Photo Index - J. A. Fay & Egan Co. - No. 311 Angling Band Ship Saw

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Manufactured/Badged by:
J. A. Fay & Egan Co.
Cincinnati, OH.

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	48"
Submitted By:	Warren Johnson

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	No. 311 Angling Band Ship Saw
Date of Manufacturer:	1937
Serial Number:
Last Updated	7/24/2010 7:03:27 PM

Comments:

This saw is being used to restore wood framed ships at the boatyard at Mystic Seaport in Mystic, CT. It appears to by the No. 311 shown on page 151 of the J.A. Fay and Egan Catalog 114 Section 07. Beveled cuts are possible on large and heavy slabs of wood because the frame of the saw tilts instead of the table. I watched as two workers cut a beveled curve on a piece of oak about 10 inches think and five feet long. Working a 500 pound slab of wood is possible because the table remains level. Such a cut would be very difficult on a tilted table.

Photo 1:

Comments: Ship Saw Fay & Egan at Mystic Seaport. This saw is used in the resoration of wood hulled ships in the boat yard.
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Comments: The Frame of the bandsaw can be tilted using the electric motor shown here. Final adjustments can be made using the handwheel seen in the left of the first picture
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Comments: Main Drive of the saw; an electric motor/v-belt drive to a flat belt system that accomodates the tilt of the frame with the drive motor stationary.
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Comments: Adjusting the tilt of the frame and blade to match the infomation included on the template laying on the table.
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Comments: Like a hot knife through butter! I watched as two men cut a beveled and curved section from a 10" thick slab of oak that is five feet long in less than 10 minutes (not counting set up time - half hour).
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Comments: A section of the ship's frame ready for the final fitting and joining.
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