| Project by F Dudak | posted 1272 days ago | 3752 views | 0 times favorited | 15 comments |  |
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Hello All,
Just wanted to share a weekend score! Picked this bandsaw up on Sunday for 50 bucks after seeing it in the local Craigslist under general items for sale. I am very lucky that it was posted there because if it was posted in tools for sale it wouldn’t have lasted. As you can see from the pictures most of the rust is just on the surface. The motor is not shown in the pictures but did come with the saw. It is a General Electric motor with oil reserviors that keep the bearings lubricated.
I would get so mad when I would go to OWWM and see the old arn that guys would score for ridiculously low prices. I’m happy to say that I have finally found a diamond in the rough. The dog is guarding it with her life!
I’ll post restored picks once I am done.
Forgot to mention it came with the light! I took it off so it wouldn’t get damaged.
-- Fred.... Poconos, PA ---- Chairwright in the making ----
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WayneC
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#1 posted 1272 days ago
Great score. Does it have more than 6” cutting height? Looks like it from the photo, but no riser block.
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MedicKen
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#2 posted 1272 days ago
Nice score. I paid $100 for mine a few months ago.
Here she is today!! I upgraded it to 1hp and added Carter guides.
WayneC…....resaw height is about 6 1/8”
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Dan Hux
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#3 posted 1272 days ago
very cool purchase, I can have it when? just kidding.
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Bothus
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#4 posted 1272 days ago
Nice score Fred. I have yet to find that kind of deal.
Bothus
-- Jerry Boshear, Professional Kitchen Designer, amature woodworker.
doyoulikegumwood
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#5 posted 1272 days ago
well sense were using OWWM terms happy sliding.
-- I buy tools so i can make more money,so ican buy more tools so I can work more, to make more money, so I can buy more tool, so I can work more
huff
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#6 posted 1272 days ago
Looks like you got a good deal Fred. You should have a great band saw when you get done.
-- John @ http://www.thehuffordfurnituregroup.com
dustyal
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#7 posted 1272 days ago
that’s what I keep looking for… I check my local craigslist often. if I find something, I might debate it overnight. Check back the next day and it is gone.
Well done… enjoy…
-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...
Rev. Jim Paulson
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#8 posted 1272 days ago
Congrats Fred,
She looks like a real beauty. You did a nice job cleaning it up and upgrading it. I’d love to hear how the Carter guides work out too.
Take care,
Jim
www.chairsbypaulson.com
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Beginningwoodworker
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#9 posted 1272 days ago
Nice score, Fred.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
sdmarcotte
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#10 posted 1271 days ago
I restored a 1937 Delta this past spring. Stripped the old paint using the electrolisys method. The great thing about the 14” Delta is that things haven’t changed much since 1937. There were a couple of parts that I needed to replace but they were easily sourced from ereplacementparts.com and even Sears service.
OhVlyArtisan
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#11 posted 1271 days ago
Nice Find! Looks like you have some work ahead of you
-- "All you need in this life is ignorance and confidence, and then Success is sure." Mark Twain
hunter71
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#12 posted 1270 days ago
What a find. See the old GE motor was mothballed. I am a sucker for old tool finds. Great job restoring it.
-- A childs smile is payment enough.
COPPERHEAD
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#13 posted 1270 days ago
sweet! love the old stuff
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papabear
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#14 posted 972 days ago
When I saw the thumbnail of this I thought it was a projector 8-)
Nice find.
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ClayandNancy
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#15 posted 972 days ago
Inherited that same saw from my dad, works great. You can still get parts for it, I broke the cast iron angle casting and the old guy at my hardware store found one, $16.00. Don’t forget pics when your done.
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