Yanis
15th October 2015, 12:28 PM
I bought one of these a few months ago and was wondering if anyone knew anything about it.
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Allison74
16th October 2015, 11:00 PM
I bought one just the same in the early 80's when Frigrite closed down, they told me it had been there for 50 years that they knew of.
I sold it 15 years later and it hadn't missed a beat in that time. It happily resawed 8" Jarrah and Karri beams. A really solid machine, simple but then who needs a complicated bandsaw!
Good score.
Have fun,
Alli
Yanis
19th October 2015, 09:25 AM
Thanks Alli. When it arrived it had some drift due to a line of resin down the blade but a new blade and it was cutting like a bought one. Also has a replacement single phase 2 1/2 HP motor which seems plenty powerful enough with a sharp blade.
So if it was 50 years old in the 80s then that makes it pre-WW II, Hmmm. Mine came from a winery where they used it to make wine barrels and appears to be well maintained.
Would still like more info on it. I am curious that way.
John