Thread: Vintage American woodworking Machinery.

Nice collection Matty

Lovely machine that JA Fay band saw (aka the Ferrous Wheel ), and some of those US makers weren't afraid to pour a bit of iron!! Some heavy duty machines there.

Please do post more details/pics.

Regards
John

that bandsaw & moulding machine are some nice machinery

Originally Posted by jcge

Nice collection Matty

Lovely machine that JA Fay band saw (aka the Ferrous Wheel ), and some of those US makers weren't afraid to pour a bit of iron!! Some heavy duty machines there.

Please do post more details/pics.

Regards
John

Originally Posted by scrounger

that bandsaw & moulding machine are some nice machinery

Thank you John and Scrounger !

John I can put more up for sure, I thought I would start with one I nearly forgot, My Brother and I years ago restored a 1903, 32 inch Crescent Bandsaw for our Dad to use.
We found it in very poor condition, no motor, no guards and in pieces.
Basically adapted a 3hp single phase motor and got it all back together, had to make guards and some parts, but my brother is brilliant at that with his own metal shop.
Here are some pic's, needless to say the old man was very happy.







Melbourne Matty.

Vintage American machinery ! I was going to bore you with pictures of post drills. Then I re-read the title and see it's Vintage American woodworking Machinery , so you're safe...

Cheers, Vann .

I have shared mine previously but here it is again for those who may have missed it ...... https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...54#post1637854
It was given a workout last weekend processing very heavy rough sawn spotted gum and with the minor exception of the new starter it didn't flinch at the task. Always a pleasure to hear it winding up to full speed as the lights dim momentarily

Matty,

A lot of yours are very early examples, have you looked into this much with your catalogues, was there say a period early on, where there were a lot of authorised distributors spread around the country, and then later it drops down to just one or two in the country?

Cheers,

Camo

Nice gear Matty,
My first bandsaw was a 24 inch Crescent of similar vintage, a mate who was an aircraft sheet metalworker made up guards for it.
I later had a 24 inch Oliver jointer from the 1920s which had a 4 knife round cutter block and direct drive from the electric motor. This was in the late 1980s and I wrote to Oliver and they were able to supply me with original drawing etc for the machine.
The only bit of U.S. Gear I currently own is a 1900 or so scroll or fret saw wot has a timber and leather top bow wot is attached to the roof and a heavy cast iron table which I plan to drive off line shaft. Will post some pics when I get back to Oz.
H.

Originally Posted by L.S.Barker1970

... restored a 1903, 32 inch Crescent Bandsaw for our Dad to use.....needless to say the old man was very happy.
Melbourne Matty.

I'm sure he was Matty !!! Beautiful work on the guards.
I'm a little bit partial to the Crescent bandsaws. I picked up a 36" version a few months (maybe a year...)ago, but it's not running yet...
Thanks for posting the pics.

Regards
John

Originally Posted by Sir Stinkalot

I have shared mine previously but here it is again for those who may have missed it ...... https://www.woodworkforums.com/showth...54#post1637854
It was given a workout last weekend processing very heavy rough sawn spotted gum and with the minor exception of the new starter it didn't flinch at the task. Always a pleasure to hear it winding up to full speed as the lights dim momentarily

I'm still very fond of this machine, thanks for reminding me and putting it up !



Melbourne Matty

Originally Posted by camoz

Matty,

A lot of yours are very early examples, have you looked into this much with your catalogues, was there say a period early on, where there were a lot of authorised distributors spread around the country, and then later it drops down to just one or two in the country?

Cheers,

Camo

Cam I think it all stopped after world war ll, 40s and 50s were boom years for english machines and australian manufactures had also come into their own producing very good quality machines as well, some just as good as the english stuff.

Originally Posted by clear out

The only bit of U.S. Gear I currently own is a 1900 or so scroll or fret saw wot has a timber and leather top bow wot is attached to the roof and a heavy cast iron table which I plan to drive off line shaft. Will post some pics when I get back to Oz.
H.

Thanks Henry !
Now you have my attention, I will hold you to that when you get back, thats a machine I'd like to see.

Originally Posted by jcge

I'm sure he was Matty !!! Beautiful work on the guards.
I'm a little bit partial to the Crescent bandsaws. I picked up a 36" version a few months (maybe a year...)ago, but it's not running yet...
Thanks for posting the pics.

Regards
John

John, my brother did the work on the guards, he's a gun welder, real neat with every thing he does.
Thanks for your comments.

Melbourne Matty.

Not as heavy as some, nor as old as some...but it is American.
The only US machine I have.
A "The Driver Line" Scroll Saw by Walker and Turner, Plainfield, New Jersey.
From between the wars I think. Some time after 1930s.
Peter

Cool machine Peter

Another American scrollsaw. This time a Duro 12".
It is missing the little cylindrical air pump.

Stewie

Pete and Stewie, they are just beautiful little machines !
Thanks for showing !!

Melbourne Matty.