Photo Index - Heston & Anderson - Model 1, 14 inch C-Frame

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Heston & Anderson
Fairfield, IA

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	14 inch
Submitted By:	Adam Kelker

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Model 1, 14 inch C-Frame
Date of Manufacturer:	1928?
Serial Number:	Serial Tag Removed
Last Updated	8/15/2010 9:31:13 PM

Comments:

Just about the time I was looking for a Heston and Anderson Bandsaw, I spoke with Dan Coleman. In conversation, he went over his brief list of items he was bringing to Dan Wyatt's OWWAMMO gathering in Branson. When he mentioned he had a Heston and Anderson, I knew I just had to have it. I picked this up in Branson in the Spring of 2010 OWWAMMO. I promptly brought it home and put it in my shed for 2nd up in the restore cue. (It got bumped by a sewing machine with stand to number three).

After a few weeks of working on it in my spare time and days off, it is finally done save some minor touchup and a serial badge. It has been over 100 degrees everyday I worked on this so I put alot of sweat into it (literally). I cheated and sent the steel base, factory mount stand, and c-frame to the sand blaster for $30.00. Everything else was wire wheeled and buffed as necessary.

The big steel base is actually a delta 4 inch jointer, 8 inch saw combo stand (welded). It wasn't of much value as it was (type of stand and the saw cuts and bends in the top). It just so happened that it was a perfect fit for this band saw. I had a maple top from 25 years ago in my lumber pile that was near the right size and a plywood piece that was near perfect for the bottom shelf (to cover up all the holes and cuts). Base was sprayed with a Sherwin Williams Custom mix I had laying around and clear coated with Sherwin Williams SherChem.

The Bandsaw was Japanned with Johns Japan and when I ran out, topped off with Pontypool Japan. I found that the machine oil was wanting to soften the Japan so I put a black gloss over for now. (maybe the Japan had to cure fully to resist oil?)

The motor is an old Delco 1/4 h.p. resilient mount that came with it and I was going to toss until I heard it run and saw how clean the inside was. I wired off the outside and Japanned within an hour. I had a toggle switch and cord on hand. I made a few inserts and a set of lower hardwood guides.

I had to shim up the pulley side of the lower shaft housing. After getting the wheels mostly lined up, I got it running well enough to crown the wheels on the saw with a file and sandpaper. They look crowned and seem to be holding the blade dead center. Lower wheel has some wobble (uses a set screw but a taper would have been better). This came with a 3 inch motor pulley and an 8 inch shaft pulley. I traded down to a 6 inch and dug a suitable belt out of my bucket of belts.

This saw runs fairly smooth and quiet but slings a little oil out the bronze bearings. Not sure whether the bushings are worn, shaft is worn, or I need to use thicker oil. I may change the paint color down the road or accent it and I have a couple 3 phase motors or bigger single phase I may switch to if the 1/4 horse doesn't do what I need it to do. If I can't solve the oil slinging, she'll become my metal bandsaw.

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Comments: Shows guard detail
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Comments: Another angle
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Comments: The perfect stand for this saw.
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Comments: Pulley side. 3 inch and 6 inch.
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Comments: Note the handle for moving the motor frontwards or backwards.
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Comments: Only tag on the band saw.
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