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From: MSN Nicknameandymfish  (Original Message)Sent: 10/30/2008 2:13 AM
I just picked up my "new" bandsaw.  I traded 12 cubic feet of vermiculite and 4 cf of sphagnum moss (from my old greenhouse) for this one.  She stands about 7 ft high and weighs in at @350#.  It was built by the Jones Superior Machine Company (Chicago, IL) and I believe it was made in the 1930's or 40's.  The throat is 18+" and will handle material as thick as 12".  The blade is a whopping 150" long!
 
Although it was probably a meat saw originally, the previous owner used it for resawing logs and heavy timbers which is what I intend to do also.
 


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From: MSN Nickname1camper1Sent: 10/30/2008 2:37 AM
Nice toy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
But
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Its pink

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From: 3and24Sent: 10/30/2008 3:00 AM
They sell paint cheep at Wal-Mart ya know.
 
I used to have a work desk like that one on the right but it was brown.

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From: MSN Nicknamesugarmags44Sent: 10/30/2008 11:06 AM
Just like a man......only worrying about what color it is...... 

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From: MSN NicknameandymfishSent: 10/30/2008 11:48 AM
Haha, actually I think my camera is a little funky.  It really is RED Camper, and the work desk is painted with brown primer (hey, its what I had at the time).  I think that the original color of the saw was sortof bluish green - Kindof like the color used on Grizzly Tools.

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From: ValSent: 10/31/2008 3:07 AM
Well!  It certainly is a BIG HUGE MANLY impressive looking thing!!  Oh Andy!!!  You stud you!! hehe  Have fun!!
 

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From: uphillbillySent: 10/31/2008 5:14 PM
That saw has alot of potential to it bud, it will do alot of cutting.

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From: TrinaSent: 11/1/2008 2:48 PM
12 cubic feet of vermiculite?  Did you mix your own soil?  At the greenhouse here we haven't done that.  We have found that getting it premixed in bags that the girls can managed has worked best for us.  I have lifted bigger cubes of compressed soil and its not light. there has been times it was frozen and was no fun.
 
Interesting saw.. hope it has a safety guard on it.

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From: MSN NicknamepaddlinfoolSent: 11/2/2008 12:45 AM
Hey Andy, That's a healthy looking piece of machinery there. Be careful cutting aluminum or brass etc. the blade tends to grab softer metals.
Nearly lost a finger like that once.
I know you are planning to cut wood. Still, Be careful. Paddlinfool

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From: MSN NicknameandymfishSent: 11/2/2008 1:03 AM
Trina, I used to buy my soils pre-mixed except for the specialty soils I used for poinsettias (10,000 cuttings per season) and Easter lilies (@ 2,500).  And yes, they often came in frozen.  My greenhouses covered about 8,500 sf and was hot water heated with 3" pipes under the benches.  The bags usually did'nt take long to thaw...
 
PF, despite years of using bench and power tools, I still always proceed cautiously.  I am going to be manufacturing a blade guard for the exposed portion of the blade.
Other plans include a lean-to shed off the side of the garage with in-feed/out-feed roller tables to assist with re-sawing logs, poles, beams...
 

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From: Gray_GhostSent: 11/2/2008 1:20 AM
Looks to be a nice 220volt bandsaw.   Just make sure to use a level when putting the bed back on and check the blade guides.

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From: MSN NicknamepaddlinfoolSent: 11/3/2008 11:55 PM
I'm glad to hear about the blade guard. Smart move.

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