Photos Folding Saw Machine Co., #2 Folding Saw Machine

ithinkverydeeply said:
Thanks for posting that! It sure looks like it to me! And it has that support rod. :(
The surefire way to tell just by looking from a distance is on the back which isn’t in your shots.
This pressure guide bar.
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There are distinct differences between the #1 and #2 that can be seen here in the catalog.
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I noticed that support rod is hand forged and tapered. There is no telling if it is original equipment though as the owner of this one knows his way around an anvil. I should have asked.:(
 
rjdankert said:


Bob
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That was awesome Bob! It’s definitely a #1. They had it set up good and the blade was swinging pretty level. Interesting they noticed the 02’ patent on the guide/pressure bar and thought that was for the machine but the machine’s patent is significantly older.
And about that guide/pressure bar, put a tennis ball on that thing or something! Sheesh! Someone is going to loose an eye!
And what’s up with not folding it up all the way? They were almost there, just finish it!

But seriously that was really cool, thanks for finding it!
 
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A17 said:
ithinkverydeeply ithinkverydeeply , any idea what the sawing machine shown at about 3 minutes into this video is powered by or who made it (or whether you'll get one soon)? 1940s Lumberjacks felling Redwoods in Northern California - YouTube
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Yeah! Very cool old drag saw set up for felling. Can’t say I know the maker but I’ll keep an eye out, it has a distinct frame.
It’s likely similar to this one powered by an adjacent motor.

I almost bought a Little Woodsman made in Eureka California. Was the smallest motorized drag saw and could be carried by one man. Which again “easy to carry” must have meant something other that it does today. But here is a photo of someone carrying one like a boss.
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The inventor. (I think)
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Here is a better shot of one.
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Square_peg said:
There was something wrong with the setup for felling. That short stroke can't be right.
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rjdankert said:
ithinkverydeeply ithinkverydeeply , any thoughts?
Bob
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His body is in the way.
All the pictures in the literature show the operator on the other side of the machine with your hand right by the blade.
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There are two alternate grab locations on the handle. You can tell them by where the square stock is rounded into handles.
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There is another thing I noticed. Look at View No. 2 on the above shot (the No. 2 without an operator at the saw) and you’ll see that main handle is hinged and can swing upward when it’s set up for felling. That main handle could go totally vertical. I’m not sure if it was to use for felling in an upright position or maybe it was just to get it out of the way if you had clearance issues in the space around the saw for that handle to swing when felling.
 
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That’s interesting. When I was first looking at the drawings of how to use it, I thought it was odd that they showed it being used like that, standing on that side and holding the alternate locations.
But now that I see that guy on the wrong side trying to use the long handle, it totally makes sense.

And I suspect the long handle being able to pivot up is just intended to reduce the swing circumference and space needed around the machine.
 
Miller '72 said:
I love how this drawing includes another folding saw machine and sawyer in the far background
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I thought there was another picture were they did that and I found it but also discovered this!
Sure enough I prove myself wrong about that long handle rotating up to get it out of the way.
Here it is being used by that handle angled in an upward position and the operator back on that side of the saw.
Maybe that guy in the video just needed to stand up so he could get out of the way and move the handle up to a position where he could get a purchase on it.
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Is it the addition of the guide/pressure bar that makes working from this side of the machine practical? I wonder if when they were on the other side of the machine, were they having to pull on it to add extra pressure?
 
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ithinkverydeeply said:
I thought there was another picture were they did that and I found it but also discovered this!
Sure enough I prove myself wrong about that long handle rotating up to get it out of the way.
Here it is being used by that handle angled in an upward position and the operator back on that side of the saw.
Maybe that guy just needed to stand up so he could get out of the way and move the handle up to a position where he could get a purchase on it.
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Is it the addition of the guide/pressure bar that makes working from this side of the machine practical? I wonder if when they were on the other side of the machine, were they having to pull on it to add extra pressure?
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I will say from experience, no equipment works right or runs well without some human love and or persuasion...gentle or not so gentle.
I say yes he needed to keep pressure there probably.
When you first introduced this to me...my first thoughts were the need to bump and hold and re align or reposition when setting up, starting and maintaining a cut etc...
Still not sure I would want to carry that into the woods.
If that were a comparable option to use today. It would be the tool i send the apprentice out to the truck for and then I get the job done before he gets back using anything else I had lol!:D
 
ithinkverydeeply said:
LoL. Totally. It’s not as bad as making the new guy try to collect “air samples” though.
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Depends on the air quality at the time...hahaha

A good one i always enjoyed.
I need the wood stretcher...its the couple of 2X4's with the pulleys and rope...can't miss it. Top shelf in the van.
LOL everytime.
20 minutes later...still can't find it lol!
 
Miller '72 said:
Depends on the air quality at the time...hahaha

A good one i always enjoyed.
I need the wood stretcher...its the couple of 2X4's with the pulleys and rope...can't miss it. Top shelf in the van.
LOL every time.
20 minutes later...still can't find it lol!
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Thats hilarious. You always hear that “I need a wood stretcher” thrown around. But I’ve never heard it described as a contraption with pulleys and ropes. LOL.
(Everyone knows it’s more of a levering bar.)
 
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