I got on this "Photo Album" forum to look at Harold's thread about his construction of a new clutch coil for his lathe. Well, then I realized that I had never looked at this forum before, so I spent the next couple of hours perusing various threads and ran across Russ Hanscom's thread about his refurbishing of a Doall bandsaw. Well, I just finished a pretty complete refurb of an old Grob 18" bandsaw so thought I would share it here.
Anyway, I completely disassembled, cleaned, stripped and painted pretty much everything. Made several small repairs, made a few parts, replaced all bearings, belts, tires and electrical wiring. Added some "plumbing" so that I can hook up my shop vac to suck up the chips and constructed a mobile base so I can roll it around.
I also contacted the manufacturer to see if they had any information in their records about this particular saw. They responded with the following information: "Your saw left our building on September 12th, 1941. It was shipped as a NS-18-10, denoting it is a 10 speed model. It was wired as 220 volt. It was one of 4 that was shipped to the Federal Emergency Vocational School". So, I suspect it was used to train folks to support the war effort.
Ted
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WWII Era Bandsaw Refurb
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WWII Era Bandsaw Refurb
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Looks like a nice, substantial beast. If you suddenly decide you don't need it anymore I know of a shop with enough floor space to give it a new home.
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Very nice! Amazing how much effort can be expended on these old machines. Worth the time, though.
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That's really nice!
Great work.
Great work.
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Re: WWII Era Bandsaw Refurb
It looks very much like a Doall. I see you went the castor base route - makes life much easier.
I find mine to be one of the most used tools in the shop. Having a good saw as apposed to a converted 14" wood saw, is a real pleasure.
I find mine to be one of the most used tools in the shop. Having a good saw as apposed to a converted 14" wood saw, is a real pleasure.
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I've had one of the small horizontal band saws for 40+ years and it has certainly earned it's keep. But, as Russ said, it sure is nice to have a "real" vertical band saw. Wish I had purchased one 30 years ago. Also enjoyed resurrecting some old American iron that had been out of service for quite some time.
Thanks for the kind words.
Ted
Thanks for the kind words.
Ted
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The LocLine air nozzle is a good way to go. Easy to move in or out of the way.
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Ya, I like the Locline products. That is actually used with my shop vac. There is also another nozzle inside the cabinet right where the blade enters the cabinet. It really helps to keep the chips under control. I also use the Locline connected to my shop vac on my mill.Russ Hanscom wrote: ↑Wed Dec 09, 2020 1:18 pm The LocLine air nozzle is a good way to go. Easy to move in or out of the way.
Ted
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