Photo Index - C. O. Porter Machinery Co. - Porter 350/Ser.No. 5199

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Manufactured/Badged by:
C. O. Porter Machinery Co.
Grand Rapids, MI

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Jointer
Machine Size:	8"
Submitted By:	Richard O'Connor

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Porter 350/Ser.No. 5199
Date of Manufacturer:	unknown at present
Serial Number:
Last Updated	3/25/2005 12:00:00 AM

Comments:

Picked up this Porter today. It is one of the neatest pieces of iron I have seen. Not only does it have heft - about 900lbs worth for an 8" jointer, but the head rides in an oil bath. Check out one of the other Porter photos that Blackdog submitted for more rapturing on this feature. Also has a very neat guard that flips up and out of the way when not needed. Ok, Ok, Ok, I bought it on the fleaBay auction; still, I don't know why no one else wanted this baby, but I have it and it purrs!!! Yes, I know, it's not the battleship others have - 8" is nothing in this group! But, on the other hand, it fits my drydock perfectly. A couple of adventures bringing it from Richmond, VA to Silver Spring, MD: with my head lost in iron and not thinking about the holidays, I set out on Good Friday from the North side of DC - BIG mistake - minivan city. Took 2-1/2 hours to get to Richmond. Spent some quality time with Noel Dempsey - our first meeting but I would do business with him again in a flash - got the jointer loaded in the pickup, and off I went for home. About 15 minutes north of Richmond, I had to jam on the breaks because of traffic (that continued all the way to DC), and the jointer started sliding - I learned that those colored straps HD and others tout for strap down STTTTTRRRRRREEEEEEETTTTTTCCCCCCHHHHHH - and the jointer table slid right through the back window of the pickup! Glass everywhere, but the straps were still tight, and the glass everywhere notwithstanding, I continued home, where I unloaded it alone from a high bed using an engine lift - moved the lift onto a platform, lifted the jointer, drove the truck out from under, and set THE PORTER down on a dolly. and rolled it onto the shop. Two good things: 1) no one was in the truck's back seat, so no one was hurt when the jointer slid through the window; and 2)I couldn't use my own, so I rented one, and just for the hell of it, paid the extra $17 for damage insurance - so the window didn't cost me more than $17. Well, now comes the restoration - but I will have to schedule that between projects.

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Comments: Full Monte
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Comments: Top & Fence
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Comments: What's in a name?
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