Thread: Power Hacksaw pics.

That'll be a nice machine when cleaned up, much more solid than my Hercus, thats a good buy

so what ya gonna use it for?

You have to admire old iron. It has that solid I'm going to be around a long time look to it.
Can you back the ute in the shed and use a block and tackle?

I'm not sure how old this saw is , maybe not as old as it looks ,my memory of power hacks is limited to the Hercus type with the twin round bar rails.This one has hydraulic lift and lower for the saw and adjustable feed rate , mutltiple speeds ,adjustable dovetailed slide for the blade frame .
I recall using one similar to this at one place where I worked ,but the memory is really fuzzy .
Power hacksaws are some thing that you don't take much notice of ,they are just there .
Unfortunately the ID plate that should be on the door on the side of the base is missing so I cant even determine which model its or when it was made .
the only identification is the makers name cast into the body of the base ."Theo Park & Sons Melbourne."
From information given in a previous post Theo Park made the "Parkansan " brand of machinery which is now owned by Capitol Machinery .

Maybe an e-mail to them might bring some info to light.

Can't back the ute into the shed , I have too much gear in the way I'm afraid ,first in the door is my bandsaw ,its still sitting on a pallet waiting for a frame with castors ,behind that is a spray booth I built for spray painting models that I used to build., behind that is a large steel gun safe which I will be moving as soon as I get the hacksaw off my ute .
In front of the door is a square bench with two rather large mahogany logs sitting on it .

I finished my gun safe and installed it in the house on Saturday morning ,all the guns are now locked in it ,so the borrowed one can go back to its owner

I have been waiting for a local builder to start work on an extension to my shed ,its been 12 months since he quoted and I gave the go ahead .After numerous phone calls with lots of excuses from him I've given up on this fellow , I had another guy around three weeks ago ,for a quote , haven't heard from him either.

Too much stuff .Too little space.

Kev
I know the story well. I have managed to fill the shed, the patio and now half the carport. Horizontal surface space is a premium and usually clutter gets shifted from one top to another to clear way for the next job. I used to be a clean and tidy worker but it seems to have dropped to new lower levels.

Kev now 2 builders come around and haven't returned
Bet you show them your shed and the gear
I'd be reluctant to do work for a fella who's got more gear than I have. It would be embarrassing.

Some poor hard done by tradie working with his triton and workmate while you have a beaut bench table saws etc etc.

Oh the saw on the ute stack of sand bags on the ground drive the ute forward and then reveres fast hit the breaks

I think that saw would date from the 50's or 60's - the motor doesn't have to be that big - the later models only used 3/4 hp motors.

Once you get it off the truck, the easy way to move it is on rollers, I used a couple of old 6" clay drain pipes to roll mine under the house -the bigger the diameter of the pipe the easier it rolls.

Wiesy ,
Im a gonna use it for cutting steel .But because it is four speed I could probably use it for cutting timber as well. Not that I would.

Quasi ,
I was thinking 50 and 60's myself .I did send an e-mail last night to Parkanson Australia ,now owned by Capital Machinery Sales ,and am waiting for a reply.
Once I get the castors on it ,it should be ok they are 4' diam.
Managed to borrow a Manitou forklift for this Friday so it has taken the worry out of the lift,
and my poor old ute will be able to have a rest to work under.

Ray ,
both builders went a pale shade of green when they walked into the shed. Maybe that's the reason I cant get my extension built.I should keep the door shut when I know they are coming around.
The big band saw drew some comments( unprintable here) .Once I get the two extra carports across the shed I will have 117sq meters of roofed area.

117SQ house isn't that big

That's just the shed .Shed is 9 x 7 meters carports will be 9 x6 metres
Would you believe I found another Parkanson power hacksaw today ,almost the same but a smaller model , dosen't have the hydraulic lift for the cutting head.
Seems to be a glut of power hacksaws just recently.

Kev this video may help sort the getting it off problem

http://j-walkblog.com/index.php?/web...ving_big_rocks

Another one on Ebay 200226527027 - shows the missing guard I think. Very cheap at the moment too.

Quasi ,
Thanks for the heads up ,that machine is identical to mine .Ive sent the seller an e-mail asking if he could take a pic of the ID plate and e-mail it to me .
I also copied the picture for future reference for constuction of a guard .Also the coolant pump looks standard as mine is set up the same. Also shows the lever set up for the hydraulic feed ,mine is broken off .

Thanks again.
Kev.

The saw now wears some heavy steel castors and is sitting on the ground.
Poor old Nigel can breathe easy now , the weight is off his back.