Photo Index - Crescent Machine Co. - Universal Wood-Worker #109

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Crescent Machine Co.
Leetonia, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jointer
Machine Size:	12"
Submitted By:	Richard Yanikoski

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Universal Wood-Worker #109
Date of Manufacturer:	1918
Serial Number:
Last Updated	5/26/2004 11:04:16 AM

Comments:

This 12" jointer originally was part of a Crescent Universal Wood-Worker, probably model #109. Terry Slatten of Everett, WA, found it listed in a Crescent catalogue from 1918. There is no model or serial number indicated on the machine itself, although the Crescent name and Leetonia site are cast into the front right leg. Individual parts have cast numbers. For example, the leg structure is #1759, the right table #1764, the left table #1765, the fence #1656, the fence support #1811, and the head bearing assembly #1760. This machine has the 4-knife Crescent safety head, patented in 1909, 1913, and 1915. The vintage 3-phase, 7.5 H.P., motor made by Northwestern Mfg. of Milwaukee, may be original but I am not sure of it. All cast parts are painted black. The top is 15.5" by 63" and the fence is 4.5" by 21." One unusual aspect of the fence is that it anchors to the top in only one place with a single large hand screw, and thus is hard to keep from rotating slightly during operation (I added a small second brace for stability, visible below the left side of the fence in photos #2-3). I acquired this machine from a woodworker in Wisconsin in 2003. The power switch has been dismounted for photography; also temporarily removed are belt covers made by the previous owner. The heavy flat base is made of hardwood; most likely the machine was designed to be bolted directly to a wooden floor.

Photo 1:

Comments: Crescent 12" jointer - front
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Comments: Crescent 12" jointer - back
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Comments: Crescent 12" jointer - top
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