Restored 1905 Meat Saw

How well does it resaw, could it handle exotic hardwoods like purpleheart ? I’ve been watching a few meat saws on an online auction , would you recomend my purchasing one for hardwoods ?

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oh for sure. i was skeptical of restoring it when i had found out it was a meat saw but after talking to several people who own one for woodworking i was convinced it was woth it, they typicaly have everything and more than most saws, theyre bigger than anything you have ever seen also, mine ways 2 tons, haha.

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Innovative… like your work. Good stuff.

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I don’t have the room for it but there is a guy close to me that sells refurbished old BIG iron on craigslist.
He has a 5 HP, 36” American bandsaw for sale for $750
http://boston.craigslist.org/sob/tls/493589303.html

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you may have a real find. i was wondering what the blade speed is? do you really need a 2 in. blade, could be really expensive buying new blades. i use timberwolf blades on my 14 in bandsaw to rip and resaw. they are the best cutting and longest lasting blades i have used.
great job restoring the saw.

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wow…just talked about the book: ‘The Jungle” which discussed the meatpakcing industry at the time of the century…very cool project mike…

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Great looking at it Mike. Since you are welding on blade guides would it be possible to turn it around so the blade is used like a regular bandsaw.

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WHat a beast of a saw. You’re right . . . the motor is H U G E

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What a little ripper of a saw that is Mike.

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Hello , this just came up on the roll the dice feature …did you ever finish this project and do you have any pictures of the completed saw ? How well does it cut wood ?

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yea ill have to get some photos of the restoration. i painted it, cleaned all the rusted cast iron surfaces. lubricated bearings and moving parts. replaced the tires. and blade. i made a table and it cuts like a champion. i use it all the time to resaw stock and cut veneer. thats the saw that cut every peice on my most recent project. the maloof inspired rocker. so yea its been a great saw. the motor is the only thing that sucks. its old, heavy, and slow.

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