Photo Index - J. A. Fay & Co. - 36" wood wheeled bandsaw

Machinery Photo Index

Manufactured/Badged by:
J. A. Fay & Co.
Keene, NH; South Keene, NH; Worcester, MA; Norwich, CT; Cincinnati, OH

True Manufacturer:
J. A. Fay & Co., Keene, NH; South Keene, NH; Worcester, MA; Norwich, CT; Cincinnati, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	36"
Submitted By:	William Toler

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	36" wood wheeled bandsaw
Date of Manufacturer:	1885-ish
Serial Number:	None
Last Updated	8/24/2014 2:14:33 PM

Comments:

Got this machine from a fellow OWWM forum member who had saved it from the scrappers. I think he had had vague plans to restore it, but had found another, more modern, less "Babbitt-y" saw instead. The price was okay, and the location was close, so I bit. It was kind of like buying sight-unseen, since neither him nor I had been "under the hood". I knew up front that the wooden rims were shot. There was a lot of rust... Everywhere... And the bearing housings were packed with grease cloth and old grease, which told me that a re-pour would most likely be in order. What I didn't see was a shaft nearly destroyed from scoring, a cracked trunnion, a broken plate that connects rim to spoke, and something wonky with the tension. But, she's mine now, and I love her in spite of all her flaws. I'm slowly slogging through the restoration, with my shoe-string budget rapidly flying out the window... However, it is my distinct pleasure to save this machine from certain smelting.

Photo 1:

Comments: The saw on the porch of the previous owner.
Source: PO

Direct Link
IMG Code

Photo 2:

Comments: Big ole 10hp GE motor that came along for the ride, as well as the counterweight for tension.
Source: My iPhone.

Direct Link
IMG Code

Photo 3:

Comments: Top wheel with old wood, next to my roomie's mountain bike for scale.
Source: My iPhone.

Direct Link
IMG Code

Photo 4:

Comments: Saw in my backyard awaiting restoration
Source: My iPhone.

Direct Link
IMG Code

Photo 5:

Comments: Frame with almost everything removed. Big ole hunk of arn.
Source: My iPhone.

Direct Link
IMG Code