look hard at the picture and then close your eyes you can hear the belts slapping overhead. Either you went back in time or you are visiting the Amish.
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