I love the video, watch all your stuff. But I'm sitting here chuckling to myself at the thought of the next time I'm at a funeral, I'll be examining the coffin saying to myself "Hmm...now I know how these complicated cuts were made!"
There is a British guy somewhere in America restoring a 110 year old wooden boat, the Tally-Ho. He uses one of these saws, but the bigger model, as they had to dig a hole to accommodate the bottom wheel. When they were cutting the 'ribs' for the ship, they had a guy on the angle adjuster, changing the angle while cutting. The clips can be seen under Sampson Boat Co.
That's a big one...even so, it's the only one a universal shop really needs. It's sturdy as ever and likely going to last another 100 years. Imagine that, another 100 years and today's mid-range machinery can't come close. No need for digital readouts...let your human digits control all of that. That a very nice hunk to have, for any larger shop or garage....
What a fantastically awesome bandsaw. It’s beautiful. I’m only familiar with the ship saw, that Leo procured, from watching the “Tally Ho” project. By the way, I saw a photo of “Tally Ho” today, anchored in Port Townsend, with THE CAPSTAN installed on the foredeck! It sure was looking Awesome. Great Job!!!!
Hi Keith excellent bit of kit .... I worked as a pattern maker for Land Rover in the 1980’s , we had 3 big Wadkin bandsaws , with 36” wheels fully guarded with steel enclosures .......... when a blade came off it was well scary ..... please consider some guarding , you’d stand no chance if that saw threw a blade !!! Regards Robert Partsmade 🇬🇧
One thing is constant in the youtubers I follow, they find and have some of the coolest tools. Tilting bandsaw of that age and size with such a smooth mechanism is a true testament of the golden age of tool making in America. I will never have enough room to justify looking for one, because as far as needing one, well any tool you have or see, there will be found a need. Thank you for the presentation.
I'm always curious to see if the older machines are really as good or better than the new ones. I thought this might be sloppy and clunky. But watching those smooth accurate cuts cleared up any doubts. What a magnificent piece of technology !! Some might say the old machines were "over engineered" while today's machines are designed with minimum specs to save on costs. But this machine is still going a century later... with great results... and it has many good years in front of it. I guess if the motor is efficient, then this whole system is as efficient as anything on the market today. Just make sure no kids are horsing around in the shop. Maybe a plexiglass wall around the lower wheel?
I have the 1945 version of this saw--last year of manufacture. By that time, Crescent had moved the tilt crank onto the operator side and the saw is fully guarded. It also came with a rip fence.
I realize that a lot of people here that deride OSHA and their safety inspectors are just joking but I wanted to say that my father was an OSHA certified safety inspector working for the Department of Defense all through the 70's and most of the 80's and eventually became safety director for all of 7th Army. I credit him with saving many limbs and lives with the work that he did, especially for our men and women in uniform, some of which was actually demonstrated during that time. We always dump a little on the guys that enforce the rules because most of the time we don't see the positive results of their work. I'm proud to say that I got to see those tangible benefits first hand simply because of my dad's desire to protect people, sometimes, even from themselves.
This popped into mind as well. People shit on health and safety and yet you mention something like putting a guard on something this big and suddenly it's ok. Health and safety covers the big AND small things. Everyone deserves the ability to go home uninjured every day. Sometimes they may go overboard. But it's a price worth paying when the cost of the other thing is so damn high.
Many men died for the freedom OSHA and the like robbed....I worked before OSHA ...and we did not need the government to tell us oil was slick. If we thought it was unsafe we did not do it.....there is no serious OSHA in China and there're going to own us over ...OMG,,,,,,,,,,,SAFETY....Stay on the porch and let men work and learn. The smart ones will not get hurt. Government should be forbidden to get involved in safety; It has been the basis of to much corruption.
Keith thx for sharing. Your student and you did a great job. I was most impressed by the quietness of the saw. It only makes a whisper of a sound while it's running. Again thx for sharing.
Sampsom Boat Company on RUclips also has a large "Boat Saw" and has fabricated plywood guards for the wheels. Also, made a pit for the base to sit in to reach the table. Love the work, I have learned a bunch!
The man rebuilding the Tally Ho seems to me to be so much more than a boat builder and sailor. The work he does and what he has to know to setup and carryout the rebuild, truly something else.
If you remember, Kieth did a repair on Leo's pipe threader. Leo does great work, look forward to his video everyother Sat and Acorn to Arabella every Fri
The company I worked for in 60s and till the 80s had a high speed band saw for cutting Stainless plate and when the blade broke it used to fire it into the plate and zig zag it till it stopped spinning. Saw a couple of guys get some bad cuts from the blade breaking.
Great job getting it up and working. I'm not going to mention the lack of guards (Ooppps I just did). I think a fence would make it easier for straight cuts.
Nice restoration,saw on your Instagram page a while ago a close up of the reproduction decal and the city name Leetonia, Ohio got my attention,been there many times,about 30 miles south of me.
I've been thinking for a while but I can't remember the name of the casket company where I pulled this saw out. Remember the place had old wood floors and we couldn't use a forklift or anything so pulled it across the building on a dolly. I spent most of the time I was there climbing ladders and taking line shafts down for someone else. Ended up completely covered in saw dust. Glad it found a good home
Beautiful piece of Americana, and no doubt it will make pattern making a pleasure for you. With the speed and power it would be good for carving, ala Diresta, cheers!
I just watched one of your older videos with a bandsaw much like this one driven by a line shaft; Shop Tour 4: Walter Clements - Line Shaft Machine Shop.
I love restoration videos including Engineering, Steam Locomotives, Vintage Fairground Rides and my passion Vintage Hi-fi (Tube) Amplifiers and I have to say this Band Saw is quite remarkable for its age! Kieth Rucker you are a marvel at explaining things and enjoy all of your videos and especially the Steam Stocker and your own Museum Steam loco and of course the huge log cutting machine. I really appreciate the inventiveness of the pioneers of these ancient machines and the ingenuity of the inventors and engineers of the time!
Keith: Consider contacting Jason at Fireball tools about a collaborative project to build a custom blade guard as he did for his vintage bandsaw. Which of course turned out fabulous. It would make some great video. He could fabricate some of the more intricate parts on his hydro-jet. Like a lot of people I'm more concerned about a guard on the lower wheel and blade. Imagine if a youngin happen to push the power button and reached into the wheel. We all have grandchildren or will, and they are very curious. Not to mention your apron being snagged!
Nothing more satisfying than to resurrect an old machine and use it. Well done Keith. OSHA is for those who cannot think for themselves and don't pay attention to what they are doing......................
OSHA is for the statistical reality that sh-t happens, no matter how "careful" you are, and that there are employers and operators who are NOT careful, and somebody will be made to pay in the event of an "accident". Grow up.
@@pauldeeley669 Paul, you are right. Now that I am retired after 45 years, I guess I should reflect on why I still have all my fingers, my eyes, arms, and legs.......and to think that 50% of my work years were spent without OSHA. I'm out, Keith's page doesn't deserve this type of banter.
I hope Keith reconsiders his guard policy with priority reference to cover the lower wheel. It would be a simple job for him to fabricate a guard from sheet metal.
Sweet saw Keith. That is one of the quietest 36" bandsaws I've heard. Makes me think that most saw's sheet metal components, e.g. guards, doors, etc, amplify noise while the cast iron bases are actually very quiet. Must be a pleasure to operate.
Weird school of thought on the common bandsaw, because people keep talking about the throat being the limiting factor, but i was taught that you can cut anything you want as long as the excess doesn't touch the neck, by putting a level table on the other side. Biggest circle i personally assisted in cutting on a band saw was 2.5 meters OD, a cover for a church's round glass, from laminated sheets of OSB during restoration work on the facade. The limiting factor really is, how big is your shop floor space. :))
Very nicely done. I have a 1905 vintage McGorley 30" bandsaw that I need to get running once again. I last had it running 7 yrs ago in my previous shop. The big thing that I need to do is build a base because it is a pillar mounted machine.
Just looking at your tool apron and that bottom wheel gives me the willies. Your focus is on top of the machine and much easier to stay aware of the top wheel. You can't see under the table while working. Maybe a piece of plywood bolted to the base you made until you can make something more period correct.
Sean Horton this is amazing Sean - I read your comment about the lower wheel and “the willies” after I wrote mine and used exactly the same bit of slang for “it scared me”.
Obviously, the reason this one took so long to restore - no scraping! Scraping projects get moved to the front of the rotation. Well done Keith! That bandsaw is definitely in the spirit of the vintage machinery theme.
A beautiful restoration of an awesome machine Kieth. It's so quiet! It being unguarded still gives me the willies though. A suggestion: Keep the 14" saw with an 1/8" blade on it for scroll work. Swapping out blades for different work is a pain.
Your care putting the new tires on the wheels and the new guides pays off big time now - that saw runs as smooth as silk! Fun to see you cutting so delicately with such a beast of a saw! Nice work on the video as always!
Most likely used to cut the ogee for the lid of a casket. Fireball tools did a nice guard for this big bandsaw a twenty gauge version with the same design work work on this on .
Sampson Boat Co. has one of the larger ship saws over in Washington State where he is restoring the Tally Ho. If you recall, you repaired part for a threading machine casting for him.
Main reason for tilting the saw not the table is the bigger pieces staying upright are easier to deal with. Ships could have really big timbers for instance or frames to saw. I'd love to have one but don't do enough sawing anymore to justify the cost.
Central Ohio native, working for US Census Bureau at the moment and just visited the Leetonia/Salem area for work. Do you have an expert opinion on why so many machine tools were made in Ohio over the years? My father told me it was because of excellent gray iron in the region, but his father worked for a foundry in Ironton and his answer was probably biased. As always, thanks for sharing your great restoration work with us Mr. Rucker!
What a beautiful machine Keith - and so capable! This is truly a great addition to your already remarkable shop. I do have to admit that watching your shop apron get near that big lower wheel did give me the willies....perhaps a guard on the lower wheel might be in order....
Keith, that was a great demonstration! What a great band saw, you will have tons of fun using that machine. Amazing how smooth it cut that 4" block. Thanks for todays video (and all of the videos). Be safe be well.
A suggestion for the bandsaw is to make a modern-day guard system out of clear polycarbonate to make the bandsaw safe but still demonstrate how much safety has changed over time.
Keith, that is an absolutely fabulous band saw and a very good restore. Get those guards up. Right now I can only see you running it as the legal beagles will be on your tail.
I have one that looks identical to this one. It has been in a fire so the brass in the blade guides is gone, but the wheels and frame are just fine. Been wanting to rebuild it, but it is a lot of work and it isn't exactly something you can pick up and drag around.
Seeing that scratch on your noggin reminded me of something my Father-in-Law said. "God only made a few perfect heads, the rest he put hair on!" Good video.
Thank You Keith! The saw from Leetonia, Ohio reminds me other tools from the Salem, Oh area. I often seen tools from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo & Bucyrus.
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*Keith, thanks for the sanity in the midst of all the stupid craziness in the news.*
Color me GREEN with envy - Bandsaw envy. Thanks for the video. Jon
I love the video, watch all your stuff. But I'm sitting here chuckling to myself at the thought of the next time I'm at a funeral, I'll be examining the coffin saying to myself "Hmm...now I know how these complicated cuts were made!"
There is a British guy somewhere in America restoring a 110 year old wooden boat, the Tally-Ho. He uses one of these saws, but the bigger model, as they had to dig a hole to accommodate the bottom wheel. When they were cutting the 'ribs' for the ship, they had a guy on the angle adjuster, changing the angle while cutting. The clips can be seen under Sampson Boat Co.
Wow! You are getting a lot of new toys aren't you? I enjoy the restoration videos. Keep up the good work.
Very Keith, I am green with envy over that machine. But I doubt my 9 foot ceilings in the shop would accommodate that monster.
That's a big one...even so, it's the only one a universal shop really needs. It's sturdy as ever and likely going to last another 100 years. Imagine that, another 100 years and today's mid-range machinery can't come close. No need for digital readouts...let your human digits control all of that. That a very nice hunk to have, for any larger shop or garage....
What a unique machine and a great restoration!
Best Regards
Fred Thomas
Keith, I really enjoyed watching your video, great content, thanks for sharing your video.!.!.!.
What a fantastically awesome bandsaw. It’s beautiful.
I’m only familiar with the ship saw, that Leo procured, from watching the “Tally Ho” project. By the way, I saw a photo of “Tally Ho” today, anchored in Port Townsend, with THE CAPSTAN installed on the foredeck! It sure was looking Awesome.
Great Job!!!!
Very nice acquisition for the wood shop, and a great restoration...
Thank you for what you do. Thank you for sharing this stuff.
Hi Keith excellent bit of kit .... I worked as a pattern maker for Land Rover in the 1980’s , we had 3 big Wadkin bandsaws , with 36” wheels fully guarded with steel enclosures .......... when a blade came off it was well scary ..... please consider some guarding , you’d stand no chance if that saw threw a blade !!!
Regards Robert Partsmade
🇬🇧
Thats one hell of a saw Keith!
Here's to the 240v (ish) 3 phase motor. Super quiet and smooth.
that is sooooo cool. Enjoy that, use it often, it's a work horse.
Crescent is always cool ! Thank you
Beautiful machine smooth and quiet, great video
One thing is constant in the youtubers I follow, they find and have some of the coolest tools. Tilting bandsaw of that age and size with such a smooth mechanism is a true testament of the golden age of tool making in America. I will never have enough room to justify looking for one, because as far as needing one, well any tool you have or see, there will be found a need. Thank you for the presentation.
That bandsaw sure is quiet running! That's a nice restoration.
Nice machine Kieth thanks for sharing!
What a beautiful saw... thanks for sharing!
Running that thing you will need to stay alert. Nice job. One way to keep your employees awake back in the old days.
I'm always curious to see if the older machines are really as good or better than the new ones.
I thought this might be sloppy and clunky. But watching those smooth accurate cuts cleared up any doubts.
What a magnificent piece of technology !!
Some might say the old machines were "over engineered" while today's machines are designed with minimum specs to save on costs. But this machine is still going a century later... with great results... and it has many good years in front of it.
I guess if the motor is efficient, then this whole system is as efficient as anything on the market today.
Just make sure no kids are horsing around in the shop. Maybe a plexiglass wall around the lower wheel?
Looks like an excellent job. Maybe your next project is building a blade and wheel guard?
Amazing to see an individual with so much workshop experience be so cavalier about safety.
You do nice work Keith.
I have the 1945 version of this saw--last year of manufacture. By that time, Crescent had moved the tilt crank onto the operator side and the saw is fully guarded. It also came with a rip fence.
Good Job Keith
it's a beautiful day in the neighborhood....
Another job well done 👍 thanks for sharing
You can really tell that tilt on the saw makes you pretty happy. Nothing like a new working tool to make your day.
Great saw! Hard to beat a sharp blade and lots of hp!
Leo would be proud of you. Another great tool in the Rucker shop.
I realize that a lot of people here that deride OSHA and their safety inspectors are just joking but I wanted to say that my father was an OSHA certified safety inspector working for the Department of Defense all through the 70's and most of the 80's and eventually became safety director for all of 7th Army. I credit him with saving many limbs and lives with the work that he did, especially for our men and women in uniform, some of which was actually demonstrated during that time.
We always dump a little on the guys that enforce the rules because most of the time we don't see the positive results of their work.
I'm proud to say that I got to see those tangible benefits first hand simply because of my dad's desire to protect people, sometimes, even from themselves.
funniest thing seen inside a portable loo, scribbled in sharpie.
"Due to new OSHA regulations, All Logs Over 10" In Length Must Be Lowered By Hand."
@@jhart7304 Best not let logs get over 10"! Evacuate sooner is my suggestion.
I'm for letting darwin's theories work their magic.
This popped into mind as well. People shit on health and safety and yet you mention something like putting a guard on something this big and suddenly it's ok. Health and safety covers the big AND small things. Everyone deserves the ability to go home uninjured every day. Sometimes they may go overboard. But it's a price worth paying when the cost of the other thing is so damn high.
Many men died for the freedom OSHA and the like robbed....I worked before OSHA ...and we did not need the government to tell us oil was slick. If we thought it was unsafe we did not do it.....there is no serious OSHA in China and there're going to own us over ...OMG,,,,,,,,,,,SAFETY....Stay on the porch and let men work and learn. The smart ones will not get hurt. Government should be forbidden to get involved in safety; It has been the basis of to much corruption.
You just made some tally sticks! look it up
Thanks! So quiet I can almost hear the sawdust hitting the floor.
very good video..thanks for your time
Keith thx for sharing. Your student and you did a great job. I was most impressed by the quietness of the saw. It only makes a whisper of a sound while it's running.
Again thx for sharing.
Time to start sawing some complicated casting patterns! :-)
what a beauty.
What a beauty. Thanks for sharing.
very quite and the tilt is a great function
Sampsom Boat Company on RUclips also has a large "Boat Saw" and has fabricated plywood guards for the wheels. Also, made a pit for the base to sit in to reach the table. Love the work, I have learned a bunch!
One of my favorite channels.
@@sayeager5559 and Tips From a Shipwright.
The man rebuilding the Tally Ho seems to me to be so much more than a boat builder and sailor. The work he does and what he has to know to setup and carryout the rebuild, truly something else.
If you remember, Kieth did a repair on Leo's pipe threader. Leo does great work, look forward to his video everyother Sat and Acorn to Arabella every Fri
*Restoring a HUGE vintage Ship Saw / Bandsaw - Rebuilding TALLY HO EP22 **ruclips.net/video/oKEd3ro3Z4I/видео.html*
What a great machine, so quiet.
The company I worked for in 60s and till the 80s had a high speed band saw for cutting Stainless plate and when the blade broke it used to fire it into the plate and zig zag it till it stopped spinning. Saw a couple of guys get some bad cuts from the blade breaking.
Great job getting it up and working. I'm not going to mention the lack of guards (Ooppps I just did). I think a fence would make it easier for straight cuts.
Nice restoration,saw on your Instagram page a while ago a close up of the reproduction decal and the city name Leetonia, Ohio got my attention,been there many times,about 30 miles south of me.
I've been thinking for a while but I can't remember the name of the casket company where I pulled this saw out. Remember the place had old wood floors and we couldn't use a forklift or anything so pulled it across the building on a dolly. I spent most of the time I was there climbing ladders and taking line shafts down for someone else. Ended up completely covered in saw dust.
Glad it found a good home
I love seeing older equipment being rescued/restored rather then thrown in the scrap.
Thanks for sharing and keep up your great work!
Nicemachine, a good one for sure!
Very cool Video, Thank you.
Nice Machine
Beautiful piece of Americana, and no doubt it will make pattern making a pleasure for you. With the speed and power it would be good for carving, ala Diresta, cheers!
I just watched one of your older videos with a bandsaw much like this one driven by a line shaft; Shop Tour 4: Walter Clements - Line Shaft Machine Shop.
In the early 1990s, craftsman had a tilting head band saw. I think 12". I had one and liked the tilt.
I like that! Thanks for the video!
Nice saw!
People would die to have that machine. Comes from a casket shop get it.
Think how many people used that saw and that most of them are dead.
Both Jason and Keith have giant bandsaws so now Brian and Adam need one also.
I love restoration videos including Engineering, Steam Locomotives, Vintage Fairground Rides and my passion Vintage Hi-fi (Tube) Amplifiers and I have to say this Band Saw is quite remarkable for its age! Kieth Rucker you are a marvel at explaining things and enjoy all of your videos and especially the Steam Stocker and your own Museum Steam loco and of course the huge log cutting machine. I really appreciate the inventiveness of the pioneers of these ancient machines and the ingenuity of the inventors and engineers of the time!
pretty neat indeed
Keith: Consider contacting Jason at Fireball tools about a collaborative project to build a custom blade guard as he did for his vintage bandsaw. Which of course turned out fabulous. It would make some great video. He could fabricate some of the more intricate parts on his hydro-jet. Like a lot of people I'm more concerned about a guard on the lower wheel and blade. Imagine if a youngin happen to push the power button and reached into the wheel. We all have grandchildren or will, and they are very curious. Not to mention your apron being snagged!
Nothing more satisfying than to resurrect an old machine and use it. Well done Keith. OSHA is for those who cannot think for themselves and don't pay attention to what they are doing......................
OSHA is for the statistical reality that sh-t happens, no matter how "careful" you are, and that there are employers and operators who are NOT careful, and somebody will be made to pay in the event of an "accident". Grow up.
@@pauldeeley669 Paul, you are right. Now that I am retired after 45 years, I guess I should reflect on why I still have all my fingers, my eyes, arms, and legs.......and to think that 50% of my work years were spent without OSHA. I'm out, Keith's page doesn't deserve this type of banter.
I hope Keith reconsiders his guard policy with priority reference to cover the lower wheel.
It would be a simple job for him to fabricate a guard from sheet metal.
You'll never look at Band Saws the same way again after seeing Leo's Ship Saw that he has been using on Tally Ho
Sweet saw Keith. That is one of the quietest 36" bandsaws I've heard. Makes me think that most saw's sheet metal components, e.g. guards, doors, etc, amplify noise while the cast iron bases are actually very quiet. Must be a pleasure to operate.
Weird school of thought on the common bandsaw, because people keep talking about the throat being the limiting factor, but i was taught that you can cut anything you want as long as the excess doesn't touch the neck, by putting a level table on the other side. Biggest circle i personally assisted in cutting on a band saw was 2.5 meters OD, a cover for a church's round glass, from laminated sheets of OSB during restoration work on the facade. The limiting factor really is, how big is your shop floor space. :))
one thing about a coffin saw. it's sure to be .....Dead on :D
Very nicely done. I have a 1905 vintage McGorley 30" bandsaw that I need to get running once again. I last had it running 7 yrs ago in my previous shop. The big thing that I need to do is build a base because it is a pillar mounted machine.
Just looking at your tool apron and that bottom wheel gives me the willies. Your focus is on top of the machine and much easier to stay aware of the top wheel. You can't see under the table while working. Maybe a piece of plywood bolted to the base you made until you can make something more period correct.
Was getting nervous when I saw the cloth apron getting close to that lower wheel.
Me too.
I actually shuddered when I saw that. I experienced someone getting a shirtsleeve in a work piece on a lathe.
I saw that as well @14:09. Hopefully Keith will watch his own video and realize that the bottom wheel needs some sort of guard.
Sean Horton this is amazing Sean - I read your comment about the lower wheel and “the willies” after I wrote mine and used exactly the same bit of slang for “it scared me”.
Obviously, the reason this one took so long to restore - no scraping! Scraping projects get moved to the front of the rotation. Well done Keith! That bandsaw is definitely in the spirit of the vintage machinery theme.
Beatiful!
A beautiful restoration of an awesome machine Kieth. It's so quiet! It being unguarded still gives me the willies though. A suggestion: Keep the 14" saw with an 1/8" blade on it for scroll work. Swapping out blades for different work is a pain.
Your care putting the new tires on the wheels and the new guides pays off big time now - that saw runs as smooth as silk! Fun to see you cutting so delicately with such a beast of a saw! Nice work on the video as always!
Goodness look at the size of that thing
The tilt function will be handy for adding draft to your casting patterns.
Very very good point. I bet thats one reason why Keith wanted it.
I was thinking you could add some serious draft with that.
Most likely used to cut the ogee for the lid of a casket. Fireball tools did a nice guard for this big bandsaw a twenty gauge version with the same design work work on this on .
Hiya Keith
Awesome!
Wow! What an amazing band saw! Never seen anything like it. Now I need one. LOL
that is the coolest band saw ive ever seen - amazing
Sampson Boat Co. has one of the larger ship saws over in Washington State where he is restoring the Tally Ho. If you recall, you repaired part for a threading machine casting for him.
Main reason for tilting the saw not the table is the bigger pieces staying upright are easier to deal with. Ships could have really big timbers for instance or frames to saw. I'd love to have one but don't do enough sawing anymore to justify the cost.
WHOA! Great history info. Great restoration. That bandsaw looks awesome.
Makes my 18" bandsaw look puny.
Central Ohio native, working for US Census Bureau at the moment and just visited the Leetonia/Salem area for work. Do you have an expert opinion on why so many machine tools were made in Ohio over the years? My father told me it was because of excellent gray iron in the region, but his father worked for a foundry in Ironton and his answer was probably biased. As always, thanks for sharing your great restoration work with us Mr. Rucker!
It's a beautiful piece of both machinery and art! Looking forward to seeing it in future videos....
What a beautiful machine Keith - and so capable! This is truly a great addition to your already remarkable shop.
I do have to admit that watching your shop apron get near that big lower wheel did give me the willies....perhaps a guard on the lower wheel might be in order....
I’m sure you saw Fireball Tools bandsaw restoration.
ruclips.net/video/Li3boD9A8b0/видео.html
Really nice old bandsaw. Thanks for sharing it.
The first ships saw I ever saw was on Restoring Tally Ho. Sampson Boat Work.
Keith, that was a great demonstration! What a great band saw, you will have tons of fun using that machine. Amazing how smooth it cut that 4" block. Thanks for todays video (and all of the videos). Be safe be well.
love it ....and like so many others......place some guards! keep up the good work. great channel.
A suggestion for the bandsaw is to make a modern-day guard system out of clear polycarbonate to make the bandsaw safe but still demonstrate how much safety has changed over time.
Keith, that is an absolutely fabulous band saw and a very good restore. Get those guards up. Right now I can only see you running it as the legal beagles will be on your tail.
I have one that looks identical to this one. It has been in a fire so the brass in the blade guides is gone, but the wheels and frame are just fine. Been wanting to rebuild it, but it is a lot of work and it isn't exactly something you can pick up and drag around.
Bravo! We had nothing like that in our high school wood shop!
Keith always has the coolest of the cool!
Seeing that scratch on your noggin reminded me of something my Father-in-Law said. "God only made a few perfect heads, the rest he put hair on!" Good video.
Thank You Keith! The saw from Leetonia, Ohio reminds me other tools from the Salem, Oh area. I often seen tools from Cleveland, Cincinnati, Toledo & Bucyrus.