Photo Index - Crescent Machine Co. - 26" Bandsaw

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Crescent Machine Co.
Leetonia, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	26"
Submitted By:	John Germain

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	26" Bandsaw
Date of Manufacturer:	1910
Serial Number:	46864 (View SN Registry Entry)
Last Updated	11/20/2011 9:54:13 AM

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This is an incredible story. A fellow OWWM'r informed me of a Crescent Bandsaw on Craiglist. Asking Price - $500. I called the owner and discussed the machine with him. He explained he was moving to Seattle and needed to sell it since it would be $1000 to move. My issue was I already had a 26" bandsaw but it needed and I was in the middle of a significant restoration on it (pictured below in the rear). I wondered outloud if I should buy his and call it a day or keep slugging along with mine. I told him I'd call him back the next day. The next day almost came and went and I hadn't called - so he called me with an offer: If I was willing to drive the 2 1/2 hours to his house, he'd "give" it to me.

It's all original. It runs on original babbit bearings - probably repoured, I inspected them and they are in perfect condition. The 1910 catalog says "it is a decidedly belt driven machine but can be provided with double foot treadles connected direct to lower shaft with wooden connecting rods, making an efficient foot powered machine" - yeah right!

I made some oil cup caps and that is it. I own and am used to a 14" delta so when I turn this on and those 26" wheels spin I'm impressed! the torque created behind a two 26" cast iron wheels spinning at full speed just blows through thick wood. Needless to say it's such a pretty machine. I'm going to buy an HTC mobile base and that's pretty much it.

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Comments: Upper wheel alignment mechanism is...facinating? and those milling marks on the riser are very cool. The rear oil cup had the orignal oil cap-all others were missing
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Comments: Lower wheel house and table tilt lever. Notice there are no oil caps on bearings directly over shaft
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