Thread: Edward. B. Scott Thicknesser.

that was as good as the first time i read it Matty.

Great work digging for info on an aussie maker Matty !!! Not much local info about as you well know. I'm looking for info on my bandsaw by A.A.Tyson, Engineer, Melbourne and have found ZERO. Regards John

Wonderful to have that history recorded. Other fields, like the Australian furniture makers and their furniture have been well documented by Fahy and Simpson since 1972. Maybe some of you enthusiasts should collaborate to document Australian woodwork machinery manufacturers. I'm sure there's a book there!


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Originally Posted by jcge

Great work digging for info on an aussie maker Matty !!! Not much local info about as you well know. I'm looking for info on my bandsaw by A.A.Tyson, Engineer, Melbourne and have found ZERO. Regards John

Hi John, There are two parts to where I work and we have a A.A.Tyson band saw in each ,Two saws the same. A great solid little thing aren't they?
The one I bought I did up with a paint job and new rubber to the wheels . For the last 35 years when ever we talk of the saw with my Dad he mentions " AA Tyson, He was a relation of Mine " and for 35 years I have just replied " Yeah ? " though about it for 5 seconds, and left it at that.
99% of the time while looking over the machine and talking about it I never even bring it up , I just don't think to say it or remember to ?? The connection to Dad and then me is so distant.
I just rang him and asked more, and I got
" an Auntys brother in law , Now Goodnight " He's going to sleep on it and ring me tomorrow. He's 81, and it's his Aunty.

I will see who I can look up and try and go backwards from there . It would be nice to find anything out about the Engineer A.A.Tyson.

Rob

Originally Posted by Xanthorrhoeas

Wonderful to have that history recorded. Other fields, like the Australian furniture makers and their furniture have been well documented by Fahy and Simpson since 1972. Maybe some of you enthusiasts should collaborate to document Australian woodwork machinery manufacturers. I'm sure there's a book there!


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I know the book well, and I would love to put together an Australian Woodworking machinery Manufactures version, lots of work, but very interesting !

Jack, John and Rob thanks for your comments also.

Melbourne Matty.

Matty,

great story, it's amazing sometimes where things like a phone call, or email can lead you, lots of history with Australian companies, but not much documented unfortunately. Looking at the thicknesser, it looked familiar, but sadly I have no E.B. Scott catalogues. Have a look at this and tell me what you think:



This is from the 1923 Mcpherson's catalogue, note it's badged a Macson. Now I have never been that good at the "spot the difference" game, but I think you would have to say it is a very close relative.

On the back cover of the Mcpherson's catalogue is a snapshot of where they were regarding production capabilities:



Now obviously this makes Edward Benjamin Scott only about 5 years into his business, but I wonder, was he supplying Mcpherson's at the time, or if not, was he sourcing his thicknesser from a company that was supplying McPherson's??

As always lots of questions and few answers.

Cheers,

Camo

Someone must know. Verbal and living histories are very important. The National Librrary loves to record this sort of thing, but it needs your expert contributions.


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Originally Posted by camoz

Matty,

Now obviously this makes Edward Benjamin Scott only about 5 years into his business, but I wonder, was he supplying Mcpherson's at the time, or if not, was he sourcing his thicknesser from a company that was supplying McPherson's??

As always lots of questions and few answers.

Cheers,

Camo

Cam, its uncanny !!
having seen the actual machine for so long I can see looking at your pic that there are so many features that match this machine to a tee !
I would even go so far as to say that its a match !
Now, you are thinking exactly the same as I was when you put that pic up, its a Macson branded machine and yet McPhersons were not woodworking manafactures at the time.
This raises more questions as you say !!
Amazing catalog cut Cam, thank you for showing !!


Heres where my McPherson's catalog's end at 1935, this is a different machine and possibly when they did manufacture, I'm still unsure ....

Melbourne Matty.

Thought I would add a little more to the Edward B. Scott post with a 32 inch bandsaw they made.
Heavy little bugger, weighs just as much as my 36 inch Barker, the wheels have new rubber on this one and the motor and bearings are in great condition.








Melbourne Matty.

Matty - that's a nice band saw. Very very similar to the old Crescent designs.

John

Hi Matty,
I have exactly the same bandsaw. I purchased it fron a guy in Bendigo about 5 years ago.
It was in poor condition but I spent a couple of months and restored it.

Saw 1 S.jpgSaw 5 S.jpg

I had an old bandsaw almost identical to that one, it was labelled as a "K&S".
You can see that the arm narrows a little towards the front and the base is a bit cruder, but all of the mechanism for the upper wheel is the same.
What sort of tilt trunnion set up does it have. My old one only had a very crude arrangement. Limited the tilt to about 25 or 30 degrees from memory.
I sold it a while back after i'd cleaned it up and got the 36" Barker i have now.
Very heavy saw, as you say the same weight as the bigger Barker.

Have fun,
Alli

Originally Posted by ab1

Hi Matty,
I have exactly the same bandsaw. I purchased it fron a guy in Bendigo about 5 years ago.
It was in poor condition but I spent a couple of months and restored it.

AB, funny you should mention that, The EB thicknesser also came from Bendigo as well, love to see some Pic's if you can, no pressure.
Alli you are right about the weight, very heavy for such a little saw.

Melbourne Matty.

Hi Matty,

Photos of the Edward B Scott bandsaw.

It was in very poor condition when I picked it up. I got it with a C&H Dovetail machine.
It took a while to restore. The green paint was given to me by a friend, it’s a bit bright, but it was free.

I replaced all the bearings, and had new shafts made. The tyres were re-rubbered and the tables surface ground. The guides are in reasonable condition. I replaced one of the top guide bearings.

The machine is very heavy, but I guess this helps with its smooth running.

The motor is a 3hp 960rpm as can be seen in the photo.

I have added some guards, all be it, in a bit of a rush. With young children running around and jobs to do, I made something as quick as possible. They’re a bit ugly, but does the job, and being connected to the DC helps in picking up the mess.
Unfortunately, due to the guards, the name plate can’t be seen, however, it looks exactly the same as in the other photos.
Cheers,

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