Check out this massive pice of cast iron posted for sale in KIJIJI for $650.
From the add “Maybe 1950’s??? Made by Preston Woodworking Machinery. Self feeding for ripping dimensional lumber. Needs electrical motor work, sold as is, where is. We have a forklift to load if needed.”
http://stcatharines.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-tools-equipment-Preston-Rip-Saw-W0QQAdIdZ326563927



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Jacob
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#1 posted 531 days ago
Looks like a piece of a warship, Haha, Whats it do?
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Jacob
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#2 posted 531 days ago
Looks like a piece of a warship, Haha, Whats it do?
-- -Jacob Turetsky, Industrial Designer (student), www.Coroflot.com/Jturetsky
Bertha
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#3 posted 531 days ago
That thing’s an animal. Electrical work? That beast probably has a 7+hp 3ph in it. Not for me, but very, very cool.
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cabmaker
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#4 posted 531 days ago
Looks like a straghtline rip saw to me. Bertha my bet is that is a min. 10hp. If it does need a motor rebuilld one can count on 600-800 $.
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