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Manufactured/Badged by:
Craftools Ltd.; Henry Power Tools Ltd.
London, ON

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	12" X 78" Blade
Submitted By:	Bay Roberts

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Craftmaster Band Saw, model 12 JB
Date of Manufacturer:	1950's
Serial Number:	21748
Last Updated	4/10/2011 10:50:32 AM

Comments:

Recently purchased from a Kijiji ad. Seller used it for cutting up meat for his restaurant, you can see the large pulley that brought down the speed. A few things are missing or in need of repair, plus an overall cleaning is in order. The zero clearance table insert, the tires, the mitre gauge, a cover retaining knob are all missing. The lower blade guide is broken. Thanks to Ron Pelfrey's photos, it shows how the roller should be independantly mounted in the guide. Mine is such that the blade guides and the back roller move together in unison, not allowing for ideal blade set up and control. I may attempt a repair on that broken guide, or may just fabricate a new unit. (That stand will likely end up in my woodstove)

Photo 1:

Comments: As purchased, you can see the blade has almost cut through the lower cover, from not being tracked properly.
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Comments: Larger pulley for speed reduction (Meat sawing)
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Comments: Broken lower guide and mounting of roller. Two small bearings were pressed into the tube which acts as a wide roller.
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Comments: Nameplate
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