Band Saw ID

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Anyone recognize this saw and more importantly does it look like a wood or metal cutting saw? check out the pulley pic?









 
OK, from those photos, I think that gear box shows it as a metal cutting band saw.

A photo of the gear box info, as well as a photo of the motor and its plate would clear up any other questions.
 
If it runs turn it on and see how fast it goes. That should help you determine its intended use.
 
With three speed ranges and a gear box, the only normal use would be metal cutting.
 
That's a metal cutter. Looks like an older Dake or Wellsaw maybe? Pretty standard vertical design across that style if you look at Jet verticals etc.

Nice saws. Long blades which means more real estate tooth wise so they last a bit longer than my little portaband... And the large work surface means you can fab up rip fences and such for nice straight cuts.

Good find.
-Eric
 
Thank you Stacy and Eric. You were right, it is a metal cutting band saw. It was three hours away and I could not get away but was able to have someone take my truck and trailer and pick it up. It was a bit of a gamble but the price was right (200) and the driver was happy with $100 so it was $300 delivered plus a tank of gas.

The tires about an inch wide, how wide of a blade can I use?

Thanks again!
 
JMJones said:
Thank you Stacy and Eric. You were right, it is a metal cutting band saw. It was three hours away and I could not get away but was able to have someone take my truck and trailer and pick it up. It was a bit of a gamble but the price was right (200) and the driver was happy with $100 so it was $300 delivered plus a tank of gas.

The tires about an inch wide, how wide of a blade can I use?

Thanks again!
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Wow, good on ya for snagging that at that price. If I had been the truck driver I think it would have 'fallen off the back of the truck' somewhere near my shop... Lol.

Most blades aren't going to be more than 1/2-3/4" wide. What length blade does it take? Most 1" wide blades I've seen were for 120"+ length blades.

Depending on what you are doing of course; but thinner (narrower) is usually better for blanks and such. Following curves etc. But wide makes for nice straight long cuts and a lot of spine to be able to press into. The pulleys should have enough free space to adjust for tracking.
 
A plus with that unit is that a good wood blade, like a Woodmaster or Tri-master, will also cut blocks with the belt/pulley setting on high. It will be a bit slow, but you can use a 3/4" or even a 1" blade width for nice straight scale cuts.
 
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