Photo Index - Walker-Turner Co., Inc. - BN1135 heavy duty bandsaw

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Walker-Turner Co., Inc.
Jersey City, NJ; Plainfield, NJ

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Band Saw
Machine Size:	16"
Submitted By:	Ron Kellison

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	BN1135 heavy duty bandsaw
Date of Manufacturer:	1940-41
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Last Updated	2/10/2015 4:46:27 PM

Comments:

I've been looking for a Walker Turner 16" bandsaw for at least two years. I finally found one yesterday on a Syracuse, NY Craigslist ad. It was poorly written and the photographs were even worse! Turns out the guy selling the old saw lives in Ogdensburg, NY, just across the border from me. I went down there, looked the saw over and we struck a deal. Now I just have to figure out a way to get the 650# of art deco cast iron loveliness loaded up and back across the border in my little Honda CR-V!

It was used by a contractor during construction of the St. Lawrence Seaway then sold to the father of the current seller. The badging on the upper cover is simply a round orange disc with the words Walker Turner, suggesting that the build date was sometime around 1940-41. Somewhere along the way it has tipped and the main casting was broken. It has been brazed by an expert and the wheels are in alignment and parallel so I'm not too concerned. The rear blade guard is missing but the base and belt cover are intact with no cracks or chips. There is absolutely no paint left on the saw but the only rust I can find is down at the bottom of the base. The father was a real WT fan because he collected a WT shaper, a VS lathe, a small jointer and an absolute beast of a RAS!

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Comments: It's a big beast! I can't wait to get a photo sitting beside my little Inca 342!
Source: Ron Kellison, Nikon 6200

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Comments: This is simply a flat disc and the letters are not raised
Source: Ron Kellison, Nikon 6200

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Comments: You can see the brazed repair on the column and the belt cover is in perfect condition. Not a single crack or chip.
Source: Ron Kellison, Nikon 6200

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Comments: I suspect I will be changing to a bigger motor if there is room in there!
Source: Ron Kellison, Nikon 6200

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Comments: The trunnion screw is unbroken!
Source: Ron Kellison, Nikon 6200

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Comments: The power switch had an A-H label and I'm not familiar with it. I have an old A-B switch box which has 3 art deco vertical lines which would look good here.
Source: Ron Kellison, Nikon 6200

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