Photo Index - Continental Machinery Co. - 15"

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Continental Machinery Co.
Montréal, QC, Canada

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	15"
Submitted By:	Dan McCallum

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	15"
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Last Updated	4/1/2022 9:48:54 AM

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No serial number or model number. A very sturdy unit with a cast iron door, no covers on the back, and a home made stand that is also very sturdy. Unusual/crazy arrangement for controlling the speed, perhaps it was used for cutting metal at some point. Will be converting it back to wood speeds. Motor is a Canadian Westinghouse 1/4 HP unit that will work on 110 only, and appears to be of the right vintage-ish.

It looks like someone showed it some loving in the past 20 years or so, it has an orange tire on the upper wheel, and there is really very little rust on it. Also comes with a nice little light, now that I am "at that age" I appreciate strong light on my work way more than I ever did before!

The CL ad was posted with no photos, I fired off an email that night asking for some. In the morning there were a couple nice photos, I could not believe my eyes. The vendor (she) also mentioned in her email that 'five others are interested'. I called her right up and was over there as quick as I could, luckily only about 1/2 hour from my place and I was able to take my wife's Subaru wagon.

The PO was a very nice young lady who had got it from an elderly friend who used it to build canoes, he had got it in turn from an elderly friend, so no real history other than it had been owned by a bunch of old guys!

She warned me when I called that it was very heavy and I would need two people to move it. Of course I figured I could do it myself, and when I got there, it was dam* heavy! She could not help as she was holding a baby, so I had to 'walk' it to the Subaru, then try to tilt it in and then push. I got completely stuck on the push part. Luckily a neighbour of hers came by and helped me, otherwise I would have continued to struggle!

I paid her what she was asking, it was fair but not a 'suck' price. She asked me to send her a picture when I had restored it.

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Comments: As I received it
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Comments: Backside with humungous pulley
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Comments: Cover Open
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Comments: 110V only motor
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Comments: Stand and Stepped Pulley
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